Grad Watch

Welcome to Gradspot 2.0

Gradspot.com — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:19:41 -0500

Surely you've all heard the rumors on TMZ by now, so let's not beat around the bush: Gradspot.com is back! Paparazzi have been hounding our offices like a pack of wolves, but we’re finally ready to unveil the fruits of our labor: Gradspot 2.0. We’re incredibly excited to invite you to... more >

Hilarious Gap-Year Emails

Gritz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:36:34 -0400

Usually when people go on a gap year after graduation, they send their parents emails about all the lovely people they've met and the amazing cultural experiences they've had, wisely choosing to leave out the bits about psychopathic hostellers and 48-hour peyote-fueled benders.... more >

The Worst Colleges in America

joan.mitchell@gradspot.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:55:33 -0400

Everyone loves to hate on the annual college rankings issued by the likes of Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Reports. But the folks at Radar have done something about it, taking the opposite tact... more >

Highsnobiety: The Weekly 5

Gradspot.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:12:02 -0400

This week in flyness: Nike Free Woven 5.0, Fjallraven Kanken bags, Pointer footwear, and Kanye x Vodka!... more >

Tales of an Absentee Manager

czoia@gradspot.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:49:51 -0400

Sometimes, the best remedy for working at an awful job is a story about someone whose job is so much worse than yours. Luckily this blog delivers that kind of schadenfreude in spades. Where is Bob?: Tales of an Absentee Manager chronicles the 9-to-5 misadventures of a small group... more >

Will Emeril Be Made Redundant?

Christopher Schonberger — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:13:30 -0400

If Iron Chef Morimoto and Emeril Lagasse think their Food Network fame is immune to the digital age, they’d better wake up and smell the bouillon base.... more >

Hard to Find 800 Numbers: Putting Companies on Blast Since 2008

sarah.collins@gradspot.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:16:13 -0400

Nothing is worse than getting really angry at Ebay but not being able to find the number for customer service so that you can yell at someone. It’s one of the leading causes of Blackberry abuse, and probably what happened to this guy.... more >

Highsnobiety: The Weekly 5

Gradspot.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:42:02 -0400

This week in Highsnobiety: Classic kicks, Long Johns, Action Crotch denim, and snowboards... more >

Grads Prefer Green Companies

czoia@gradspot.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:19:53 -0400

Going green is not just a WALL-E-watching trend anymore. A new survey conducted by career network experience.com shows that our generation overwhelmingly prefers working for green companies—those that are environmentally conscious... more >

Live Cheaply: Eat out of a Dumpster

czoia@gradspot.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:43:31 -0400

In the past, only liberal arts majors had to scrounge around for food in garbage bins. Not anymore. Enter the freegans (free + vegan) the newest iteration of hippies who make political statements about the excessive waste produced by Western consumer society... more >