Whether just beginning college or getting ready to put on a cap and gown, most students can’t help but ask, “what’s next?” Some might decide to ease into the transition by taking a well-deserved vacation or by taking on an internship to gain more experience in their field of study. Fred Potthast, Earth Systems Pacific […]
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Graduate blazing own trail
Google the phrase “graphic designer,” and Jessica Greenwalt’s name appears in the top 10 search results of more than 60 million. In a job market full of uncertainty — in which college graduates regularly take jobs far below their aspirations — a vice president getting on his knees to ask Greenwalt, a Cal Poly graphic […]
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Facebook: A college graduate’s accomplice or enemy?
Students’ Facebook profiles can work for or against them when employers look to social networking sites to prescreen potential employees.
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Find your niche in the scheme of green
Anyone with a successful career has at some point taken an inventory of their skills and interests and funneled them into a position that pays. Turn what you are merely good at into a career you love by finding a way integrate sustainability into your area of expertise.
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A shout out to the single moms
While other superheroes lift buildings with their super strength, single parents carry a work load intended for two people. They fight off every villain that anyone else throws at their kid. They cruise around in a mini van instead of the Batmobile.