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The transition from college to career opens the great expanse of the rest of your life and what to do with it. Graduating from college is different than graduating from high school. When you start college, everyone is on a level playing field for the most part, with a blank slate to build on. In college, you had blocks of time between classes, but the schedule shifted every semester. The College To Career Transition Can Make All The Difference. MORE
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Congratulations, recent college grad! Here are some great inspirational quotes recent college grads can turn to if they're feeling discouraged by the job search. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." — Ella Fitzgerald Think about your college major.
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College Grads Entry level jobsOkay, so you graduated in May and still don’t have a job. Just your luck to graduate in the worst economy since the Great Depression. But, believe it or not, there are jobs out there and one of them has your name on it. “Ha” you say? I kid you not. You just need to […].
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This is a post dedicated to the nostalgic feeling I’ve been having about my college days. College is the time of your life for many of us who go through the traditional college experience. I guess I’m just longing for the feeling of familiarity I had during my college experience.
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Dear Deb: I never completed college. I tried three different times at three different colleges, once as a full-time student right after high school and twice more on a part-time basis while working over the last 14 years.
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