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Jobless New York grad sues her college for $70,000 tuition. Satire of said grad offers 10 surefire ways to live in your parents’ basement for the rest of your life. Radio resumes begin airing on an LA radio station. Four tips on how to work for a jerk.

Whether you know grad school is where you’re headed, or you’re just considering it as another option on the way to your future career, make sure you check out the latest feature on TalentEgg: GMAT and GRE test preparation.

Happy long weekend, everyone! Just in case you have some time on your hands and you’re not camping, heading up to the cottage or having a pool party, there’s quite a bit of news, content and video to check out in this week’s edition of Friday Finds. Enjoy!

Are you a student or recent grad with questions about how you should job hunt? Now you can get your burning questions answered by an expert! This fall, the TalentEgg Career Incubator is launching a new feature called “Ask our career counsellor,” with career counsellor and trainer Cathy Keates.

Two-thirds of us feel ‘obliged’ to work for free and feel exploited by working without pay. Big surprise: a study says hot people get ahead in life — more specifically, it boosts a student’s GPA. Why your online reputation could be keeping you unemployed and what you can do about it. Is Gen Y losing religion?

According to enrolment data compiled by colleges and universities, young workers are revisiting their career plans in favour of the stability of the public sector. June saw the highest unemployment rate for students since 1997. Gen Y likes old stuff and we’re also smart enough to know we use tech too much.

Do you meet the basic requirements of the entry-level jobs you apply for? With a bit of research, every grad can ensure they’re ready to beat the competition. 3 ways to make the most of a jobless summer. And a bit of news: Canada needs more bilingual grads to fill government jobs … 6,000 more each year.

Jobless? No, they’re ‘funemployed.’ 10 smart tips for getting the interview! How NOT to post your resume on Craigslist. And even more (the worst of) Craigslist.

Post Grad, starring Alexis Bledel, is about a girl named Ryden Malby who, like a lot of us, graduated from post-secondary with her whole life planned out: graduate, find a job and have a successful career, maybe fall in love and live happily ever after. Then she hits some road blocks.

Stay in school, it pays: study. Grant program gets small cheques to more students. Emerging from the wreckage at York, president Mamdouh Shoukri gives The Globe and Mail an exclusive interview. The term “social networking” is increasingly appearing in job postings.

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