Weekly Recap

For those of you that were a little too busy this week to read all of New Grad Life's content, here's a nice recap of everything tha...

What Companies WON'T Do to Prescreen Candidates

Companies go to great lengths to prescreen candidates nowadays - but exactly how far will they go? We thought we'd give you a laugh with...

New Grads Return Home, Become 'Boomerang Kids'

College grads moving from dorms to bedrooms Reprinted with permission from http://www.mybanktracker.com Parents these days often do not have...

Talking too much/not enough common job interview mistake

Last week we asked our readers "What was your worst job interview mistake?" After 200 votes, here are the results: Arrivng too lat...

Weekly Grad Star: Ladan Nekoomaram

Name:  Ladan Nekoomaram School:  American University-School of Communication Major: Journalism and Public Affairs Job desired: Journalism,...

Average Starting Salary for New Grads Slips 1.3 Percent

Bad news for college graduates? The average starting salary offer to Class of 2010 graduates is down 1.3 percent compared to the average pos...

Professionalism is for Everyone!

Akhtaboot presents to you 5 keys to being a true professional . We hear the words professionalism and business professionals every so often ...

Last Week's Poll Results

Last week we asked "Are resume objectives necessary?" After 251 votes, here are the results: Yes   25 % No   62 % Not sure   13 % ...

Weekly Recap

We hope everyone had a great weekend! For those of you who didn't have time this week to read all of New Grad Life's content, here...

Weekly Grad Star: Chris McNamara

Name:  Chris McNamara School:  Loyola University Chicago Major: Journalism and Political Science Job desired: TV or Radio producing, Consu...

College Grads With Debt May Qualify For Student Loan Forgiveness

Student loan savior? Many college graduates often find that they owe money for student loans, which were borrowed in order to meet the costs...

Last Week's Poll Results

Last week we asked "Do you tailor your resume to each job you apply for?" After 185 votes, here are the results: Always   38 % Som...

Weekly Recap

We hope everyone had a great 4th of July! For those of you who didn't have time this week to read all of New Grad Life's content, he...

Weekly Grad Star: Cristin McGrath

Name:  Cristin McGrath School:  Temple University in Philadelphia, PA Major: Strategic and Organizational Communication with a specializati...

Last Week's Poll Results

Last week we asked "Is the current job market better compared to 6 months ago?" After 245 votes, here are the results: Yes   37 % ...

Weekly Recap

For those of you that were a little too busy this week to read all of New Grad Life's content, here's a nice recap of everything tha...