College Graduates

Things Are Looking Up: Graduation Gifts for 2012's Surefire Superstars

Katie Campbell | Posted 05.25.2012

Katie Campbell

These grads have money to make and the day to seize, while the rest of us protect our cars from being seized. Here are some gift ideas to keep these lucky grads on the path to success and salaried superstardom.

The Majority of the Unemployed Went to College?

Dr. Bonnie Snyder | Posted 05.22.2012

Dr. Bonnie Snyder

I thought I had lost the capacity to be shocked, but I was wrong. Recently, Investors Business Daily reported that for the first time in history, the majority of jobless workers (57 percent) have attended college.

Open Letter to College Grads: Employers Are Looking You Up -- Here's How to Get the Job Anyway

Patrick Ambron | Posted 05.22.2012

Patrick Ambron

Most HR departments are required to research you online before making a decision. Here are a few ways to make sure you're putting your best foot forward -- or at least not shooting yourself in the foot.

Cheers To The Graduate

Judi Freedman | Posted 05.22.2012

Judi Freedman

My son D, my baby boy who I gave birth to 22 years ago this week, graduated from college. At his graduation ceremony, I took in every word that each speaker had to say.

How Obama Won Me Over With a Single Speech

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.21.2012

Holly Robinson

I don't know how to explain this bizarre transformation. The closest I can come is to say that the president emanated an energy that was so generous and good in spirit that I swear I could almost see the halo.

We Need to Put the Class of 2012 to Work

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.21.2012

Steven Cohen

If you're going to occupy Wall Street or anyplace else, it's not enough to just sit around beating on drums once you get there. You must do something. Moreover, the forces of greed and intolerance are relatively immune to information and analysis.

The Top 9 Things Employers Value In Recent Grads

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.17.2012

A new survey holds some good news for liberal arts majors. It has certainly been said that a liberal arts degree is impractical for this economic c...

It's Not the Economy, Stupid... It's Employment

Sharan Burrow | Posted 05.17.2012

Sharan Burrow

Anyone who has lived in an area with high unemployment knows how it erodes social bonds, lowers the resilience of the unemployed and their families, and damages the prospects of the next generation. No country can afford to lose a generation to unemployment.

ING Retirement Coach on Graduates' Failure to Launch

Jacob Gold | Posted 05.16.2012

Jacob Gold

The beauty of the boomerang is that after sending it off, it comes right back to its original destination. In the case of parents sending their children to college -- or the workforce -- and having them return home, the effect might not have the same "beauty."

Welcome to the University of Life

Christel Quek | Posted 05.16.2012

Christel Quek

The degree scroll is a symbol of hope for young, fresh graduates who are ready to make their mark on the world. I will be among this batch of young graduates -- but I have a different story to share.

Undergrads Desperately Want To Work For These Companies

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.15.2012

The jobs market may be changing, but the desires or America's undergraduates are not. New graduates appear to be entering an improving job market,...

Want To Avoid Student Debt? Think Twice About State Schools

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.16.2012

Student debt weighing on your mind? You might be surprised about where the worst of it comes from. A recent Reuters analysis of student debt at var...

God, Family, Country, Vanderbilt

Leslie Reece Schichtel | Posted 05.14.2012

Leslie Reece Schichtel

Though we have neither been through World War II nor had to suffer through the Great Depression, many of the values Mr. Brokaw emphasized are true of Vanderbilt's culture. I echo his challenge for this generation to become the next greatest generation.

New Grads Choose Job Security Over Start-up Opportunity

Gautam Godhwani | Posted 05.14.2012

Gautam Godhwani

If the idea of beginning your career at a start-up makes your palms sweat, then you aren't alone. According to a recent survey, only 4 percent of 2012 graduates said a startup would be their ideal place to work.

Saying 'So Long' to Your Senior

Leslie King, LCSW | Posted 05.15.2012

Leslie King, LCSW

What can a parent do when the last, precious moments of many busy years of effort and work seem to suddenly culminate in caps and gowns?

In an Age of Celebrities: A True Role Model for Graduates

Noel Irwin Hentschel | Posted 05.11.2012

Noel Irwin Hentschel

In a world more focused on material gain and personal status, let us highlight the fruits of spiritual growth and shared virtues.

The Grace in Saying Good-Bye

Rev. Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder | Posted 05.11.2012

Rev. Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder

This season of graduation reminds us that reexamining the past is necessary for us to begin afresh. Like the Sankofa bird, there is something productive about using the past to propel us forward.

Bonnie Kavoussi

Recent College Graduate Skunked In Job Hunt, Joining Half Her Peers Without Full-Time Work

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.10.2012

When Serena Whitecotton, 22, walked into Bank of America last month, she encountered a high school classmate working as a teller. It was another remin...

Unemployed Recent College Grads: Tell Us Your Story

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.09.2012

Are you a recent college graduate and still looking for full-time work? Then please tell us your story. We're looking to interview a graduate of th...

Back to the Future: Longing for the Recession of the 1990s for Today's College Graduates

Ann O'Leary | Posted 05.07.2012

Ann O'Leary

It's a real problem for the country. We're producing lots of college graduates but too few in the fields that keep the United States on the cutting edge of invention, innovation and thought leadership.

2012 Graduates: You'll Live Long, Now Prosper

Michael Hodin | Posted 05.04.2012

Michael Hodin

Bottom line, Class of 2012: The hippies who brought you strobe lights and Led Zeppelin are graying -- and they've got 450 million boomer peers worldwide. Your success depends upon all of us creating new paths of education to keep these "seniors" at the cutting-edge.

A Career Letter to the Class of 2012

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 05.02.2012

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

You earned your degree with a tremendous amount of effort, time, and, more than likely, a big financial investment that may also translate into significant student loan debt. As you begin your career journey, I share this wisdom to help you find your way in the world-of-work.

What Is Life Like When You Graduate College and Start Working?

Quora | Posted 05.01.2012

Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Dan Robinson, Software Engineer at Palantir Two changes stuck out to me.Jobs don't have homewo...

The 11 Fastest Growing Jobs For College Grads

Posted 04.30.2012

Trying to figure out what you want to do for a job? It might be good to join a growing field. The College Board used Bureau of Labor data and proj...

U.S. To Fall Short Of 2025 College Grads Goal -- By 24 Million Degrees

| Jon Marcus | Posted 04.27.2012

This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report's HechingerEd blog. Despite persistent appeals from policymakers and politicians to increas...