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In Defense of Side Projects

On Friday, there was a great piece in The American about the importance of side projects—in other words, things you work on while juggling the responsibilities of full-time work—for fostering innovation and entrepreneurial success....

By Dan Marley on 4/27/09
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10 Strategies for Moving from Entry-Level to Management

Today’s guest post is from Alexia Vernon, a leadership and millennial coach, trainer, speaker, and owner of

By Gradspot Dot Com on 4/20/09
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Peer-to-Peer Career Networking

Regular Gradspot readers may notice we talk a whole lot about networking, and they'd be right—we definitely believe that networking is one of the most integral and dynamic aspects of the job hunt. While brand new resume-writing tips don't tend to crop up too often, the landscape of career networking is constantly evolving, and it's worth keeping up with the latest techniques....

By Joan Mitchell on 11/17/08
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Essential Post-Grad Social Skills

Today's guest post is from Vince at Scordo.com. Click here to subscribe to his feed. ...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 4/13/09
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The Search Party: Three Ex-Pats Tackle the Job-Hunt from Hong Kong

The grass is always greener in Asia… or at least it was. Gradspot's Asia correspondent, Emily Post, reports on Americans facing unemployment in Hong Kong and how they handle the search for professional stability while abroad....

By on 4/06/09
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Ten Tools for DIY Education

Nothing helps you stand out on the job hunt more than skills (nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking...er, programming skills), and few things waste more money than going to graduate school without a real goal in mind. That's why we're such big fans of using the amazing assortment of free educational resources the 'net has to offer....

By Christopher Schonberger on 3/30/09
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Top 10 Tips for Being Unemployed

Well hello there. I'm Ben from No Ordinary Rollercoaster - that blog you've never heard of. I am what some call a hobby blogger - a title that somehow incorrectly implies that blogging is something other than a crippling, life-consuming addiction that turns regular people into comment-thirsty scoundrels. ...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 3/31/09
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Guest Post: Reputation Management

In this age of social media and real-time sharing of information, news can be pervasive. What I mean is that information about YOU can spread as quickly as it is put out there...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 3/27/09
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Make Your Alma Mater Work for You

Like their students, college career centers and alumni services have it easier during economic upswings: they basically just send recent graduates off into great careers, wait for them to reap the financial rewards, and then start asking for donations. ...

By Sarah Collins on 3/12/09
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Embracing the "Unemploymentality"

If you've been laidoff or are 3-plus months into a job-hunt that has no end in sight, you may have experienced that moment of epiphany where you think, "Wow, I have so much free time on my hands." Trolling through Craiglist and catching up on the Chelsea Lately may take the lion's share of the morning, but then what? ...

By Christopher Schonberger on 3/11/09
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