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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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The Dark Side Of Internships

July 8, 2010 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Internships

While the title is quite dramatic, a recent article on Forbes.com called When Terrible Things Happen To Interns is worth a read for anyone looking for internships. It outlines some of the problems that you may face once you have actually secured the position. For example: [One] ubiquitous problem: the boss who gives you nothing [...]

How Not To Apply For An Internship

April 27, 2010 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Internships

Things like this make my day. I recently saw an unbelievable email exchange between a potential internship applicant and a human resources professional. Apparently, the potential intern asked a question to the HR rep in an email. Then, after not getting a response for one full day, went bananas and sent an email back which [...]

Why Should I Take an Unpaid Internship?

March 25, 2010 Posted By: Dan Nieves Category: Internships

It is a tough job market out there today and many companies are making big changes to internship programs.  If they are not cutting back on their programs, they are only offering unpaid opportunities. Helping out at the Career Center here at Loyola, I have run into a ton of students who are not applying [...]

18 Minutes Per Day To Find A Job?

December 30, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Preparation

Wow. The career bloggers seem to have found their lightening rod in a post written by Toby Dayton on his blog Diggings. The post talks about how, according to the US Department of Labor, the average unemployed American spends 18 minutes per day looking for a job. After reading the responses from G.L. Hoffman and [...]

    • Recent Articles

      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 [...]

      Leave Feelings about Former Employer at Home When Interviewing

      January 24, 2012 | Posted By: David Thomas | Category: Preparation

      Ninety-nine percent of us have all had that employer we didn’t like, who messed up our careers, made eight-hour days seem like 16 hour days, and on and on. That being said, have you gone on a job interview recently and purposely or accidentally trashed a former employer? If the answer is yes, there is [...]

      Crimes in College: How they’ll affect your Job Opportunities in the Future

      January 23, 2012 | Posted By: Jane Smith | Category: Preparation

      College—While it’s usually a fun and adventurous experience for most students, there are other students who get into legal trouble due to their definition of “fun.” Getting charged with a misdemeanor or felony offense in college is more common than one may think. And while it doesn’t make you the scum of the earth—after all [...]

      You Don’t Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

      January 19, 2012 | Posted By: David Thomas | Category: Marketing Yourself

      How much time and thought do you put into your overall appearance preparations when you go on a job interview? If the answer is little to none, then there is a good chance that you are still looking for a job. You see, appearance, including clothing and grooming, does make the man or woman in [...]

      Philanthropic Field Representative Gives Canine Eyes to the Blind

      January 19, 2012 | Posted By: JustJobs | Category: Standing Out

      This is the career story of a professional philanthropist as told to JustJobs.com Academy. This site features real stories from professionals in a myriad of professions. If you have considered a career in philanthropy, read on to learn what the job is really like from this Philanthropic Field Representative. Visit JustJobs for more interviews with philanthropy [...]