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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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What Do They Want? A Look into Skills Employers Seek from College Grads

December 12, 2011 Posted By: Angelita Williams Category: Preparation

Being a member of Gen Y, you probably know what a terrible rap we get in the media. “Entitlement” is probably the number one epithet that gets thrown at us constantly, but there’s a barrage of others—narcissistic, intolerant of criticism, empty of anything closely resembling a work ethic. We know that, while there’s probably some [...]

How Career Exploration Can Help New Grads Find Direction

September 18, 2011 Posted By: Annie Favreau Category: Preparation

The bad news: One of the toughest challenges for new grads is finding the direction they need to create a clear, focused, and ultimately successful job hunt. In a world filled with both thousands of career options and serious job competitors, even knowing where to start can be overwhelming, right? The good news: There are [...]

The surgical approach to job-seeking

May 4, 2011 Posted By: Team24 Category: Preparation

A worrying number of graduates and young professionals think finding a job is as simple as sending out a few resumes or turning up outside a potential employer’s door with a newly-printed degree certificate in one hand, their C.V. in the other, and a “you’d be mad not to hire me” grin on their face. [...]

A Soldier’s Journey From Bootcamp to Board Meeting

April 10, 2011 Posted By: John Durfee Category: Preparation

I have served our nation and come back to serve it in another way. After leaving the military it seemed as if my future would be taken cared of, but I quickly found out that this is not so. Instead it was tougher for us young veterans to get back in the work force than [...]

    • 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 [...]