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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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CAREEREALISM’s Advice For Making Your Resume Great

July 16, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Resumes

At this point, most of you know that I have been volunteering with the Twitter Advice Project for CAREEREALISM. One of the main reasons I do this is because J.T. and her team offer excellent career advice and I want to ensure this extremely worthwhile project is a success. As I was scanning around the [...]

Cover Letter Advice (From CAREEREALISM)

June 29, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Cover Letters

There’s a great post up today on CAREEREALISM about cover letters called 5 Parts to a Cover Letter (a.k.a. How to Write a Good One!). This is an excellent article for anyone who needs to write a cover letter. While I use a slightly different approach, this just goes to show you that there are [...]

Overcoming Gradversity Profiled On CAREEREALISM!

June 27, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Admin

Great News!!! I just got a note from J.T. O’Donnell informing me that Overcoming Gradversity has been profiled on CAREEREALISM! So what does this mean to you? It means that you need to check out Overcoming Gradversity = A Young Man’s Quest to Remove Hurdles for Others to get a great third party opinion on [...]

The Unseen Challenges of Teaching

April 6, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Preparation

Being a teacher is hard work. While I have never been a teacher myself, my Dad was a teacher, my Mother-in-Law and Father-in-Law were both teachers (before becoming Principals), and my wife was a teacher (up until about a year ago when she switched careers). I can attest through their stories that it is one [...]

    • Recent Articles

      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 [...]

      Controlling Your Interview

      February 6, 2012 | Posted By: YP Edge | Category: Preparation

      Aaron McDaniel (aka “Mr. Business”) is the author of the Young Professional’s Edge blog (YP Edge). He is a corporate director, entrepreneur, public speaker, community volunteer and avid world traveler. Aaron has experience in sales, customer care, marketing, operations, strategy and business development and has managed over 110 different direct reports and organizations as large [...]

      What You Can Learn in an MBA Program

      January 26, 2012 | Posted By: Jesse Langley | Category: Grad School

      If you’re thinking about going back to school, enrolling in a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a great way to prepare yourself with the knowledge and skills you’ll need to be successful in the exciting and competitive industry of business. To truly determine whether this program is suited for you, it’s important to [...]