"On the surface, it would seem that getting a job today should be easier than it's ever been before. After all, we have the internet, job boards and a direct online application process for virtually every large employer."
The job market is improving lately, but it can still be tough to get a raise. There aren't that many jobs yet, and a lot of employers are overcome with cost cutting fever....
"Let's presume that it means you want to be an eternal student, right? You don't want to get a job for whatever reason or reasons. Perhaps you feel you're not ready to take on the responsibilities of the "real world". Job, career, relationship, marriage, kids, expensive cars, big houses, two holidays abroad each year, big credit card debt, mortgage for 25 years."
"Graduation will be here before you know it and you'll start your job hunt. Whether you're a senior, junior, sophomore or even a freshman, now is time to begin preparing for that day. Don't put it off until your final semester, or even until your senior year."
I had a wise friend once tell me that no one really can become wealthy through their day job, and that people usually become wealthy through money that they put away from their day job, through passive income.
What happens when a resume is just not enough? Well it's time to get creative and think BIG! Take these job seekers, for example, who took their job searches to billboards by the roadside.
I'm sure that if you're a young person in the job market today you've heard the cliché, "It's not what you know, it's who you know," about 1,001 times.
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