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Q&A with Ning CEO Gina Bianchini

By Christopher Schonberger
7/08/08
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When it comes to social networking, Mark Zuckerberg and that dingus “Tom” from MySpace are the two names on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But if you haven’t heard about Gina Bianchini yet, you probably will soon.

Are you Odysseus or Harry Potter?

By Chris Zoia
7/07/08
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Interviewers who have heard hundreds of recent grads reply "I'm a bit of a perfectionist" to the question "What is your biggest weakness?" are finally fighting back. CollegeOTR points out a growing trend in wacky interview questions

Catch the Freelancing Fire

By Joan Mitchell
6/25/08
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While many people think of freelancing as something that only struggling writers do (i.e., writing product blurbs for porno sites while they plug away at their “novel”), the fact is that almost every industry utilizes freelancers to some extent. With a little ingenuity, entrepreneurial

Intern Memo: Q&A with Tanner Stransky

By Gradspot Dot Com
6/17/08
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The Intern Memo is a free email newsletter with a mix of event listings, intern stories and career advice specifically for interns—basically all you need to land the perfect internship and then to get you through it.

The Best Commencement Speeches of 2008

By Christopher Schonberger
6/10/08
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Another commencement season has come and gone, leaving in its wake the collective words of hundreds of eminent writers, politicians, and thinkers. (Also, Chuck Norris made a speech.) Since graduates are generally too dizzy with excitement

Networking Your Way to an Interview

By Matthew Demmer
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Quick Tips
  1. Cast a wide net – Your family, on-campus outlets, alumni networks, and social networks and organizations are all good places to start searching, but don’t count out your aunt’s dog walker who has a great consulting contact!
  2. Preparation is key – You wouldn’t go into a job interview unprepared, so you shouldn’t pick up the phone without doing your homework either. Do a Google search on the potential contact in advance and maybe even dig up some dirt that you can use to blackmail him into giving you an interview (only joking).
  3. Be respectfully aggressive – If they don’t answer the email, call. If they don’t return, call again. The person whom you let slip between your fingers is one more person you won’t be getting a job from.
  4. Informational interview = good networking – Contrary to common opinion, informational interviews are not a waste of time. They’re a valuable opportunity for you to get your foot in the door of a particular industry, make a good impression without the pressures of a real interview, and establish a contact with someone at the company where you want to work.
  5. Mind your P’s and Q’s – Anyone who talks to you is doing you a favor. Follow-up with a thank you letter or call within forty-eight hours of talking to them

We all had that friend in college who was fanatical about taking the best professors and the most notable classes, even if he had to wake up at 8:30 on a Friday. While the rest of us were shuffling our schedules to keep three-day weekends and one o’clock wake-ups

10 Myths About Life After College

By Gradspot Dot Com
6/02/08
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Our guest blogger today is Kristen Fischer, author of Ramen Noodles, Rent, and Resumes: An After College Guide to Life

Obama Speaks at Wesleyan Commencement

By Christopher Schonberger
5/27/08
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Stepping in for ailing Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama took the podium in Middlebury, CT, this weekend as the speaker at Wesleyan's graduation ceremony. Suffice to say that even if his presidential hopes don't pan out, he's got a long career of

Guest Blog: Christine Hassler on "Smart Slacking"

By Gradspot Dot Com
5/28/08
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Christine Hassler is a life coach and speaker, and she's author of the new book 20 Something Manifesto. In the following excerpt from her book, Hassler describes the art of “smart slacking.” To learn more about her writings

Gradspot on NB-Sree!

By Stuart Schultz
5/15/08
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When it comes to finding ways to save time and money online, we’re big fans of Sree Sreenivasan and his weekly “Sree Advice” spot every Thursday morning at 6:20 and

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