College grads go old and new school to find jobs

May 18, 2011 by Tamara Bell

[HTML1] Are you graduating college this month or next? Do you have a job already lined up? Not finding a job before graduation doesn’t mean you’ll never find your dream career.

Nathan Green, president of campus2careers, an Austin, Texas-based online career site, joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how, despite a sluggish economy, recent college graduates can find careers with small to mid-sized businesses by reaching out to them on social media as well as knocking on doors and shaking hands. He also points out that, along the way, Gen Y should set realistic expectations for that first job, perhaps seeing it as a stepping-stone to their ultimate dream career.

More about Nathan Green
Nathan Green is president of campus2careers, the first online career community in the world that matches college students and recent grads with small and medium-sized businesses for jobs and internships.

Nathan’s background includes being one of the youngest executives at Pearson, the world’s largest education publisher, where he managed their multi-million dollar Talent Assessment business. He’s also held executive-level positions at CoAdvantage and Accenture.

Co-founder of the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce, Nathan is a graduate of Cornell University, where he earned a BA in Human Resources.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.