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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 [...]

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College Seniors Need a LinkedIn Profile Now

January 18, 2011 Posted By: Peggy McKee Category: LinkedIn

If you’re a college senior, you’ll be a job seeker soon. Students traditionally use on-campus job interviews as a way to get their first post-college job, but according to one article, less than 1/3 of college students find jobs from companies that hire through career services. So what’s a bright, enthusiastic, newly educated wannabe wage-earner [...]

6 Reasons Why a 30-60-90-Day Plan Gets You the Job

December 27, 2010 Posted By: Peggy McKee Category: Preparation

A 30-60-90-day plan is a written document outlining what you will do as an employee within the first 3 months of your employment.  It’s broken up into sections:  the first 30 days usually includes training, as well as getting to know the company and customers; the next 30 days are more focused on getting out [...]

6 Creative Ways to Stand Out in the Job Search

December 5, 2010 Posted By: Peggy McKee Category: Marketing Yourself

Can’t get an interview? Can’t get past the first interview? Are you demonstrating the levels of commitment, drive, tenacity, skills and organization employers want? Here are 6 tried and true ways to separate you from other candidates and be the candidate everyone wants to hire: 1.  Preparation = SWOT Analysis: SWOT is a strategic planning [...]

3 Easy Ways to Strengthen Your Online Brand Identity

August 18, 2010 Posted By: Peggy McKee Category: Personal Branding

Your personal brand is nothing more (or less) than the image you project to others. It’s the whole (although abbreviated) picture of who you are and what you do–professionally. Online, it’s the sum of the parts. A large (maybe the whole) purpose of creating and maintaining an online brand is so that people who don’t [...]

    • Recent Articles

      4 Ways Online Education Enhances Convenience for Students

      May 15, 2012 | Posted By: Jesse Langley | Category: Online Colleges

      In many schools across the country, taking online courses is no longer a choice. Educators from elementary school to higher education are recognizing the vast importance of introducing students to the benefits of digital learning materials as a way to prepare them for the tech-dependent professional world they’ll soon encounter. Although students may not always [...]

      Interview with an Advertising Executive

      May 14, 2012 | Posted By: JustJobs | Category: Experiences

      This is a true story as told to LatPro.com, the worldwide leader in providing online employment resources for Hispanic and bilingual professionals. LatPro is the largest diversity employment site in the U.S. and the most complete personal career advancement service for Latino and bilingual professionals. Read the following interview with an Advertising Executive and get [...]

      3 Steps to Creating an Attention-Grabbing Resume

      May 8, 2012 | Posted By: Jessica Hernandez | Category: Resumes

      In a time when millions of workers are unemployed and competition for positions is higher than ever, you want to make sure that you’re able to stand out among your competition. But how can your resume make an impact when so many others are applying? Take a look at these three steps to creating an [...]

      Diversify Your Job Search

      May 7, 2012 | Posted By: Jessica Sanders | Category: LinkedIn

      In our technologically advanced world, there are more and more ways to be job searching. Although email and craigslist are your go-to searching techniques, it’s important that you employ a variety of tactics. This ensures that you are getting a complete view of your job options and reaching every employer possible. “You’ve posted your resume online and are [...]

      3 Ways to Contribute to Your Resume without “Real” Job Experience

      May 7, 2012 | Posted By: Nadia Jones | Category: Resumes

      One of the most difficult aspects of finding a job immediately out of college is approaching a competitive job market with little to no actual work experience. With so many qualified individuals on the job market today, it can be a real struggle to get your foot in the door. Experience is everything. Or at least that is [...]