From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
February 3, 2012 at 2:33 pm
There's plenty of talk nowadays that a college degree simply isn't worth it. There are plenty of stories about people who say they would have been better off saving their money.I ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
January 12, 2012 at 6:11 pm
As if creating a resume wasn't hard enough--now you have to include graphics?That's what some people are doing in the latest resume craze: infographic resumes. Check out this post ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 28, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Is your New Year's resolution to find a new job? Well, you may not want to wait until that ball drops!Check out this article by Michelle Goodman--it's got some good reasons on ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 27, 2011 at 4:02 pm
I was interviewing a woman today for an article I am working on about breaking into a specific field on a freelance basis. Instead of tips on how to get in once you have a degree, ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 7, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Lauren Leonardi, a reporter for PayScale.com, recently penned an article titled, "Five Low-Paying, High-Stress Jobs."I thought it was interesting because I'd been in one of these--#5, ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
December 6, 2011 at 11:19 am
Ms. Career Girl recently had a post about changing careers. It was interesting (she makes it all sound so easy!), and it got me to thinking about how many new grads are contemplating ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
October 11, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Rutgers: Recent college grads large percentage of unemployed A recent study from Rutgers University says that recent college graduates make up a good portion of the country's ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
September 23, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Hey marketing peeps--want to get some big-time exposure and a paid internship?Follett Higher Education Group is already looking for next summer's interns who can develop the best ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
August 24, 2011 at 9:07 am
I talk a lot about being practical on this blog, but that has made me realize that I don't focus enough on the opposite topic--having fun, cutting loose, being free.
A friend ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
August 4, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Here's another reason to play nice on social media.Kaplan recently conducted a phone survey of 123 of the top 200 graduate programs in education, engineering, psychology, and ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
August 3, 2011 at 10:19 am
Mantoloking, NJStriking a balance between work and my personal life has always been a struggle. What I do for a living is very personal for me.So I've been using the beach to take ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
July 5, 2011 at 8:46 am
If you're lucky enough to have a job, don't be surprised if you hate it.I know, I'm pretty blunt. I've just been reading several things about college grads--not just today's grads, ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 29, 2011 at 7:46 pm
I was recently featured in Student Health 101 by Haley Shapley, in her article about making new friends at college--good advice even if you already got your degree!Check it out ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 28, 2011 at 1:50 pm
A guest post by Dawn Papandrea, CollegeSurfing.com When you graduate college, a lot of people will offer you cliché advice that sounds like a compilation of every commencement ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 14, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I loved this post over at InternQueen about exploring a new city. It made me think about Staci, a recent University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate that I used to babysit for. We ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 9, 2011 at 3:14 pm
I recently joined Hillary O'Keefe for the Onward Search Career Cast. The podcast has some great information about careers--especially for those in the creative field. Check ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
June 6, 2011 at 6:11 am
Graduation season is wrapping up for college grads, and it always amazes me how wonderful and silly commencement speakers can be. Silly? Yes.On one hand, they deliver amazing advice ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
May 10, 2011 at 1:09 pm
When you're in your 20s (and likely in good health), health insurance doesn't seem to be that much of a priority. But it's important to have in order to avoid overwhelming debt ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
May 5, 2011 at 9:03 pm
For many grads, moving home after school isn't the ideal situation. You want to transition right to your own apartment and cushy new job, right? But those times aren't as common. ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
May 5, 2011 at 11:03 am
In addition to those you should already be on, check out these job search websites for advice and leads.http://timsstrategy.com/: Tim Tyrell-Smith shares tips on post-grad life ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
April 30, 2011 at 4:18 pm
The word "credit card" is an automatic cha-ching for college students, but when you're getting ready to graduate, you know a little bit more about the dangers of credit card use.But ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
April 28, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Okay, so I know that many of you are not thinking about investing. Especially if you've got nothing to invest. But when you do, consider these ideas. I promise the financial advice ... (
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From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes
April 25, 2011 at 6:48 pm
You know I'm a sucker for good news. After all, everywhere you look nowadays, all you hear is that it's impossible for new grads to get jobs. (Or that age-old rant about you being ... (
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