We have a number of great, useful links today. So rather than continue to depress you with Today's sign-of-the-apocalypse report about how jobs or dropping or pay is dropping, I'm just going to go ahead and get to the links.

NACE Reports: Salary offers have dropped off for the class of 2009. The average salary offer for new grads, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, dropped 2.2% from last year. The salaries are down from $49,624 to $48,515 for grads with a Bachelor's Degree. Good News? Engineering saw a rise of 2.3% to an average salary of $58,438 (OK, so I lied about the whole sign-of-the-apocalypse thing ... there's always tomorrow).

Forbes Reports: While Journalism Jobs are dropping, Journalism classes are filling up. While rough estimates put newspaper jobs lost this year at 7,500 (which is a lot, trust me), "Columbia, Stanford and NYU applications increased 38%, 20% and 6%, respectively, from the previous year. Same thing at state schools. The University of Colorado (up 11%), University of North Carolina (up 14%) and University of Maryland (up 25%) all saw gains." Confused? Me too. The indomitable spirit of the public sphere, perhaps?

Alison's Job Searching Blog Found: A LinkedIn guide for new graduates."If you're getting ready to graduate from college (or are a recent grad) and aren't quite sure how to transition from personal to professional networking, the LinkedIn '09 Grad Guide will help you get started on LinkedIn, and show you how create your profile, make connections, get recommendations, and build a network."

College Mogul Offers: 3 questions to ask before you pursue a full time job with a startup. Think less: "Do you guys have all that food and free stuff like Google?" And more: "Is this the right atmosphere for me?"

Jason Seiden Wonders: Should you cut your hair? Jason tackles the tough questions of the appropriate course of action for a guy with long hair. Ahh, to cut or not to cut?. If that's the question, this must be the rub.

Blue Sky Resumes Blog Provides: Tips on "spicing" up your resume. You have to make your resume stand out, especially given the job market and the increased competition you face. This post has some great advice on how you can do just that.

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