Finding A Job

Once upon a time, early humans printed out their resumes on paper and sent them through the mail. Today, of course, resumes are an electronic thing. Job-seekers create them on computers and then upload them onto job boards and employers’ HR sites when they are applying for specific jobs.
After a resume resides in those places [...]

If you’ve been to job fairs, you know how frustrating they can be. You show up with a pile of resumes – just like hundreds of other people do. You talk with representatives from a few companies and give them one of your resumes – just like hundreds of other people do.  You attend a [...]

“Top 14 Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree,” a recent article on the ABC News site, lists 14 jobs that promise security, a decent living wage . . . but which don’t require a college degree. The list was developed by CareerCast using data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Here are the jobs that [...]

It’s so unfair. You’re about to graduate from college. And just as soon as you take off your cap and gown and party with your college friends for the last time in your old college haunts, you’re expected to go out and start looking for a job.
Life’s not fair. But instead of dwelling on the [...]

The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) is a problem-based assessment test developed by the Council for Aid to Education (CAE). What gets assessed? YOU do – the CLA+ measures your analytical reasoning, problem-solving skills, written communication skills, and critical thinking. The test takes 90 minutes, it costs $89, and it is now available through StraighterLine.
Why would [...]

I got a brochure in the mail a few weeks ago. It was attempting to sell me a summer program that my kid – a recent college grad - could take to learn how to find a job and launch a business career.
The company that had created the program knows all the marketing “buttons” to [...]

Its 2013. And it’s a great climate for online students. Students who have shown the ambition to take courses and/or finish college by taking courses online have won new respect in the marketplace. The days are gone when online students had to learn to present themselves as second-class citizens in the world of American higher [...]

“Community college grads out-earn bachelor's degree holder,” an article that Jon Marcus wrote for CNN Money, reports that students who finish two-year programs at community colleges are earning starting salaries that are higher than those commanded by graduates of four-year colleges.
To quote from the article . . .
“Berevan Omer graduated on a Friday in February [...]

The good news is, you just got your first job after college. The bad news is, you might not have it for long.
Over just the last few weeks, I have heard these stories . . .

“I got a job, but it turns out to be more of a screening thing than a promise of long-term [...]

By Brittany Hege
Whether you're currently working toward your degree through StraighterLine's affordable online courses or taking the more traditional classroom route, one thing's for sure: you can never do too much to increase the likelihood of snagging a postgrad job.
But don't just take our word for it. Editor at large of The Chronicle of Higher [...]

By Brittany Hege
Getting a job. You can do it the easy way or the hard way. All right, so I lied. There is no easy way out, or shall I say, into employment and a career. But, if you're taking online college courses from StraighterLine in pursuit of your degree, you're just a mere URL hop and [...]

It’s Monday morning. You’re going through your daily routine of job-hunting online. Suddenly there it is . . . . your dream job! You click through to the company’s career page, fill out the online application, and upload your resume and cover letter. Then you shut off your computer and head out to Starbucks to [...]

I once thought about going into Criminal Justice. Although, I think it was because I watched the show Cops a lot as a kid. The cool theme song “Bad Boys” and getting to work with trained attack dogs was incredibly alluring. (It still is.)

I think we live in a time when hiring companies care a lot more about what is in your head than what is on it. Don’t you agree? Please take a minute to let us know by posting a comment.

Summarizing the study’s findings, Carnevale notes that “At a time when more and more people are debating the value of postsecondary education, this data shows that your chances of being unemployed increase dramatically without a college degree.”