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Criteria for Choosing Your Perfect Job

happy-woman-working After the job search, interviews and multiple job offers, there are many decisions to be made. Granted, choosing between job offers is a nice problem to have, but this decision should not be made lightly or on limited criteria. Most people look first to salary and make a hasty and poorly considered decision based only on this. While salary is important, of course, future employees should think about other factors. While the salary of one offer may be more than another, the company may be farther from your home or offer fewer benefits. Consult this list before making any decisions.

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Best Cities for Young Professionals

young-business-professional Forbes.com recently combined a variety of factors to determine the top 40 cities in the United States for young professionals. The factors included where graduates of elite universities like Duke, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern and Rice had settled 10 years after graduation. Graduates were excluded if they settled in the state of their university. In other words, Forbes.com tried to find the cities that attracted college graduates enough to move and settle across state lines. The number of prized job openings in each city were included as another factor. Forbes.com also calculated the ratio of average starting salary in each city to cost of living. Finally, the number of young unmarried people in each city was considered in order to find areas that offered an active social life when young professionals aren’t working.

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Consulting Jobs

consultant-whiteboard Are They Right for You?

One of the most popular entry-level careers among college graduates is consulting. Jobs at the Big Five - Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting - are often discussed among graduating seniors.

Why is consulting so popular? The excellent pay, challenging work and steep learning curve are a draw for bright, talented new graduates. Many view management, health care or educational consulting jobs as a stepping-stone to business school. But consulting isn’t easy—most entry-level positions involve long hours and frequent travel. Here are some ways to find out if a consulting job is right for you.

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