Many students are so much in debt when they graduate that it takes them more than 10 years (sometimes even more than 20 years!) to pay off. THAT is not a situation you want to find yourself in. College students today need to get smarter about what they pay for their education and manage their finances carefully. That means getting a job as soon as possible and preferably getting one that may lead to a full time job later. Be smart and keep your debt low!

Everyone knows that interns get paid little or nothing and that is why you might not be keen on getting one. If you have fixed bills to pay and the internship doesn’t pay enough for you to make ends meet, you might not have this option. But for those students who want to get their foot in the door of a company that might actually be interested in hiring them later, an internship can be the way to go.

This isn’t the case just for the tech industry as all sorts of company hire interns. You have to remember that the competition for all jobs in America is super high right now and many college students and graduates are finding it almost impossible to find work. Becoming an intern first is a real way to get ahead of the pack and make connections within a company. If you are an intern that works hard, does an outstanding job, and is liked, don’t you think that company will perhaps hire you before they interview unknowns to fill a job?

Jobs for college students are in high demand throughout the school year and during summer vacation as well. Even if you aren’t really looking for a career right now, getting an internship will look good on your resume and may lead to something later on. It is smart to be thinking ahead as much as possible because at this point, it is unlikely the economy and jobs situation is going to improve any time soon.

We all want good jobs for college students and graduates but now you have to start being smart about it and planning ahead. Way ahead.

Picking the right major is imperative today because lets face it, not all jobs pay the same. And with unemployment such a concern, there are industries and fields that have much more opportunity and higher pay than others.

For instance, based on this very useful chart from the Wall Street Journal (you can sort it too), it seems that careers in science, engineering, finance, and nursing will be some of the better choices for new college graduates. Those fields not only have the lowest unemployment rates but they have some of the highest pay as well. On the flip side, it is not hard to understand why majoring in history, English, art, or psychology will make it harder for you to find a good job that pays what you probably think you are worth.

Planning ahead and choosing the right major and career is so important now that the cost of getting a degree is so high. You can read article after article on how students today are struggling with debt, having to move back home, and even having to declare bankruptcy just because their debts are so high and jobs are so hard to find. Now is the time to do the smart thing and plan your major carefully and know what you are getting yourself into when you graduate.

Jobs for college graduate used to be something that students could take for granted. With a degree in hand, most students would be able to find some kind of work. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case and the sooner you realize exactly how dire the situation is, the more able you will be to plan ahead and make the right choices.

But what I don’t get is why college students are not gathering and protesting on COLLEGE CAMPUSES around the country?

Many (most?) students today graduate in debt and the reason for that is the ever skyrocketing cost of tuition. It’s CRAZY how much college tuition has gone up and students are pissed! It doesn’t matter whether you are going to a state college or a private college, your tuition is WAY HIGHER than it should be. It’s not right that today’s students have to start their lives in so much debt after they graduate and start looking for jobs that aren’t there.

Many of these Occupy Wall Street protestors are college students who are pissed about being in debt so why aren’t they taking their fight to the place that is responsible: their own colleges? The banks aren’t responsible for high college costs. Corporations aren’t responsible for out of control tuition. Politicians have nothing to do with the price of college. TAKE YOUR FIGHT TO THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING YOUR TUITION YEAR AFTER YEAR. Occupy your colleges!

I just don’t understand why there aren’t rallies on every college campus throughout the country. Make your displeasure with high costs known to those responsible: college deans, presidents, professors, and everyone else who has a part in jacking up your tuition.

College students today are paying more for their degrees than any generation before them and they have a right to be upset about it! But if that is ever going to change, college students are going to have to organize and start letting their colleges know that they are upset. It is the only way!

Young adults today who are looking for jobs for college students or for graduates, surely know how to sign up for sites like Snagajob, Monster, and Job.com. They of all people are familiar with the Internet and are comfortable using it to do a variety of things which include getting their resumes online so that the right people can find them. But for this “Internet generation”, they must fight the tendency to be lazy and stop there.

The job hunt can’t end with what you do online. Not in this economy. Several years ago you might have been able to get away with putting your resume online and applying to a few jobs before being accepted but not now. In 2011 and going forward, getting a job usually means having to work hard to get it.

So, what should you be doing after you put your resume online?

1) Networking. Do it online and offline. Connect with as many people and businesses as you can and let them all know you are looking for a job. The more legwork you do on your own, the better chance you will have of meeting someone that has a job for you or knows someone who can help you.

2) Personalize every resume and cover letter you send out. It’s much easier to send your stock resume along with a general cover letter but that is what most other people are doing. You need to set yourself apart and show employers that you are the real deal. The extra effort you put into constructing customized resumes and cover letters tailored for each possible job could make the difference.

3) Double and triple check your spelling and grammar. A mispelled misspelled word or sloppy sentence is not what you want to have at this stage of the game. Given two candidates that are equal, an employer will probably hire the one that didn’t make the mistake(s) on their resume.

4) Look everywhere. If you can’t seem to find a job on campus, look off campus. If you can’t find a job in your college town, start expanding your search. Look for online jobs or freelance opportunities online. Be as creative as you can and think out of the box. Yes, I know that is easier said than done but use this job hunting time to learn about yourself and figure out what you can and can’t do.

Remember, this is probably not going to be the last time in your life you will be looking for a job. Hopefully it will, but the odds say it isn’t. Work hard to learn how to find a job. Some people are definitely better at it than others and generally speaking, those that put in the most effort are the ones that end up being the most successful at finding something.

1) You might start out by looking at your college’s website to see what jobs are posted there. Usually they will have all jobs within the university such as library jobs, food service jobs, RA jobs, and other types of work where you won’t even need to leave campus. Often times though, while convenient, those jobs won’t pay as much as you might be able to make off campus.

2) After looking online you should head off to shops and restaurants surrounding your school. The earlier you begin your job hunt there, the more likely you will be to find actual jobs that are open. You can’t procrastinate though because if you wait until everyone is back at school, all jobs will probably already be gone.

3) In order to find other openings in the areas surrounding your college, you go online to Snagajob to see what else is available. These will be part time and hourly jobs that should be a good fit for you.

The best advice in 2011 if you are looking for good jobs for college students is to drop everything and get out there pounding the pavement THE MINUTE YOU ARRIVE! Put as much time as you can up front in your effort to get hired because if you wait it might be too late.

President Obama got voted into office by a wave of people wanting change. Many of them were first time voters and younger voters who bought into his vision of hope and change. Well, so far that change hasn’t worked out for anyone looking for work.

You are spending a LOT of money to get your degree, all in the hopes that it will lead to a better job or at least SOME job. But if there aren’t jobs to get you through college and there aren’t any good jobs after you graduate, what will you do then? A degree is worthless if there isn’t someone to hire you when you get out!

When President Obama was sworn into office in January 2009 the unemployment rate was over 7%. Now more than TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER, unemployment is over 9%. That is NOT progress and NOT the kind of change we need. Apparently Obama has been working on jobs all the time but things are just getting worse. How long do we give him until we admit he doesn’t know how to make things better?

One of the best ways to get good at something is by doing it and practicing it. Something like a job interview is no different and that is why every one you go to is valuable experience, even if you don’t get the job.

I have a friend who has gone to many interviews for jobs she had no interest in! When I asked why she spent all that time interviewing for jobs she didn’t even want, she told me it was for the experience. You never know what questions will be asked and every interview you show up for, the more practice you get answering the wide array of questions thrown at you. Believe me, one bad answer to a question you never anticipated can turn a whole interview into a downward spiral.

That is why you should never turn down a job interview. Too many job seekers are lazy these days and hope to get a job by doing little more than filling out applications online. Sending out resumes and cover letters by email and applying to things online has almost gotten too easy. Many people looking for work treat the job hunt like email spammers do: the more you send out, the better your odds of someone being interested. Jobs for college students and graduates are out there but you have to work harder than that to get them.

Another thing you can do to get better at job interviews are to record yourself with video. Everyone has or knows someone with a video camera and you should use it to your advantage. It has never been easier to see for yourself exactly what you look and sound like in an interview.

Have a friend prepare five to ten questions and then sit down with you for the interview. Being able to watch yourself in action may reveal some things that need to be worked on that you weren’t aware of. We all have an idea of what we think we sound and look like but when we see ourselves on camera, it’s not always as good as we think. Video taping practice job interviews is a great way to polish your style and give you a better shot at impressing a recruiter or hiring manager.

Probably every one of you has a Facebook and Twitter account. You might also have a Myspace and LinkedIn account as well. Social media has taken off and the younger you are the more likely you are to be participating in it.

When you start applying for college jobs, you need to be very aware that the things you do online can affect you in ways you never thought of. Everything you put on the Internet, even if it is in a password protected forum or account, could conceivably be found by someone. That someone could be your boss or future boss and they might not like what they read! We have all heard the very real stories of people being fired for things they have said on Facebook.

Looking for jobs for college students is stressful and there are a lot of things to do and think of. Where do I apply? What do I say in the interview? What if they don’t like me? What do I do if no one hires me? Where do I start?

All of these things may be going through your mind, especially if you are under pressure to find a job fast. But one thing you don’t want to have to deal with is being scared that the things you have said or written online could be found by an employer or potential employer.

Going online and posting things on your Facebook and Twitter accounts may seem second nature to you. But how often has it crossed your mind to NOT write something because you didn’t want your boss to see it? If you are in college now, you most likely have grown up with the Internet and are very used to socializing through these online sites. But now that you are looking for a job in the “real” world, you might want to go back through some of your accounts and see if they need to be cleaned up.

Most importantly you need to remember, and this is from here on as an adult, that you ALWAYS need to think twice before you put things out there for everyone to read. Even if it is just a political opinion, it might offend someone or come back to hurt you in ways you never imagined. This is a new world full of great technology and endless possibilities: just make sure you don’t use it in a way that you might regret later.

One this list here you can see that a bank teller job is rated 86 out of 200 of the best jobs but you may also notice that the pay is quite low. It is not something you want to do as a career but it can make a good job while in college because often times you can do it part time.

I was a bank teller after I graduated college and I can tell you that it took a bit of getting used to. First of all you have to be good with money and not make mistakes because your cash at the end of the day has to balance out. I remember being scared at the end of my shift for many weeks as I added things up because if you can’t make things balance, you won’t last long.

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Find bank teller jobs at Snagajob – enter your zip code and then look for companies CHASE and US BANK which both advertise teller jobs that are available in cities all over the country.
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Another thing is that you have to be personable with the customers. A bank teller is the face of the company in many cases and if you are grouchy or curt with people the customers will make complaints. I always thought people coming into banks just wanted to conduct their business and get out. While this is the case for some, there are many regular bank customers that come in and want to do a bit of quick socializing. There are even customers that wait for specific tellers because they like them. You have to be willing to make small talk with some of your customers and at the same time be able to figure out which ones don’t want the chit chat.

Being a bank teller will mean that your manager will want you to up-sell other financial products. Not only will you have to get good at dealing with all the types of transactions that a teller performs but you will also have to learn some of the financial products the bank has to offer. For instance, if you see someone with a $30,000 balance in their checking account, your manager will probably want you to mention to them that they could be making more with a certificate of deposit. The more you can up-sell the more money the bank makes and that always makes managers happy.

I took the bank teller position hoping that it would lead to bigger and better things within the bank. I have always liked money at it seemed a possible career choice for me. However, I soon discovered how little the banking industry pays as a whole and I decided one year later to move on to another career choice.

While being a teller wasn’t the right thing for me after graduating college, it would have been just great as a college job. I could have done it part time as many banks have a variety of shifts and many tellers are also students at the same time. It would have also been a good thing to put on my resume showing some work experience and although a teller position won’t make you rich, it pays just fine for a college student.