June 14, 2012

Poll: What’s a Grad to Do in This Job Market?

What’s the best single piece of advice for grads in a fragile job market? Take the poll, then find out what other Big Think readers are saying.

Jason Gots

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What’s the best single piece of advice for grads in a fragile job market? Take the poll, then find out what other Big Think readers are saying. Disagree with all of these options? Want to share a completely different bit of career wisdom? Have at it in the comments thread below…

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