From Dorms to Desks
Welcome to "From Dorms to Desks", brought to you by College Recruiter job search site, which believes that every student and recent graduate deserves a great career. Every week, our AI-generated hosts dive into relatable topics, from landing that first internship to acing job interviews. With quick, 10-minute episodes full of upbeat, humorous dialogue, they make job searching feel less like a chore and more like an adventure. Whether you're a student navigating the last days of college or an early-career professional starting your first job, "From Dorms to Desks" is here to help you make the leap from campus life to career success—with plenty of laughs along the way!
Episodes
May 6, 2025 • 9 mins
The podcast episode of "From Dorms to Desks," produced by College Recruiter job search site, focuses on a key career-related issue for people early in their careers: diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The episode draws from an article published on CollegeRecruiter.com, titled "11 biggest job-related issues facing students, grads, and others early in their careers".
The podcast will emphasize that younger candidates are increa...
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April 29, 2025 • 10 mins
Today's episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast focuses on the networking challenges that people early in their careers face, particularly because of the shift to remote work. Our cohosts focus on these points:
The disruption of traditional networking due to the increase in remote work.
The difficulties younger workers face as they learn to connect and build relationships in virtual settings.
The desire for mentorshi...
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April 22, 2025 • 10 mins
Today's episode addresses the importance of mental health and well-being in the workplace for early-career individuals. It's a topic of major concern, as many candidates prioritize employers who offer support for mental health. This includes access to counseling services, a culture that promotes work-life balance, and flexible schedules. The episode will likely emphasize that these aspects are becoming increasingly crucial for attr...
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April 15, 2025 • 8 mins
This episode of the "From Dorms to Desks" podcast, from College Recruiter, focuses on a significant concern for students and recent graduates: the impact of AI and automation on the job market. The episode addresses the anxieties many young professionals face regarding job displacement, particularly in entry-level positions. It emphasizes that while AI offers new opportunities, it also creates uncertainty about how automation will ...
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April 8, 2025 • 8 mins
This episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast focuses on the key career-related issue of job market volatility and the anxiety it causes for early-career professionals.
Key points in the episode are:
Economic uncertainty is a major concern, with issues such as inflation and potential recessions creating job security worries for new professionals.
Hiring freezes and layoffs are adding to the anxiety of early-career candidates,...
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April 1, 2025 • 11 mins
The podcast episode "From Dorms to Desks" by College Recruiter focuses on the challenges and concerns of early-career individuals navigating the modern workplace, particularly regarding remote and hybrid work. The episode draws on an article published on CollegeRecruiter.com on January 13, 2024, titled "11 biggest job-related issues facing students, grads, and others early in their careers".
The central theme of the episode revolve...
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March 25, 2025 • 17 mins
Job hunting varies massively depending on whether the market favors employers or candidates. Right now, in most sectors, the labor market favors employers.
In today's episode, our cohosts share some wisdom offered by career expert Susan Kennedy, the Director of Career Services for Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts.
For recent graduates navigating a challenging economy, set realistic career goals. High unemployment rates for c...
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March 18, 2025 • 15 mins
In today's interview, our cohosts draw on some wisdom from career expert Bethany Wallace to talk about the importance of phone interviews and provide students, recent graduates, and others early in their careers with three critical tips for how to succeed in a phone interview:
First, schedule the interview and confirm the details. If you're better in the morning, try to schedule it for the morning. If you're likely to be in a noisy...
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March 11, 2025 • 13 mins
Employers almost always prefer to hire candidates with experience, even for roles that they consider to be entry-level. Why? Because their risk of hiring the candidate is lower than their risk of hiring a candidate with little to no experience.
But if you have no experience, how do you get it? In short, the question isn't right. You do have experience. Everyone does. You have transferable skills from jobs that might, at first glan...
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March 4, 2025 • 10 mins
One of the most important skills in today's increasingly globalized economy is the ability to communicate in another language. Often, employers don't list that skill as a requirement or even preference and yet are far more likely to hire the candidate with that skill set if aware of it.
Experts explain that these skills demonstrate initiative, cultural sensitivity, and a well-rounded personality, making candidates stand out. Even ...
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February 25, 2025 • 7 mins
Almost all students and recent graduates want to be employed, but does that always mean that someone else needs to hire you? No. Another option is to become self-employed by starting your own venture.
It is one thing to say that you want to start your own business. It is another thing entirely to come up with a good idea for that business, and yet another thing to execute on that idea. Today's episode of the From Dorms to Desks Pod...
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February 18, 2025 • 17 mins
On today's episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast, our cohosts provide advice for entry-level job seekers on acing basic interview questions. They draw analogies to dating by emphasizing the importance of preparation, including being ready to respond to common questions like, "Tell me about yourself" and, "Why should we hire you?"
Showcase your relevant skills and share with the interviewer some of the information you discover...
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February 11, 2025 • 26 mins
On today's episode, our cohosts talk about the 2024 research report, Building Better Internships. It was largely based on the 2023 National Survey of College Internships (NSCI), which investigated internship participation, quality, and equity among U.S. college students. The findings were likely of little surprise to professionals who are deeply involved in helping students find and succeed in their internships.
The report and und...
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February 4, 2025 • 15 mins
There's no doubt that the red-hot job market of 2022 cooled off in 2023 and didn't fully recover in 2024. In some sectors, the job market in 2023 and 2024 was, at best, frustrating to candidates.
A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers forecasts a 7.3 percent increase in hiring for the Class of 2025, driven by economic recovery, and increased competition for talent, especially in tech, healthcare, an...
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January 28, 2025 • 7 mins
College Recruiter publishes several podcasts, one of which is the From Dorms to Desks Podcast. Listeners are mostly students, recent graduates, and other candidates who are early in their careers.
Another is the High Volume Hiring Podcast, which is co-hosted by Jeanette Leeds and College Recruiter's founder, Steven Rothberg. A recent episode featured career expert, J.T. O'Donnell, and focused on employer authentication is paramount...
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January 21, 2025 • 7 mins
For millions of years, which is as long as there have been people, those people have worked together to accomplish tasks that could not be done individually, or could not be done nearly as efficiently or effectively. But a couple of hundred years ago, employment started to change. The dawn of the Industrial Revolution meant the creation of factories, and factories meant that employers suddenly needed to hire dozens, hundreds, or ev...
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Volunteering doesn't pay the bills, but volunteering can lead to well-paying jobs that do pay the bills. Are you struggling to get hired even for an internship because you don't have experience? Volunteering for a non-profit or small business can get you the experience that you need to launch yourself into your dream role.
Internship Scarcity: Our cohosts highlight some of the common complaints from students facing difficulties i...
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January 7, 2025 • 20 mins
Today's episode presents advice for women seeking to achieve leadership positions within their places of work, as shared by Melissa Greenwell, author of "Money On The Table: How to Increase Profits Through Gender-Balanced Leadership" and COO of The Finish Line, Inc.
1. Prioritize Teamwork: Greenwell emphasizes the importance of being a strong team player: "Help others, volunteer for assignments, and make the extra effort to move pr...
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December 31, 2024 • 9 mins
Today's episode addresses ghosting. No, not the kind of ghosting that fans of Scooby Doo will be familiar with. The kind of ghosting that we cover in today's episode is about candidates not showing up for job interviews and, more specifically, why they don't.
There are some common excuses job seekers use to avoid attending job interviews. We examine some of the common themes in all, including the ethical dilemma of honesty versus s...
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December 24, 2024 • 19 mins
It used to be commonly said that it was rude to talk about money, religion, or politics, at least in some situations. Well, podcasts aren't one of those situations and so, in today's episode, we're going to dive into a discussion about money. Specifically, we're going to talk about why it is important for students, recent grads, and others early in their careers to choose jobs that pay well.
Salary is paramount: While work-life b...
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