Sentences with phrase «as a college graduate»

Per capita income in the south has now almost caught up with that in the Midwest, and its skilled workforce continues to grow as college graduates move in.

As a college graduate schooled in accounting, working on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was not my idea of a job, much less a career.

Before entering high school, most Urban Prep students didn't know anybody who went to college, and now they see their mainly black, male teachers and staff as college graduate role models who reflect their image.

To our knowledge, this is the first survey of a nationally representative sample of affluent Americans, defined as college graduates who are in the top income decile in their state.

For instance, adults with a high school degree or less are about three times as likely as college graduates (40 % vs. 13 %) to report not reading books in any format in the past year.

The number of Americans who own an electronic reader such as Kindle doubled in the six months to May as college graduates and adults in the highest income category choose the devices over tablet computers, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

It is imperative that as a college graduate, you invest time and energy into financial literacy.

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers: «In September 2012, the unemployment rate for new college graduates — defined as college graduates ages 20 to 24 — fell to 6.3 percent from 8.3 percent in September 2011 and 9.4 percent in September 2010.»

Interesting to note, the same study that found that people without a college education saw wage declines during the recession twice as great as college graduates also found that wage declines for people with associate degrees were even higher — 2.5 times the decline in bachelor's degree salaries.

As college graduates become young professionals and enter the workforce, developing savvy saving habits early on can set the foundation for a better retirement.Below are a few simple tips for young professionals: Contribute to your 401 (K): Don't wait to save.

I also know that at the back of your mind while the commencement speech is being given is one thing: landing your first job as a college graduate.

Yes, it took us eight years to get to where we are today, but we started as college graduates, we started without any experience... I'm very confident that we can continue this strong growth, which we had especially in the last two or three years, in order to meet those targets.»

After seven months in Southeast Asia, I saw a plethora of things that I couldn't have imagined as a college graduate from California.

It can be tricky as a college graduate trying to become a young professional.

Most employers assume that as a college graduate you are excellent in academics.

It's important to intern early, to give yourself the competitive advantage when you enter the job market as a college graduate.

Business cards: As college graduates enter the «real world,» business cards can help them look professional at career fairs and job interviews.

Not exact matches

She cites the fact that women are 57 % of today's college graduates, as well as the 4 million copies of Lean In sold, as indicators of how there have been major changes in terms of how women are perceived in American society.

After graduating from Dartmouth College in 2009, Grace spent a year in Youngstown, Ohio as a business reporter for The Vindicator before joining Business Insider in January 2011.

Whether you're a recent college graduate, as I was, or a professional transitioning careers or industries, a steep learning curve is a prerequisite for success.

A recent college graduate with little more than an internship on his or her resume can quickly become your next star, so long as they have the space and resources to blossom.

Rometty is no exception: She came to Big Blue as a systems engineer in 1981 after graduating from Northwestern with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering at Northwestern and doing a two year stint at the General Motors Institute (a condition of her college scholarship).

While roommates are often thought of as a reality that recent college graduates and early 20 - somethings have to endure, there is an increasing number of New Yorkers sharing apartments with friends, lovers and sometimes strangers, deep into their adult lives.

For Urgo, the ideal is to attract college and postcollege renters to buildings including the Forge in Long Island City and House39 in Murray Hill, with the idea that they'll fall in love with a space and remain even as they graduate to the next stage in their lives.

He graduated from Ithaca College in 1973 and promptly went to work as a weatherman for a local news station.

It touches on a larger debate as to whether a college degree is worth the investment when student loan balances are soaring and new graduates often struggle to find jobs.

When I graduated college and started as a copywriting intern at a digital advertising agency in Chicago, I set my sights on tackling the world of entrepreneurship and personal branding.

«The students get paid internships as a way to offset the cost of college, and when they graduate they can say they learned it and actually practiced it on the job.

His mom graduates high school as a salutatorian destined for college but falls pregnant as a teenager and begins a life of single - motherhood and squandered opportunities.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- President Barack Obama said Saturday that the country is «a better place today» than when he graduated from college more than 30 years ago, citing his historic election as «one indicator of how attitudes have changed.»

As of 2014, the average student graduating with debt had borrowed $ 28,950, up from $ 18,550 a decade earlier, according to The Institute for College Access and Success.

The program, which Chipotle (cmg) unveiled on Monday, is a partnership with Colorado - based Guild Education and will allow employees at the burrito chain to pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees, taking college courses, earn a GED, or study English as a second language.

In May 2017, Michael graduated as a Founder's Scholar from The King's College with a bachelor of the arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, double - minoring in Journalism and Theology.

After graduating from the culinary program at George Brown College in 2000, John Hashimoto worked as a chef at various Toronto restaurants and hotels before moving on to product development for companies including Loblaw.

Brad Feld thinks it's a good idea for college students to start companies, as long as they still graduate.

After graduating college, Buffett worked for his father's brokerage firm as a stockbroker.

Just as we provide student loans to help provide a college education, when the student graduates we should consider providing employment loans that would start the employee ownership package rolling.

So now it's 2015, I'm 4 months from graduating college, I'm making 70k as a project manager (been working here for 2 months), putting 10 % of my income into my 401k (currently valued at 10k, & 50 % is matched by my employer, i'm at their max for matching), living at home with my parents, I have 3k in CD's, $ 26k in savings, and have no debt whatsoever (paying $ 8k per year for school in cash, so no student loans).

Graduate students may borrow funds for their education through the Grad PLUS program, so long as they are enrolled at least half - time in an accredited college or university.

For more specialized graduate programs, specific subject - related entrance exams are required such as the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) for business, Law Admissions Test (LSAT) for Law, and the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) to attend a medical university or graduate programs, specific subject - related entrance exams are required such as the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) for business, Law Admissions Test (LSAT) for Law, and the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) to attend a medical university or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) for business, Law Admissions Test (LSAT) for Law, and the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) to attend a medical university or cCollege Admissions Test (MCAT) to attend a medical university or collegecollege.

She graduated from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar and holds an AB with honors in economics from Harvard College.

Incomes are high, as is the percentage of college graduates, in Hilton Head.

A graduate of Davidson College, Steve was first bitten by the media bug in high school while working as a freelance writer for the local newspaper.

As with the Title IV requirement, most lenders require that you graduate from college.

But having said that, is there a special driver for people who are not college graduates for whatever reason since academic success is not a requirement for success as an entrepreneur?

Emsi's article STEM Majors Are Accelerating in Every State, Just as Humanities Degrees Are Declining covers the rapid increase in the number of college student graduating with STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors.

Wide ranged efforts to promote deeper learning in the STEM subjects will also help ensure that all students are ready for college or for the workforce when they graduate from high school and that they are prepared to take their place as productive, full participants in society.

Student Loan Hero's mission is to «educate and empower college graduates» by providing them with the most intelligent methods of managing, organizing, and repaying their student loans, ultimately helping to free them from debt as quickly as possible.

As the Times reporter Catherine Rampell has written, the job market is bad for college graduates right now but even worse for nongraduates.

Stacey received a BA in Business Economics from Mills College, as well as an MBA from the Mills College Lokey Graduate School of Business.