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What Are the Best Cities for Grads?

Q: What is the best city for a recent grad? –Michael T., Boston, MA

A: Let me respond your question with one of my own, kemo sabe: Best city for what? There are a ton of “best” cities for recent graduates...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 9/11/07
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How Depressing Is Your Work Space?

Here at Gradspot.com, we try our best to avoid depression and lower lumbar problems by maintain soft lighting, circulating a nice through-draft, and rocking the Vocazo Black Mesh Manager’s Chair from Staples. As resident editor-on-the-run, I also work...

By Christopher Schonberger on 9/21/07
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Do You Feel Like a Fraud? (You're Not Alone...)

There is an epidemic sweeping the nation, and recent grads are particularly susceptible. Hundreds of thousands of people live in denial and embarrassment, unwilling to admit that they are victims. Indeed, shame is its greatest weapon...

By Christopher Schonberger on 10/04/07
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Independent Volunteering Abroad

Sure, you could drop a couple of grand on a two-week AIDS camp/safari in Tanzania—but why pay to work when you can do it for free? Independent volunteering abroad—that is, making all your own arrangements without the support of a third party—is definitely cheaper and...

By Jenny Williams on 10/04/07
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Memoirs of a Coffee Drinker

Greetings, Gradspotters. Today’s lesson will focus on success, something that we all strive for in our own unique ways. Let’s start with a simple question exercise: Raise your hand if you drink coffee...

By Christopher Schonberger on 10/09/07
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On Jobs and Dreams

Ever since I started working a full-time magazine job, I’ve been passing out before 9 p.m. each night. I literally fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow, sometimes even skipping dinner in favor of extra snoozing. As a result, my DVR is full of shows to watch and...

By Stephanie Berger on 10/15/07
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Calling in Sick for Work

To call in sick or not to call in sick? There are times when this is somewhat of a moral quandary, and there are times when it is not. When you are legitimately ill, contagious, or have just broken one of your appendages, the choice is clear. By legitimately ill, I mean that...

By Jennifer Pollock on 10/18/07
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What Are the Most Depressing Jobs

If you’re suffering from a particularly bad case of the “Mondays,” you could be falling victim to America’s most subtle predator: Seasonal Affective Disorder, otherwise known as SAD. When the weather changes suddenly, people get colds, but they also get depressed...

By Christopher Schonberger on 10/24/07
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It's 5:00:01PM. Time to Leave Work?

It’s 5:02 and 34 seconds. You’ve been watching your computer clock tick for the last half hour. You’re done with all your work. You’ve read the entire Internet, reorganized your inbox (sub folders for sub folders for sub folders style), and have sent emails with the subject...

By Jennifer Pollock on 11/05/07
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Survival Jobs

A job is like long pants in a blizzard—essential.

When I finished my internship with Rolling Stone in New York City, I had no job, no leads, and only a bit of delusional optimism that something was “going to happen.” I wanted to be a ...

By Brendan Fitzgibbons on 11/09/07
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