A PHD is not for the faint of heart: It’s an expensive, stressful investment that tests the will and commitment of students across the world. After receiving their master’s degrees, some students consider heading back into the ivory tower for another few years. The most common purpose for obtaining a PHD is to become a…
When You Can’t Find a Job After Graduation
It’s hard to enjoy all the excitement that comes along with graduating college when you don’t have a job offer already lined up. When I graduated college not that many years ago, I remember sobbing as I walked across the graduation stage – and these weren’t tears of joy. I was absolutely terrified by the…
Post-College Interviews: The Value of Following Up
I’ve been on my fair share of job interviews, and if there is one thing I’ve learned from all of them, it’s that the follow-up can make all the difference in the world. When I first graduated college in 2008, I started looking for my first real-world career. At the time, I – like many…
Plenty of IT Jobs, but Talent is Scarce
It is no secret that there is a lot of uncertainty in the employment market right now. The national unemployment rate hovers above 8 percent, yet for professionals in the information technology field, the odds are much improved. The unemployment rate in the tech field was 3.5 percent in July 2012, less than half the…
Four Things You Should Never Say in a Job Interview
There comes a time in every college graduate’s life when they must go and find that first real-world, post-college job. It can be difficult to transition to a life of job duties and responsibilities when the last four years have been dedicated to making the most out of the college experience. Yet just as the…