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Looking for a Job? Buy Trip Insurance

One of the silver linings of being unemployed and look for a job is that you are pretty open in terms of making plans and doing fun things (provided you have any money to spend)....

By Keshav Singh on 1/12/09
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30 in 30: Earn Some Cash in the Meantime

As we mentioned on Day One of our 30-in-30 series, the average job search (in a non-recessed economy) takes four months. The problem is, sometimes you need some dinero to tied you over now. Of course, making ends meet today is a very real concern...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 1/09/09
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30 in 30: Consider All Your Options

When you rely exclusively on campus recruiting and your college career center, the post-college job market can look incredibly narrow...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 1/08/09
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30 in 30: Move to an Industry Hub

Are you thinking about moving to a new city? If you’re post-college dream has always been to live in Chicago, then do what it takes to make that happen. But if your main priority is getting a job...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 1/05/09
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30 in 30: Don't Get Discouraged

According to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, the average job search lasts four months. Now that we are in a recession and hiring has tightened up significantly in many industries, it may take even longer. The key is to maintain realistic expectations...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 1/05/09
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Top 10 Recession Tips

There is a silver-lining to the news that the US has been in a recession since last year: it means that if you’re reading this, you’re already surviving a recession, so keep up the good work....

By Christopher Schonberger on 12/18/08
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Surviving the 2009 Recession

It’s fun to live in times like these when you can open up your browser and read articles with titles like Why the Jobs Report Is So Ominous. It really brightens up the day and puts a spring in one’s step...

By Christopher Schonberger on 12/15/08
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Guest Blog: Dan Schawbel's Top 5 Personal Branding Tips

Personal Branding Guru Dan Schwabel kindly agreed to share some of his thoughts on networking and personal branding with us. In tough economic times, it's all the more important to stand out from the pack...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 12/08/08
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World's Most Annoying Phrases

Basically, I agree to with much of the 10 most annoying phrases list compiled by Oxford University researchers, but to be fair, there are a lot of Americanisms that I personally would add to the mix....

By Joan Mitchell on 12/04/08
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Version Control Saves Jobs

Remember when you wrote the first draft of your resume and saved the filename as resume08.doc? And then when you edited it for a different job application, switching up a bunch of stuff, and hit save? And then when you needed the old version back, but you’d saved your new changes over it? ...

By Keshav Singh on 12/03/08
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