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Real Grads. Real Advice. Real Stories. Real World

 

Quintessential Careers conducts ongoing research into the job-search experience of new college graduates as they enter "The Real World." By sharing the stories of how they launched their careers and succeeded in job-hunting after graduating from college, these new grads are providing valuable advice to subsequent college grads.

 

Real Grads. Real Advice. Real Stories. Real World: Our Survey Respondents Share Their Real-World Experiences

 

About 100 recent graduates from numerous colleges and universities responded to our Real-World survey. Respondents shared their comments and advice in these areas:

• Be Prepared for These Workplace Stressors
• How to Make the Best Impression in Your First Days on the Job
• How Well College Prepared Me for My First Job
• Keys to Success: New Grads' Most Important Factors in Landing Their First Jobs
• New Grads' Most Important Piece of Advice for Soon-to-be Grads
• New Grad Career Journeys and Real-World Glimpses: Stories of Landing that First Job
• New Grads Discover that Networking is Key
• Teamwork Skills are in Demand
• What I Wish I'd Done Differently in College
• What I Wish I'd Known About Job-hunting when I Graduated

 

More Real-World Advice

• Job-Hunting Lessons from the Street: A Roundup of Recent College Grad Experiences
• Making a Successful Transition from College to Career: Time for a Reality Check
• Real-World Pearls of Wisdom for this Year's Graduating Class
• The Real World: What Entry-level Workers Wish They'd Known When They Graduated
• College Student/Entry-Level Job-Seeker Articles

 

 

 

Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

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