Interview Tips for College Grads

College Grad Job Interview

How College Grads Can Prepare for Job Interviews

by Kathleen Brady

The basic question in every interview is “Why should I hire you?” The interviewer’s objective is to assess your credentials, form an impression about your personality and determine the degree to which your interests and background correspond with the employer’s hiring needs. Your objective is to translate your abilities, skills and attributes into benefits for the employer. You must be able to verbalize why your strengths are of value to this specific employer.

11 Useful Graduation Gift Ideas for College Students

Practical graduation gift ideas for

the college graduate

 

by Andrea Woroch

Once the euphoria of being done with class has subsided, new grads must face what adults have been warning them about for twenty-plus years: the real world.

Poised on the cusp of opportunity, young professionals may be considered “the lucky ones” by the older crowd, but grappling with unemployment and severe debt is no walk in the park. Ease the transition from carefree college life to responsible adulthood with these 11 practical gift ideas for college grads.