Essential Recession Reading: 5 New Articles for Young Job Hunters
Yesterday I was a guest on NPR’s Talk of the Nation on the topic of “Where to Look for Jobs in the Recession.” Laurence Shatkin, author of 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs, and I shared our tips, and host Neal Conan took calls from listeners. Many listeners shared upsetting stories of layoffs and difficulty landing new […]
Bright Spots in the Bad Economy: 5 Places to Look for Jobs Right Now
There’s no doubt the big career story of the moment is the November unemployment report, which stated that the U.S. experienced the biggest monthly job loss since 1974. In total, we’ve lost over 2 million jobs in the past year. This is, obviously, very bad news for job seekers (although, according to Fortune magazine, slightly […]
How to Get a Job: 10 New Tips
When people ask me how to get a job in a bad economy, my answer isn’t particularly earth shattering: Do everything you did in a good economy — have a terrific resume, cast a wide net in your search, network effectively — just do it all smarter, faster, better and more often In addition to […]
Career Q&A: How to Get a Job When You Have a Low GPA
How much does GPA matter when you’re job hunting? Q: Everything is so much more competitive these days. Will I ever get a good job when I graduated with a 2.0 GPA? A: Some elite employers have policies requiring a certain GPA (usually a 3.0 or higher), and there is generally no way around that […]
Economy got you down? Move to Australia (seriously!)
Looking for an alternative to job hunting in the U.S.? It’s now easier than ever to work, study and travel in Australia. College students have been studying abroad for decades, but in today’s increasingly global economy, international experience is becoming more and more valuable to employers. When you add the fact that job prospects in […]
Free “extra help” for your job hunt: Forte Foundation Virtual Campus
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, I’m sure it won’t surprise you that I was the kind of student who went to “extra help” sessions after class. I wanted to take advantage of every opportunity to do well and get a good grade. This was especially true in classes like Calculus, where […]
5 Ways to Stand Out in Tough Economic Times
I was struck by the last line of a recent article in BusinessWeek about career strategies for a recession. The line comes from an executive coach who says: “If you can shine at this moment, you’ll shine forever.” That’s a pretty strong statement. I’m not sure if any one time period can define an entire […]
How to Get a Good Job in a Bad Economy: 7 Recession Strategies
Job hunting is tough right now, but absolutely not impossible. The key to finding and keeping work in tough times is the same as in good times: action. The more positive action you take, the better your chances of landing a great gig. Here are 7 tips, and I promise many more in the coming […]
On FastCompany.com: Interview with an international millennial
Note: This blog post originally appeared on FastCompany.com. As I travel around to universities this fall, I’m meeting more and more international students pursuing their college degrees in the United States. These students face unique challenges while job hunting, networking and building their careers. For perspective on this experience, I asked Nuzhat M. Karim, Program […]
The best and the brightest: What will change with the economic downturn?
Will the economic downturn stop the best and the brightest from flocking to investment banking, management consulting and corporate law? I hope so. During my freshman and sophomore years at Yale, I’d sit with friends for hours in the dining hall, loving the debates about politics and literature and history. It was exactly what I’d […]