Tag Archives: college students

Linkedin: The Job Search Revolution

As I approach the latter half of my years as a college student, I am reaching the time in my life when the real world becomes a reality. I just moved into my first apartment, I’m paying my own bills, and I’m taking on responsibilities that force me to “grow up.” Soon I will join those who have already graduated in the daunting task of finding a job.

Social Media and Our Minds

While perusing the Internet this morning I came across an article entitled “Are Twitter and Facebook Affecting How We Think?” which caused me to think about how my generation, well, thinks. The article’s thesis, that as the young generation spends more and more time online using social media their core mental processes are actually altered immediately rang true.

Gen Y: We DO Have Drive

Yes, I’m a recent college grad, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to procrastinate my life away while I eat pizza and watch Jersey Shore. During my undergraduate career, I studied abroad, held two internships, participated in athletics and several student organizations, and then graduated summa cum laude—ahead of schedule. I couldn’t have accomplished that by being lazy. And I’m only one of millions of college students worldwide—I promise I’m not the only one with drive.

Social Media Is Here To Stay

While many social media sites are free to access, successful execution of a social media campaign relies on much more than one of “these young folks” creating a page and posting every few days. It requires thoughtful planning, a thorough understanding, and diligent execution, to say the least.

Twitter: The “Quick and Dirty” Social Media

…this question is behind the recent push of college students to join Twitter. While the average Joe and Jane, 40-something, suburban “mom and dad”-types may not care what the millions of Twitter users are saying, the average college student does. Why? Because college students are opinionated, self-confident, tech savvy individuals who want everyone to hear what they have to say.

Not Your Grandmother’s Media

While it’s true college students (and recent graduates) are less likely to pick up the daily newspaper and read it cover to cover like our parents or grandparents did, I don’t think traditional media is “dying” like so many people fear. Instead, it is shifting forms and becoming more accessible by those who consume it.