• 5 Job Hunting Mistakes that Scream “I’m Unprofessional”

    5 Job Hunting Mistakes that Scream “I’m Unprofessional”

    In most job-filling situations, the employer has the luxury of choosing from several well-qualified applicants, all of whom could probably do the job. That’s when the little things, like the common but often unrecognized mistakes described here, almost always come into play. Make sure you avoid them, so they don’t cost you a shot at the job.

  • Friday Faves: What They Forgot to Teach You In College

    Friday Faves: What They Forgot to Teach You In College

    For most normal college grads, the time directly after the cap tossing/couch burning/heavy drinking of graduation weekend comes a period of extreme depression mixed with a tinge of confusion that leads many to make rash decisions.

  • Should Unpaid Internships Be Illegal?

    Should Unpaid Internships Be Illegal?

    I learned a long time ago that if I want to break into magazine writing I would have to get some internships under my belt. And after searching high and low, I later learned those internships would most likely be unpaid. Did I want to make big money while working full time at a job? Of course, but if working my patootie off to pad my resume required a financial sacrifice, then I was more than willing to do it.

  • Life After College: I’m Too Young For This

    Life After College: I’m Too Young For This

    When I tell people I just graduated from school they automatically assume middle school and tell me that I’ll grow out of my awkward teen years soon. And when they find out that I’m actually 22 they reassure me that once I’m older I’ll appreciate looking younger. Like, great, when I’m 78 I’ll look 75.

  • Life After College: Where’s MY Job?

    Life After College: Where’s MY Job?

    I’ve learned a lot about myself in these months since I’ve graduated. Most importantly I’ve learned that I have severe and occasionally life-threatening problem with jealously. I like my friends, some more than others, and I want them to do well. However I don’t want them to do well until I’m doing well.

  • There ARE Jobs Out There, Grads!

    There ARE Jobs Out There, Grads!

    So your beer guzzling, frat hopping days are over. And to top it off, you moved back home to live with your parents cuz there are no jobs out there in the big, bad, real world these days, right? Wrong! There are. You might just not be looking in the right places.

  • How To Keep Facebook From Wrecking Your Life

    How To Keep Facebook From Wrecking Your Life

    Yesterday we published this story about some high-profile individuals who lost their jobs bec…