Math Majors

Math Majors Can Count on Bright Future

While it may be an unfortunate staple of pop culture that math majors aren’t the coolest kids on campus, the joke is on everyone else once the diplomas are handed out. According to a study undertaken in 2009 by Les …

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Graduation to Employment

Getting from Graduation to Employment

The road to graduation is long and winding. When you reach the end, the time has come at last to take a deep breath and bask in what

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There’s More to a First Job Than the Salary

Picture a new graduate who is in the enviable position of having to decide between two job offers. Both jobs are in the same field. The job descriptions

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The Curse of the Overqualified

Can you be too good for the job? That is the question facing many job seekers in a market saturated with applicants at all levels of experience, education and

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Negotiating a Salary

Negotiation is always something of an art form and many people find negotiating a salary to be particularly stressful. Even in a difficult job market, however, there is

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Strategies for the “Under-qualified”

Not long ago, job seekers could take employment ads with a grain of salt. Employers would list their requirements and anyone who was a rough approximation would stand

Leadership Before and After Hiring

Leadership Before and After Hiring

Each business occupies a structure that is simultaneously hierarchical and collaborative. Whatever your place in the organization, chances are that you will be called upon to act as

Internet Resources For Job Search

Resources for Career Development

There was a time when a new graduate could reasonably expect to land a job and to climb the career ladder almost as a matter of course, but

Reentering the Workforce

Reentering the Workforce: Tough Market Tips

Reentering the workforce after an extended period away can be even more challenging that entering it the first time. Whether you were away due to being a stay

Career Planning

Career Planning is One of Many Lifelong Projects

Career planning can be almost a lifelong project, from the first job to winding down a career, with stops in between to adjust to a host of potential

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