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The 30 Best Job Hunting Tips We've Ever Heard

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Skip to the bottom for an index of all our job-hunting tips to date.

The Ultimate Post-College Starter Kit

By Gradspot Dot Com
1/14/10
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Class of 2009, your moment is now! For those still on campus, have fun and be sure to carry around some Claritin so you can say you have allergies when people accuse you of crying. Then, once you've had a second to

Volunteering: If Companies Do It, So Should You

By Joan Mitchell
9/02/09
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We have long advocated volunteer work as a great way to expand your skill set, network with new people, and stay engaged during a long job-hunt. But even we were surprised to read in The Wall Street Journal that small businesses are doing the exact same thing (Firms Fight Slump with Pro Bono Work).

Virtual Seminars to Help Your Job-Hunt

By Gradspot Dot Com
8/23/09
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Our friends over at Six Figure Start, a career coaching outfit led by former Fortune 500 recruiters, has just announced its fall lineup of virtual seminars. It looks like there are more than a few that would be beneficial to anyone looking for a job or trying to keep their networking game strong.

The Best and Worst Cities to Look for a Job

By Christopher Schonberger
8/20/09
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Barack Obama said he would create more jobs, and he's lived up to his promise—at least in his new hometown. According to a study on the Best and Worst Cities to Look for a Job, Washington D.C. is a job-hunter's heaven, with six job postings for every unemployed person.

Tell Me Your Salary, and I'll Tell You Where You Went to School

By Dan Marley
8/14/09
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Forbes tells us that West Point is best school in the country. Newsweek lets us know that Tulane is the "Hottest on the Rebound" (take that, Katrina!).

Want a Job? Create a Story.

By Joan Mitchell
8/12/09
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We recognize that trying to get a job in the current economy can be harder than trying to fit a circular peg in a square hole. But it's certainly not impossible, and whenever you can get a leg up on your competition, you might as well. Right now, there are a ton of recent grads who are still trying to find work. So what's one way to get ahead? Create a story.

Alain de Botton's Philosophy of Success

By Christopher Schonberger
7/30/09
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Alain de Botton is a Brit who founded The School of Life to promote learning about the things that we actually care about in life (work, family, travel, etc.) rather than the abstract concepts we tend to study in school.

Trying the Non-Profit Route

By David Pekema
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Quick Tips
  1. Don’t obsess over pay – You’re joining a nonprofit to save the world, not take it over. A few years at the right NPO will provide you with an experience for more valuable than any amount of money.
  2. See the world – Many nonprofits give you the opportunity to travel abroad, a worthy tradeoff for reduced pay. But hey, I guess being paid to explore the world while being surrounded by beautiful exotic women isn’t for everyone. Here’s an example of an English teaching program

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  3. Jumpstart your career – Experience working for an NPO is invaluable and looks more impressive on a resume than a similar for-profit position. The skills you acquire as a nonprofit employee are directly transferable to other post-NPO jobs, and they’re very attractive to interviewers and recruiters.
  4. Show you care – Positions at NPOs are usually more competitive than their for-profit counterparts, so make it clear that you’re in it for the cause and not just to pad your resume. A great way to do this is to volunteer for your target organization before you apply for a job there.
  5. Life after nonprofit – When applying to a nonprofit, it makes sense to seek out a position in an industry similar to what you want to do once you start a career. Along those same lines, while at your NPO, try to develop skills that will help you once your humanitarian days are nothing but a rosy-hued memory.

What do you get when you cross communism, granola, and Al Gore? Those of you that guessed “Ford’s new marketing campaign” are close, but the answer I was looking for is “the nonprofit sector.”

Interview Prep: Defining Your Strengths and Weaknesses

By Gradspot Dot Com
6/09/09
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The following is an excerpt from the Ace Your Interview! book by WetFeet:

No matter whether you’re interviewing for a position in investment banking or pizza delivery, potential employers are bound to ask the dependable, go-to interview question

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