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What a Long, Strange Job Posting It Is

By Donald Sears ⋅ November 19, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

Deadheads and jam-band enthusiasts, hear this one out, man: Someone wants to pay you to listen to and organize the entire Grateful Dead archive… Far out.
The band bequeathed their entire anthology to the University of California at Santa Cruz and needs a full time archivist with a master’s degree to manage and oversee the entire [...]

Unemployment Improves for those with College Degrees

By John Hazard ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The unemployment rate for college graduates improved slightly in October, dropping to 4.7 percent from a peak of 4.9 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline is the first reversal of rising unemployment for the sector since September 2008.
The improving numbers for college graduates (even as the rate of unemployment [...]

No College Degree, Not a Resume Problem for IT Exec

By John Hazard ⋅ April 28, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Lisa had 15 years of experience in IT. She had a laundry list of projects and budgets under her name at work and successes under her belt. But she had no bachelor’s degree, and it was an embarrassment and concern when she went looking for a job, she told TheLadders reporter Lisa Vaas.
Lisa, who asked [...]

12,000 Jobs for Grad Students Expected in 2009

By John Hazard ⋅ April 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Top U.S. companies plan to hire 12,342 grad school alumni in 2009, according to the annual survey of entry-level employment by CollegeGrad.com.
While it is no groundswell of opportunity and no indication of the salaries coming with the positions, the fact that companies like Price Waterhouse Coopers, Microsoft and GE have room on their rosters for [...]