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TwitterUpdate: Latest hiring trends for the Class of 2010 (from MSNBC): Dim job outlook brightens for the class of 2010. Summary: 5 % increase in hiring of 2010 graduates over 2009 graduates most in-demand majors : accounting, business administration, computer science, engineering, and math Survey shows only 40% of graduates have offers, compared to two-thirds [...]
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Hiring Trends for 2010 College Graduates
November 18th, 2009 
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2 Comments »OneWire.com Surveys College Career Counselors
October 1st, 2009 collegecareerlife 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 [...]
Posted in recession, statistics Tags: career planning, college, economy, jobsearch, statistics, survey Comments OffWhat Young People Should Learn from this Recession
September 19th, 2009 collegecareerlife 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 can learn something [...]
Advice for Recent Graduates from HowStuffWorks.com Founder Marshall Brain
June 17th, 2009 collegecareerlife 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 [...]
Posted in advice, employment, financial aid, interview, job search, money, recession, website Tags: advice, career planning, financial aid, interview, job search Comments OffHow to Pay for School after Losing Your Job
April 9th, 2009 collegecareerlife 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 [...]
Posted in advice, college, economy, financial aid, guest post, recession, school Tags: advice, college, financial aid, money Comments Off