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Career Planning

College Internships Help College Graduates Land Jobs

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In today’s tough job market a college graduate or soon to be needs every advantage they can to land a good job. A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers showed potential employers have a strong preference for college graduates who have taken part in an internship.
In the survey nearly three-quarters of [...]

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Your Major and Where The Jobs Will Be By 2016

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One of the hardest decision any college student makes is what to major in. The Bureau of Labor Statistics current “Occupations Outlook Handbook” gives us a glimpse of job market may look like by 2016.

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College Class of 2009 Graduates Finding Fewer Jobs

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The 2009 crop of college graduates is stepping off campus and into the “real world” with fewer jobs in hand than their 2008 counterparts, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
Interestingly, fewer 2009 graduates sought out jobs than their predecessors. Approximately 64 percent of the Class of [...]

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Employers Desire Soft Skills From College Graduates

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Graduation is at hand and college students are heading out into the world to start their careers. You have a degree, but do you have the soft skills that potential employers are looking for? You learn a lot in college in many subjects, but employers say many college graduates lack specific soft skills that [...]

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Survey Shows Accounting, Engineering Majors Most Successful at Finding Jobs

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According to the preliminary results of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2009 student survey accounting and engineering graduates are doing better this year at securing jobs.
Thirty-eight percent of bachelor’s-degree-level accounting grads that have applied for jobs already have one, while 23 percent of bachelor’s-level engineering grads who have applied have also [...]

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