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The Basis For Hiring Decisions

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 16, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Was browsing around Punk Rock HR the other day and came across a post called Why Some People Get Hired. What is really interesting about this post is that it contains a list of ... (more)

More Resume Mistakes To Avoid

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 15, 2009 at 11:53 pm
The 8 Hours.com blog recently posted their list of the most common resume blunders that job hunters make. Ten Common Resume Mistakes to Avoid is a reasonably comprehensive list ... (more)

The First Rule Of Networking

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Networking, especially in this economy, is one of the best things that you can do for your career. There is no better way to get ahead when it comes to your job hunt. Unfortunately, ... (more)

Quote Of The Day: Michael Jordan

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 14, 2009 at 12:45 am
A great quote from a basketball legend about the relationship between success and failure. An excellent analogy for your job hunt. I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my ... (more)

Is The Job Interview a Good Selection Method?

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 12, 2009 at 10:32 pm
The following is a guest post from Sandbox Advisors courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap. The job interview is the most common form of selection and one that most people are familiar ... (more)

Silly Mistakes Kill Cover Letters

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 11, 2009 at 11:45 pm
There’s some great information to be found in Don’t Kill Your Resume With Dumb Errors, which was posted recently on Secrets of the Job Hunt. I’ve read the whole ... (more)

More Proof That You Need To Manage Your Online Profiles

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 10, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Wow. Mashable posted an article today highlighting a Proofpoint report that stated, among other things, that… …of companies with 1,000 or more employees, 17 percent ... (more)

Lindsey Pollack’s LinkedIn Profile Advice

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 9, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I am a big believer in LinkedIn. So when I read that Lindey Pollack (Author of Getting From College To Career) had posted an article called 5 Steps to a Fantastic LinkedIn Profile, ... (more)

Happy Birthday Mrs. Gradversity!

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 8, 2009 at 1:31 pm
It’s Mrs. Gradversity’s birthday today! Congrats and enjoy the day! Share This Post With Others: Related posts:Day Off / Birthday Tags: Happy ... (more)

Health Care Sector Adds Jobs In July

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 7, 2009 at 1:45 pm
It’s refreshing to see that there are finally some positive economic numbers coming out. Andrea Santiago posted an article today called Healthcare Adds 20,000 Jobs in July. ... (more)

Crowd-Sourced Interview Tips

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 6, 2009 at 7:18 pm
MSN Careers, a great source of generic job search advice, has a crowd-sourced article up filled with tricks on how you can improve your interview performance. Have You Tried These ... (more)

Write Personalized Cover Letters

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 5, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Quint Careers has an interesting article up outlining why Cover Letter Success is All About Specifics. And I couldn’t agree more. Normally when I talk about writing cover ... (more)

Can’t Find A Job? Sue Your School!

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 4, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Now that I’ve had a chance to get over my initial shock, I think it’s time to weigh in on the story of Trina Thompson. Trina made headlines recently by suing her school, ... (more)

Claim Your Name

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 3, 2009 at 9:48 pm
A short time ago I decided that it was time to get serious about my online presence. After a little thought, I figured that a good start would be to claim my name (Trevor Wilson) ... (more)

Making An Entry Level Salary Work

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 2, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Even though finding an Entry Level Job is often “the hard part”, it’s not the only challenge that you will face. It can also be very challenging to get by once ... (more)

July Roundup: The Best Gradversity Posts of July 2009

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
August 1, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Happy August Everyone! It’s time for the monthly roundup where I provide a look back at some of the best posts that July 2009 had to offer: Why You Shouldn’t Post A Resume ... (more)

It’s Better To Be Respected Than Liked

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 31, 2009 at 4:25 pm
When I started University, my faculty passed out a sheet of paper to all of the students that contained a set of 10 rules for being successful in the business world. And while ... (more)

Guest Post: Financing Big Career Changes

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 31, 2009 at 12:16 am
The following is a guest post from Caroline Ceniza-Levine courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap. A popular excuse for not making a big career change is money. You don’t have enough ... (more)

The Bachelor And Your Entry Level Job Hunt

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 29, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Mrs. Gradversity loves watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette. She can’t bear to miss a show. And while I’m no fan, I also understand that I have no claim to the TV on ... (more)

Lying During Job Interviews

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 28, 2009 at 11:03 pm
When it comes to interviews, I have a strict “No Lying” policy. So when I read the recent article Should you ever lie in a job interview? on CNN, I thought it was worth ... (more)

Busy Week At Gradversity!

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 28, 2009 at 12:18 am
Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know that this is a busy week here at Gradversity. On top of trying to share great job-search related content, I’m also working on ... (more)

A Word About Typos

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 26, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I love Heather Huhman’s Examiner column. She has a way of getting right to the point. She recently posted an article which brought to light a survey by Accountemps about ... (more)

What Would You Like To See On Gradversity?

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 25, 2009 at 11:34 pm
As I was writing yesterday’s post, I started to think that it might be time to get some feedback from my readers on what to write about. So, dear Gradversity reader, what ... (more)

Quote Of The Day (Aldous Huxley)

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 24, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Today’s quote comes from Aldous Huxley, who was the author of the classic book Brave New World. I thought that it was appropriate given that most New Grads struggle with ... (more)

What Not To Say In An Interview

From Gradversity.com: Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market
July 23, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I thought it would be a good day to introduce some job search humor. A recent article on CNN (via CareerBuilder) provided a list of outrageous things that candidates have said ... (more)