The Unemployed College Graduate's Survival Guide

The Unemployed College Graduate's Survival Guide
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 159
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ISBN-10 : 9781440560248
ISBN-13 : 1440560242
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Unemployed College Graduate's Survival Guide by : Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder

Real-life advice for getting through the economic downturn. You've spent hundreds of hours searching and applying for jobs in your field, but you still haven't landed anything. What gives? Unfortunately, in today's market, it doesn't really matter how impressive your resume is or how well you interview--there simply aren't enough jobs for everyone. The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide isn't just another career handbook. Inside, you'll find honest, real-life advice and strategies for dealing with the downturn in the job market. Since it'll be some time before the current economic climate changes, this book shows you how to switch your focus toward your immediate needs--such as paying off student loans and making rent each month--in order to alleviate the debt you've accumulated while in school. You'll also learn how to position yourself as a standout candidate when jobs arise with valuable exercises that sharpen your interview skills, professional online presence, and resume. With The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide, you won't have to give up on your dream career to make ends meet today.

Survival Guide for College Graduates

Survival Guide for College Graduates
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Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1793554927
ISBN-13 : 9781793554925
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Survival Guide for College Graduates by : Fernando I. Soriano

Survival Guide for College Graduates provides readers with valuable advice to help them navigate their careers during ups and downs in the economy or during recessions. Readers learn how to prepare for challenges related to job scarcity, as well as how to compete successfully for professional positions that are available within their field. The book, written like a manual or guide, encourages readers to recognize their worth in the job market and identify the competitive skillsets they possess. It underscores the importance of self-awareness, valuing oneself, and how self-confidence can come across in an application or during a job interview. Readers learn how to research and better understand the condition of the economy and job market so they can make informed, confident decisions that align with their personal economic needs and situations. Dedicated chapters examine the personal issues and challenges they may encounter--including stress, anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, and substance use--and offer advice for cultivating positive habits to counteract these challenges. Each chapter features questions and prompts to inspire self-reflection and help readers consider how the material applies to their lives. The book answers common questions by undergraduate students and recent graduates, including: * How do I survive during a major recession or economic downturn when jobs are scarce? * How to I explain the value of my degree to others, including parents? * What can I do with my bachelor's degree? * Do I need to go to graduate school to get a well-paying, professional job? * Is my bachelor's degree the same as a high school diploma? * Do I have to move to better myself financially with my bachelor's? * Do I have to get a job right away after I graduate, or can I take a break? * What job skills do employers want me to have? * What job skills should employers need me to have? * How does graduate school differ from undergraduate school? * What kinds of universities are best to go to for a graduate degree? Are there differences between them? * How do I deal with stress, anxiety, and depression during an economic downturn or pandemic? * What types of resources are available to me locally in my area to help me with stress, anxiety, depression, or mental health issues as I prepare for my career? Survival Guide for College Graduates is an essential resource for graduating seniors across all disciplines, as well as past graduates who are transitioning into the workforce and seeking jobs.

The Graduate's Survival Guide

The Graduate's Survival Guide
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 131
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ISBN-10 : 1937077004
ISBN-13 : 9781937077006
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Graduate's Survival Guide by : Rachel Cruze

What if there was a personal guide that would prepare graduating seniors for their college experience? Now, there is one. Rachel Cruze is excited to introduce The Graduate s Survival Guide. No incoming college freshman should leave home without this gift, which will help prepare them for many of the dangers and unanswered questions they have about college. The Graduate s Survival Guide includes a book, presented in a fun and easy Q&A format, that will quickly become a trusted companion. Topics Include:Balancing a CheckbookCollision and Liability InsuranceCompound InterestCredit CardsDebtGivingPart-Time JobsSavingStudent Loansand Much More. The guide also includes a humorous and informative DVD about college life. In segmented tracks, Rachel Cruze, Christy Wright and Jon Acuff share helpful and hilarious tips and stories on topics like class scheduling, finances, eating out, college living, and roommates. The Graduate s Survival Guide is the gift you wish you d had when you went to college. Don t let the graduating seniors in your life leave home without it!

How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation

How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation
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Publisher : Hundreds of Heads Books, LLC
Total Pages : 106
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ISBN-10 : 9781933512426
ISBN-13 : 1933512423
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis How to Survive the Real World: Life After College Graduation by : Andrea Syrtash

After the parties, the frat rushes, the Big Test and the Big Game, the caffeinated all-nighters, and the pomp and circumstance, life comes knocking. Finding a job and keeping it; renting an apartment or sharing a sublet; dealing with your own money instead of your parents’ money; looking for love (and looking and looking . . . ): who knew how complicated the world after college would be? Nearly 800 contributors to this How to Survive book found out, and happily share their hard-won insights. This useful, upbeat book collects stories, tips, and advice on finding the best place to live, entering adulthood without losing passion, taking care of one’s health, finding a great job, and not going home for the holidays for the first time. Covering both the psychological adjustments and the nuts and bolts of daily life as a grown-up, How to Survive the Real World is witty, practical, and the perfect gift for the nervous grad.

The International Student's Survival Guide to Law School in the United States

The International Student's Survival Guide to Law School in the United States
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 138
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780595278367
ISBN-13 : 0595278361
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis The International Student's Survival Guide to Law School in the United States by : Rachel Gader-Shafran

"The Survival Guide" is designed to provide practical and comprehensible information to International Students coming to US law schools. Do you know the answers to these questions? . Do you know what to do before you come to law school? . Do you know what to do when you get to law school? . D you know how to organize for classes? . Do you know you how to participate in class discussions? . Do you know how to brief a case? . Do you know how to outline and study for exams? . Do you know how to attack writing papers? . Do you know how to prepare for oral arguments? If the answer is "NO" then you need "The Survival Guide". "Rachel Gader-Shafran has written an indispensable guide for law graduates of international universities. She writes with clarity and the authority that comes from having graduated from a leading US law school and teaching International students for many years. I would advise international law graduates interested in studying in US law schools to read this book. Your investment in it will be repaid many times." --Thomas O. Sargentich, Professor of Law Director, LLM Program on Law and Government American University, Washington College of Law

Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD Or LD

Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD Or LD
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106018748563
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Survival Guide for College Students with ADHD Or LD by : Kathleen G. Nadeau

Practical suggestions and tips for college students diagnosed with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities.

How to Survive Your Freshman Year

How to Survive Your Freshman Year
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Publisher : Hundreds of Heads Books, LLC
Total Pages : 450
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781933512617
ISBN-13 : 193351261X
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis How to Survive Your Freshman Year by : Frances Northcutt

Now revised and updated, this guide offers incoming college freshmen the experience, advice, and wisdom of their peers: hundreds of other students who have survived their first year of college and have something interesting to say about it.

Debt-Free Degree

Debt-Free Degree
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Publisher : Ramsey Press
Total Pages : 174
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ISBN-10 : 9781942121121
ISBN-13 : 1942121121
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Debt-Free Degree by : Anthony ONeal

Every parent wants the best for their child. That’s why they send them to college! But most parents struggle to pay for school and end up turning to student loans. That’s why the majority of graduates walk away with $35,000 in student loan debt and no clue what that debt will really cost them.1 Student loan debt doesn’t open doors for young adults—it closes them. They postpone getting married and starting a family. That debt even takes away their freedom to pursue their dreams. But there is a different way. Going to college without student loans is possible! In Debt-Free Degree, Anthony ONeal teaches parents how to get their child through school without debt, even if they haven’t saved for it. He also shows parents: *How to prepare their child for college *Which classes to take in high school *How and when to take the ACT and SAT *The right way to do college visits *How to choose a major A college education is supposed to prepare a graduate for their future, not rob them of their paycheck and freedom for decades. Debt-Free Degree shows parents how to pay cash for college and set their child up to succeed for life.

New Nurse's Survival Guide

New Nurse's Survival Guide
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Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages : 207
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780071713955
ISBN-13 : 0071713956
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis New Nurse's Survival Guide by : Genevieve Chandler

Your transition from nursing student to practicing nurse begins here! Packed with real-life examples and indispensable advice from novice nurses and staff development experts, New Nurse’s Survival Guide is the single best book available on how to get the job you want and become the nurse you aspire to be after you graduate from nursing school. You’ll learn exactly what you must know and do in order to stand out from all the other new graduates and make yourself irresistible to employers -- in even the most challenging job market. And you’ll find out what it really takes to thrive, not just survive, during your first year on the job. Land a great job in any economy by learning: What you can do to gain on-the-job experience while you are still in school How to prepare for your job search, interview, and orientation What hospitals are looking for and what you need to bring to the table How you can demonstrate that you are a nurse that takes the initiative How to demonstrate leadership to potential employers

The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book

The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book
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Publisher : Fine Print Press, Limited
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1888960191
ISBN-13 : 9781888960198
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book by : Thane Josef Messinger

Who can forget the terror of a new job? Entering an unfamiliar world, with unknown expectations, is a nerve-wracking experience. In law, the new attorney is tackling not only a new job but also a very new, very different, and exceptionally stress-filled professional life...and mountains of student debt. Each year, tens of thousands of new law graduates enter an already saturated job market...yet many are ill-prepared for survival in an ever more unforgiving, fast-paced profession. As law students, you're offered a wide array of guidebooks to succeed in law school, to excel in law exams, and to pass the bar exam. Upon entering the real world of law, however, you're are pushed back into a dark, dangerous jungle. The Young Lawyer's Jungle Book will be your guide to help you find your way to safety and career success.