Articles Tagged - RecentGrad

December 19, 2013

4 Job Search Starter Strategies for The New Year

What action are YOU going to commit to taking as you start the new year?

So often I get a call from prospective job search clients. They usually tell me that they are applying to jobs but not hearing anything back. To me, that’s a sign that they probably don’t have a good job search strategy in place.   If you look at the numbers, you’ll know why. According to research by InterviewSuccessFormula.com, there were 3.6 million job openings at the end of 2012. But only about 20% of those available jobs were actually posted somewhere.    So if...Continue reading

By Lea McLeodPosted in College Student/Recent Grad Job Search on December 19, 2013

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March 28, 2013

5 Big Reasons New Grads are Failing the Job Search

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting a Real Job After Graduation

By Lea McLeod, M.A. , Founder & CEO, Degrees of Transition “I've been sending out my resume for months and not hearing anything back.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a recent grad call with, literally, that exact same statement. It’s practically epidemic.  But it’s an important statement because its simplicity and honesty belies the vast complexity of situations that created it.    Although a poor resume is one reason new grads are...Continue reading

By Lea McLeodPosted in Career Change, Job Search on March 28, 2013

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