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SPECIAL SECTION: Classroom to cubicle: Recent college grads ready to find work

With graduation in the rear-view mirror, what's a recent college senior to do? The job market is still stagnant, the competition for work is fierce and, well, that basement couch looks so inviting. Check out our guide to finding a job in this difficult economy.


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What now?; College grads turn to part-time work, temping, internships in lieu of full-time employment

Although recent statistics indicate that the entry-level job market is improving, recent graduates are well aware that it’s no longer the norm to leave school with a full-time job offer.

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The places you'll go; Traveling abroad provides recent grads a lesson in adaptability and a new cultural experience

More and more people are choosing to delay the traveling abroad experience until after they finish college, or are even a few years out of school, says Tom Pastorius, vice president of Projects Abroad, an organization that hosts volunteer projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

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Building a resume from across the pond

Taking a "gap year" to go abroad, either right out of school or a few years later, can be an effective and fun way to real-world experience outside the confines of a cubicle.

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Dress and cover; A few tricks can take the work out of workplace attire

For recent graduates, looking for a job and entering the workforce is stressful enough without the added task of recycling student group t-shirts for blazers and dress pants. However, research shows that in an interview, your appearance is just as important as what’s on your resume when you walk in the door.

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Tattoo taboo; Can a little ink really ruin your reputation at work?

The topic of tattoos in the workplace has been touched on, talked about and beaten to death. Everyone knows that there is a downside to tattoos at the office. But why hasn't anyone asked about their upside?

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Take steps to keep degree from becoming a burden

I graduated from college in the late 1990s at a time when friends were jetting off to work at tech start-ups and my paid internship turned seamlessly into a full-time gig.

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Financial lessons for new graduates

Greetings, Class of 2011. You have worked hard in college these past four years _ five or six years for some of you _ and are about to enter the real world.

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Graduates: Welcome to the real world

Goodbye, homework. Where to start? ARE YOU INSURED? If you don't have access to a parent's policy, consider purchasing at least a catastrophic policy that protects you in case you get hit by that proverbial bus. Staying on mom or dad's plan?

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Hiring up for new graduates, but recent classes may never catch up

PHILADELPHIA _ It's been a month of bright hopes and brave speeches for the newly varnished tossing their mortarboards into the air at college graduations in the region. And no wonder.

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Resume 101; Recent graduates shouldn't hit snooze without well-read career tool

"Graduates should be prepared for the bumpy ride ahead," says Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO of Act-1, based in Torrance, Calif. "Even though unemployment rates are dropping, seasoned professionals are snapping up lower-level jobs at drastic pay cuts just to stay in the game. However, graduates have the advantage of current knowledge and skills plus enthusiasm. The last two years in the employment field have been turbulent, but companies are steadily restaffing. This means opportunities are out there."

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Preparing a Great Resume

Give special care to composing a resume, and make sure you check it over thoroughly.

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Opportunity on the rebound

MINNEAPOLIS _ Back in 2006, Megan Evans Seeds needed just seven days to land a full-time job with benefits when she graduated from college.

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JOB MARKET FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES

The job market is improving for recent graduates in some fields.

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JOB MARKET FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES

The job market is improving for recent graduates in some fields.

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EMPLOYMENT BRIEFS; A look at topics and trends concerning today's job market.

Keeping up with advancements in your field is key to succeeding in your career. If you find you rarely have the time to sit and read magazine and newspaper articles, follow business speaker Joanne Sujansky’s approach. “I skim incoming business magazines and tear out articles I want to read, toss them in a folder marked ‘articles’ and put them in my briefcase,” she says. Read more job briefs below.

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Michigan Commencement 2011

Dhinesh Muthu, 22, a computer science major, Kartikka G. Rajoo, 22, an economics major, Faiz Malek, 22, a mechanical engineering major, and Afif Majid, 23, a chemical engineering major, jump for a fellow graduate off camera who photographed them b...

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Job growth winners and losers

Chart showing, by sector, which industries have had the most job gains and losses from February 2010 to January 2011; includes median hourly wages. With BC-WRK-HIRINGTRENDS:TB, Chicago Tribune by Kathy Bergen.

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Graduates' job prospects improving but not great

ST. LOUIS _ That time of the year is upon us. A time of caps, gowns and _ in a trend dating to 2008 that promises to stretch into the foreseeable future _ uncertainty over whether earning an ever-more-expensive college degree will actually pay off.

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WRK-GRADUATES

"I am looking forward to the international travel," said Ryan Spies, a recent 2011 graduate from the Olin School of Business at Washington University, who found full time employment with Solutia.

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Business; People

Business; People Caucasian; adult; bald; business; businessman; collar; desk; eye contact; formal; indoors; inside; job; leaning back; male; man; occupation; office; person; relaxed; sitting; squinting; tie; work; workplace.

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