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Industry Lingo Cheat Sheet

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10/07/08
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Whether at the interviewing stage or getting ready for your first day at office, it's useful to have a grasp of the "insider" lingo that gets bandied about in different industries. Here's a quick primer on some common phrases and titles in a number of popular industries.

Earning Cash While Unemployed

By Julie Fishman
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Quick Tips

  1. One-off gigs – Finding a great post-grad gig can take some time, but there are a many ways to stay afloat financially while you search. You just have to remember that there’s no job too small or too weird—every little bit counts.
  2. Bow down to Craigslist – Bookmark Craigslist, make it a favorite, and create a shrine, because this is the holy grail of odd jobs.
  3. Freelance for life – Don’t forget about freelancing opportunities, such as writing blog posts, programming, or utilizing any other skill you may have. The best part is that this source of cash doesn’t have to stop once you decide to get a full-time gig. In fact, you can become a full-time freelancer and still make a pretty penny.
  4. Prowl Universities – Since college kids are often looking to earn some extra beer money, bulletin boards and college papers are excellent sources for odd job leads. Universities are also humming with sleep studies, psych studies, and other ways to tax your mind and body for a few bucks.
  5. Sharing is caring – Sure, there are some ethical and moral issues related to the most popular ways to make some quick cash (i.e., bodily donations), but just think of the lives saved, the babies made, and the loot paid.

You just studied your butt off for four years (maybe not but work with me here), so don't you deserve a little time off? I know the feeling – it's not easy to find that perfect post-grad gig, and besides, Steve Jobs told me not to settle. There's no shame in taking some time to figure it all out

Kick Start Your Job Hunt

By Keshav Singh
9/02/08
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Labor Day weekend is sort of like New Year’s for the job-hunting crowd—with their biological clock still set to the “academic calendar” and the word labor setting off all sorts of subconscious alarms, first-time job seekers or those looking to make a change often go full-throttle in the month of September.

The Grad Olympics

By Christopher Schonberger
8/12/08
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Are you amped that the Olympics are finally here? Yeah, me too—no matter how hard

Grads Prefer Green Companies

By Chris Zoia
8/12/08
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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

Figuring Out What You Want to Do

By Sean McManus
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Quick Tips

  1. Find your passion – Do what you love and success will follow. Always wanted to be a teacher? Go for it. Who knows; down the line you might start a test prep company like Kaplan and bring in bank. Look at long-term career success and happiness, not just today’s paycheck.
  2. Be flexible – Research different kinds of jobs. Talk to friends and parent’s friends. Don’t be embarrassed to explore what’s out there. If you already have a job but hate it, consider talking to your boss about other roles in the company.
  3. Plenty of time – Don’t know what you want to do? Most people don’t right away. You have a long career ahead of you so explore and find what you like.
  4. The power of 10 – American workers have an average of 10 jobs before their 40, so your first almost certainly won’t be your last. In fact, most recent grads spend 1.6 years at their first job.
  5. Be entrepreneurial – Don’t like working for the man? It’s easier to work hard when you’re working for yourself on something that gets you fired up.

According to a recent survey conducted by the Conference Board, only 39 percent of Americans under the age of 25 are satisfied with their job. Personally, I blame my parents. When they woke up from the drug-induced Bacchanal that was the ‘60s and ‘70s and decided to go to work

Q&A with the Résumé Girl

By Christopher Schonberger
7/30/08
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A good résumé is your VIP pass into the world of employment. It doesn't guarantee that you'll get snapped by paparazzi or pick up a tasty heiress, but at least you're "in the club." And once you're in there, you never know what might happen.

The Wit and Wisdom of Gary Busey

By Christopher Schonberger
7/18/08
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Wanna be an entrepreneur? You could go out and read books about Steve Jobs and Richard Branson and the like. OR, you could just watch these 40 short videos featuring business ideas and nuggets of wisdom from everyone’s favorite crackpot eccentric, Gary Busey. I know which is more fun…

Q&A with Ning CEO Gina Bianchini - Part II

By Christopher Schonberger
7/15/08
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In Part II of our chat with Ning.com CEO Gina Bianchini, we discussed ways that recent grads can use Ning to help them with their transition to life after college. If you didn’t see Part I, do yourself a favor and check it out.

Notes from the First Summer

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7/14/08
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I'll never forget one particular Saturday night in July the summer after graduating college. Two months earlier, I was the king of the world. I had taken my last final exam, I was juggling multiple girls at once, and my little brother in the fraternity

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