Top 10 Cities: Job Prospects For College Graduates To Consider

As a college graduate you are either buried in student loans waiting to be paid, you have lived a bare thread existence, or you are just ready to prosper after a long preparation period called your “whole life.” The following list was compiled from Hannah Clark’s beautiful article in Forbes.com “The Best Cities To Get A Job.”

The numbers represent a small part of why these cities are considered the top 10 cities for college graduates to find a job. Each city’s economy is outlined with new companies or industry highlights. In addition “affordability” ratings for housing (NAR calculator) and cost of goods (Cost of Living Index by infoplease.com) should be areas that students investigate on their own.

Top 10 Cities

1. Washington D.C.: Unemployment rank: 4 and Job growth rank: 12

2. Phoenix, Ariz: Unemployment rank: 17 and Job growth rank: 8

3. Las Vegas, Nev: Unemployment rank: 12 and Job growth rank: 1

4. Orlando, Fla: Unemployment rank: 5 and Job growth rank : 6

5. Bethesda, Md: Unemployment rank: 2 and Job growth rank : 32

6. Richmond, Va: Unemployment rank: 6 and Job growth rank : 28

7. Raleigh, NC: Unemployment rank: 18 and Job growth rank: 22

8. Jacksonville, Fla: Unemployment rank: 13 and Job growth rank: 20

9. Oklahoma City, Okla: Unemployment rank: 21 and Job growth rank: 44

10. Virginia Beach, Va: Unemployment rank: 16 and Job growth rank: 25

College Student Marketability Tool #1: Learn How To Be An Expert To Maximize Your “Employability”

If you believe that believing in yourself is a choice then you must understand how to begin the process. The first characteristic that shapes our reality is our self confidence. But how do you feel confident when you have never done something that feels so difficult like making a life change?

How Do I Build My Confidence?

1. Increase Your Knowledge and Expertise:

Take classes at a college, apply for an internship, or hire a specific expert
Read books, periodicals, online sources to supplement your base of knowledge
Understand that being an “expert” is defined by Websters as “skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject.” You do not have to be a Ph.d; life experience and a willingness to learn will help you become an expert

2. Practice Your Craft:

Repetition and critiquing your performances are the mainstays of any effort to improve. By seriously practicing, being mindful of quality, and relentlessly striving to improve you will become an expert and build your confidence in the process

3. Offer Your Work For Free:

Give free workshops, tutoring, mentoring, or offer your resources to businesses. The key to offering your work for free is the priceless feedback and experience you gain from this activity

4. Find a Mentor:

Look for someone who is successful in your niche. Surround yourself with positive people. Allow their positive habits to rub off on you. Make the commitment to expand your base of friends and acquintances

Student Job Applicant’s Tool #1: Avoid “Derailing” Your Career Before It Starts

This article was originally presented on http://deansguide.wordpress.com; Dr. John Eggers, Ph.d researcher, has identified the best method for hiring people in corporate America. If you are a recent graduate and you are searching for a job consider this article a warning. Understand your personality type, research the firms you want to work for in your career, then present yourself in the best light.

FoxBusiness.com published this article on Valentine’s Day 2008
John Eggers, Ph.d and President/CEO of Proclivity LLC is an expert in human capital issues effecting businesses, employee challenges in the workplace, and measuring the best method for hiring the right people within an organization. Egger’s University of You (YU) is billed as “A Personal, Career & Organizational Development Forum” and “Resources to Help You Win.” One of the best and most simple lists to help Realtors and Brokers assess their employees is his list of the “Top Ten Executive Derailment Factors”

According to Dr. Eggers: “fifty percent (50%) of executives overrate their abilities and a few simple steps can stop this from happening”

Egger’s “Top Ten Executive Derailment Factors”

1. Hubris

2. Mishandling Office Politics

3. Alienating Your Boss

4. Over Reliance on a Mentor

5. Suffering from a Bad Image

6. Being a “Problem Child”

7. Not Producing Results

8. Succumbing to Stress

9. Changing Everything

10. Getting Off to a Bad Start