Archive for the ‘recession’ Category

Hiring Trends for 2010 College Graduates

College graduates faced a tough job market in 2009, but will 2010 graduates face similar challenges?  Although layoffs have slowed down,  unemployment is at a 26 year high and a recent survey conducted by Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment Research Institute doesn’t offer a lot of hope to college seniors.  The survey shows that hiring [...]

OneWire.com Surveys College Career Counselors

A recent survey of college career counselors conducted by OneWire.com shows current trends at career centers. Some key findings:

67% of college career counselors expect the job market to turn around sometime in 2010, while 33% think an improvement will take longer.
69% of counselors said that campus recruiting has decreased.
91%  of respondents have [...]

What Young People Should Learn from this Recession

Recent college graduates seem to have been dealt the worst luck of any graduates in history. It’s true that finding a job out of college will be a big challenge for most and I don’t want to minimize the burden that recent graduates are facing.  However, you are lucky in that you [...]

Advice for Recent Graduates from HowStuffWorks.com Founder Marshall Brain

Marshall Brain is the founder of HowStuffWorks.com, an award-winning site that provides resources on thousands of topics.  Mr. Brain was kind enough to answer some questions I had about the challenges recent college graduates are facing. For more information, visit the career channel at HowStuffWorks.
1. How do recent graduates get started in a career when [...]

How to Pay for School after Losing Your Job

The following is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer who writes about online education for OnlineColleges.net and serves as About.com’s Business School Guide.
If you are one of the many people who are considering going back to school after losing your job, you shouldn’t let a bad economy stand in your way. There are many [...]

Should the Recession Influence Your Choice of Career?

With the constant reports of layoffs and rising unemployment, will more people choose secure occupations over more prestigious or exciting ones? I graduated high school shortly after the dot-com bust and, as a result, never considered a career in information technology.  High school and college students, as well as workers who have experienced layoffs, [...]

The Advantages of Being a Young Job Seeker

News regarding the current recession can seem pretty scary, particularly to college students and recent graduates. We haven’t even gotten our foot in the door while experienced workers are being laid off left and right. However, there are a few major advantages that young candidates have in a tight job market.
The first major [...]

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