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Welcome to Gradversity, the leading online resource for entry level job seekers. We've recently revamped the site to allow anyone with quality information on the new graduate job hunt to submit articles directly for publication. So take a look around and feel free to drop us a line with any comments!

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Create A Featured Post On Gradversity!

November 30, 2011 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: featured_post

Looking for an increase in traffic? Hoping for more exposure? Have an idea you want to share? Gradversity is now offering “Featured Posts”. Featured posts run in the lead position on the Gradversity homepage, ensuring maximum visibility for your content. Featured posts run in 1-week increments based on the length of time you want your [...]

Most Recent Articles

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Improving Your Job Hunt Memory

March 31, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Preparation

Great tip over at Secrets of the Job Hunt about how to avoid an embarrassing situation when a recruiter calls. It’s all about strategies to keep you from forgetting the about jobs you may have applied to weeks before. This is important because you never know when a recruiter may call and want to talk [...]

Extreme Job Hunting

March 30, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Creativity

There’s a fun post up on Employment Digest by David Perry, co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters. It talks about people Going to Extremes to Land a Job and some of the outlandish tactics they use. They include: Jacob Share, 33, started an email chain by sending his resume and job search objective to [...]

Increasing Your Job Search Odds

March 29, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Resumes

There’s a post up at one of my favorite sites, Secrets of the Job Hunt, that is written by Jessica Miller-Merrell from Blogging for Jobs. It has some advice for Increasing your Odds (‘Standing Out From the Crowd’ in Gradversity-speak) when it comes to your job search. I’ve read this two or three times and found [...]

Perfect Thank You Notes

March 28, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Thank You Note

Another great post about differentiating yourself from other job seekers over at US News. It’s an article written by G.L. Hoffman about the importance of writing thank you letters. What I didn’t know is that 90% of job seekers (according to him) don’t write thank you notes. And here I thought it was not only [...]

    • Recent Articles

      Grad School as Part of Your Professional Development

      February 15, 2012 | Posted By: Jesse Langley | Category: Grad School

      In today’s cutthroat job market, professional development is essential to success. Professionals cannot sit back and hope their careers will develop on their own; they have to look constantly for new ways to improve their skills and progress in the industry. One of the many resources available to do this is graduate training. As a [...]

      Interview with A Marine Biologist

      February 15, 2012 | Posted By: JustJobs | Category: Career Sites

      This is the career as told to JustJobs.com. This site houses thousands of job listings from companies across the United States. If you have considered a career in the science and wildlife industry, read on to learn what the job is really like from this Marine Biologist. Visit JustJobs to find your dream job today. What [...]

      Will a Disability Hinder Me in the Job Search?

      February 6, 2012 | Posted By: David Thomas | Category: Marketing Yourself

      Finding a job in today’s challenging job market and struggling economy can be quite a chore. Now imagine the issues that a disability can potentially bring to one’s job search. In the event you have a disability and are wondering how your job hunt will unfold, rest assured that there are federal, state and local [...]

      My Career in Business Administration

      February 6, 2012 | Posted By: JustJobs | Category: Fit

      This is a true story as told to LatPro.com.  Read on to see the ups and downs you can expect in the position as a contracted employee, what it takes to land the job, what you can expect to earn and more.   I’m a contract administrator for a major nuclear power plant that’s under [...]

      What to Do When You Haven’t Done a Lot

      February 6, 2012 | Posted By: Jesse Langley | Category: Tips

      After completing your bachelor’s degree you may be ready to head out into the job market and get started on your career, but these days that might not be the best option. With so many qualified people out of work, a standard college education may not be enough to convince employers to choose you over [...]