I have a number of good posts from around the career blogosphere. Everything from underrated career advice to finding entry level jobs. So let's get to it!

Penelope Trunk Reveals Underrated Career Advice: Penelope thinks asking good questions can give you a leg up in your career. She then offers up 5 tips for how to ask good questions, for example, make sure the question matches the person.

Jobacle's Cubicle is Shrinking: "Needleman gives an example from an interior design group that is creating new work areas that are now 48 sq. ft., down from 64 sq. ft. five years ago. When I mentioned that to my husband, he said the 48 sq. ft. actually sounded roomier than his current space. I'm sure a number of very practical reasons go into these decreases; companies needing to cut costs during the recession, elimination of space for employees who work mostly away from the office or adapting to a more open floor plan."

Career Alley Offers Thousands of Entry Level Jobs: Like, for reals. No exaggeration. Hot Jobs has over 8,000 job listings. Indeed has 77,000. Monster has over 2,000 listings. All for entry level. So get cracking!

Brazen Careerist Ashley Shute has another Underrated Job Search Skill: Keywords: "Keywords are so important to my job search. Knowing what I want to do – outreach, social service, preventative services, non-profit work, communications – is so key in finding the good jobs. Without knowing exactly what I am looking for the job hunt would be really hard. Well, the job hunt still is hard, but nonetheless, it’s not as hard knowing where to find the jobs I want now that I know how to narrow them down."

The Think Pink Line Profiles Green Jobs: "There has been a cultural shift in society’s expectations that businesses should work to protect the environment and its people. In fact, 95 percent of CEOs report that businesses must address the social and environmental pressures of society (McKinsey & Co., July 2007) and mounting evidence shows that employees will drive companies’ efforts to address sustainability (MIT Sloan Management Review, Sept 2009)."

Heather Huhman Has 5 tips for Video Resumes: Heather thinks (and I agree) that we'll be seeing more and more of interviews on video over the web. Heather's advice for these include knowing when to smile, making sure your appearance is as proper as it would be in a face-to-face, and keeping the scene behind you clean and professional.

The Wall Street Journal Looks at the Hot Cities for the Young to Find Work: "Big cities dominate our panelists' forecasts. Where trendy smaller cities might have captivated youth in the past, today's recession-scarred young people are more pragmatic, placing "greater emphasis on where high-quality, high-paying jobs are created," says Ross DeVol, director of regional economics for the nonprofit Milken Institute. Northeastern and West Coast cities are ascendant, eclipsing former Sunbelt favorites such as Atlanta." Click through for some city names.

TechCrunch Wants to Turn Universities in Businesses: "Researchers in university labs find vast numbers of breakthroughs which can better the world. Most of their work never sees the light of day. Hardly 0.1% of all funded basic science research results in a commercial venture. To boost our economy, we need to bridge this gap and improve the university research commercialization system." The author has some interesting suggestions for bridging that gap.

Forbes Advises on How to Capitalize Your Interest in the Arts: "Joseph Du Pont, the head of the career development office at Brandeis University, suggests you think in terms of two "buckets" of possible employment. One is all the possible careers associated with your own particular field of fine art. For an actor, that could mean working for a casting director or as a booking agent. For a visual artist, there is design work. All manner of artists also teach their skills."

Blue Skys Resume Blog Explains Why She Advocates Professional Resume Writers: Some people give professional resume writers a bad rap. Louise Fletcher doesn't get it. "I have 15 years of senior-level HR experience, so I’ve hired at all levels of companies across a number of industries. And I’ve always been good at taking a massive amount of information and seeing clear themes. That combination of skills makes me exceptionally good at what I do, and over the years I have helped thousands of people to find better jobs and make more money than they would have been able to do without me."

Whew, it's been a busy week around here. I can't believe it was a four day week ... it feels like an 8 day one. But at least the NFL is here and, Sunday, I can watch the Eagles continue to frustrate me for the umpteenth straight season. So there's that.

But that being said, it's been a relatively quiet Friday both in the office and on the career blogs. So in lieu of another rant like yesterday, I'm just going to serve you up some links that caught my attention today.

Let's get on to the career advice for all you students and college grads

College Finance 101 Alerts Us to Some Scholarships You Need: It's not too late to meet some of the fall deadlines for the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship and the Educationxpo Scholarship. So click on through or hit up College Finance 101 for more info.

Dan Erwin Doesn't Think Mentors Are Necessary: "With today's fast-changing technology, project and team-based environment, volatile marketplace and organizational changes such as outsourcing, downsizing, mergers, buy-outs and bankruptcy, it's absolutely impossible for a mentor to provide the help and support you need." I can see this being controversial.

JobMob Solves Some Typical Job Search Problems: Through the power of song! See there's this guy Henry, and he's got this bucket. Well somehow that bucket got a hole ... and Henry thinks Dear 'ol Liza can fix it. I swear, eventually this post answers some very real questions about finding a job ... it just takes a few minutes.

The Career Dr. Fields A Questions About Changing Careers For Teachers: A lot of teachers get tired of teaching pretty quickly. The job simply isn't cut out for everyone. And despite the fact that education is one of the few growth industries right now, if it ain't for you, it ain't for you. The Dr. seems pretty positive about the decision to head back to grad school. My sister is an ex-teacher and she decided grad school was the right choice. And She couldn't be happier. So if that's an option, it is worth considering it.

Cheezhead Details a Study of Career Paths to Pursue and Avoid: "The survey, conducted by about 150 human resources executives, found that new students should avoid career paths dealing with law, as only 1.4 percent of respondents chose that field as the most promising, followed by marketing or advertising and human resources, chosen by only 2 percent of respondents. Less than 5 percent chose public service."

The Creative Career Explores the Online Portfolio: This post is specific largely to the Public Relations field. "These days, the practice is becoming more common, and for students looking to stand out in a competitive job market, I would argue that an online portfolio is quickly becoming a requirement. This is particularly true for those looking for a digital position (and I might add, most PR positions have become at least somewhat digital)."

The Wall Street Journal Reports Professors are Learning and Teaching Lessons from the Recession: Lesson 1: Ethics. "It appears that the system rose to tolerate borderline or obviously unethical or illegal behavior. It's always in the panic that the world settles up with unethical behavior. If you look at the discoveries of Ponzi schemes, they coincide with economic troughs. These crises are illustrations of the fruits of unethical behavior. Students should pay close attention to them."

College Finance 101 Wants to Teach You About Time Management Some good tips in here for getting your time management under control. This is a skill you will need to develop for the real world and College Finance has a nice little list. Tips include waking up early, choosing classes and (what I think may be most important) getting the most out of your weekends. Chief Happiness Officer Has a Perfect Example of a Happy Employer Ladies and Gents, meet Southwest Airlines Rapping Flight Attendant. Umm ... Just watch the video. Bullseye Resumes Helps You Stand Out Among a Competitive Job Market Just some more good tips on standing out. We've talked about this: the job market is competitive right now with a lot of people applying for very few jobs. You need to show (SHOW) how you stand out and why you are the best choice for a position. Overcoming Bias Roundsup the Behavior of Different People Did you know: "Older and better educated folks spend more time eating. Middle aged folks don’t sleep as much as young or old folks. Most grooming is done in the morning." There's more... HR Minion Starts a Discussion on Online Degrees Lot's of good questions to get the ball rolling: "But would a recruiter consider them to be just as good as a more traditional degree? What does that accreditation really mean? Couldn't you just as easily say that not all traditional schools are created equal as well? Does the convenience of an online degree come at a cost or is this an unfair stigma?" Heather Huhman Profiles a New Job Search Tool JobTitled is a free service that helps you decide what career to pursue. It essentially uses public resumes on the web to quantify analytics of a career path for a specific career. So you can search by a job title, a major a degree and more. Sounds pretty cool ... Gonna check this out and report back.

I had a really great post for you today. And then it was eaten by Drupal. So now you get the Links. Complain and I will end you.

Forbes Profiles the Burgeoning Field of Speech Pathology: "Speech pathology is a very hot field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics categorizes its job prospects as "excellent." That's exactly what the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association found when it conducted a survey this year of job openings in health care settings like hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, pediatric hospitals and home health care firms." Ahhh I can feel the excitement.

Wall Street Journal Offers Advice on Assessment Tests: "[R]esearch has told us that the typical interview – even when conducted by a well-trained professional – can only reveal a person's leadership style (what he or she uses when trying to influence others). Simulation based assessments, on the other hand, can go a little deeper and determine a person's thinking style, in other words how he or she makes decisions 'when the door is closed and when someone isn't trying to impress someone else.'" And you thought test taking ended when you left college. Ah, naivete ...

BullsEye Resumes Helps Improve Your Introduction Skills: "How many times have you walked into a networking event and clammed up? Everyone around you is clustered into small groups talking, seemingly already well-acquainted. At some point, you lock eyes with another job seeker standing alone and know that an introduction is on the way." Whattya do? WHATTYA DO!?

Fistful of Talent Lists Some Phrases To Keep OFF Your Resume: Some are serious. For instance, you should leave off the tired cliche of "More than [x] years of progressively responsible experience." What does that even mean? Some are a bit more, oh, let's say, obscure. Like "Completely clear of all past communal diseases." Yeah, you may want to leave that one off.

Ere.net Profiles Microsoft's New Career Site: "Monday Microsoft unveiled its new career site that for the first time since the company went global makes it possible for someone in Moscow, Idaho to search for a job in Moscow, Russia, Redmond, Washington, Mumbai, and London all at the same time." I don't have a snarky comment for this. It just sounds pretty cool.

The hardest part of any vacation is coming back to work. This is not debatable. For instance, my Google Reader was on the verge of explosion. As much as I hate clicking the "mark all as read" button, after a few days it didn't seem I was covering any ground, so yesterday, I relented. Today's post, is what can loving be called a Tab Dump.

On to The Links ...

Ramit Sethi Examines: The 20-something who can't get his life together. Ramit's "Money Diaries" series takes real stories from real people (as oppose to, ya know, real stories from fake people). Today's entry features a 25 year-old who still lives with his parents. So if you are looking to feel good about yourself, this would be a good place to start today.

Monster Blog Wants: You to manage expectations during the job search. The gist of this post: The job search is a lengthy process. To expect immediate employment is unrealistic and will cause undue stress on an already stressful project. So manage those expectations, exercise some patience and let the full process run it's course.

Ere.net Profiles: The man who held 50 jobs in 50 weeks (exclamation point). "Here’s an economics major from the University of Southern California who hasn’t held a job for longer than a week since graduating in 2005. On his website he admits, almost eagerly, that he went on 40-plus interviews and didn’t land a single offer in his field." Well ... this is certainly a unique way to go about the job search.

HuffPo's Christine Hassler Gives: Advice on Advice. How Meta! The rundown: Head advice you read and receive carefully. Everyone is different, and this is all simply information. It's up to you to measure and apply this information in the way that fits best for you. You know yourself better than anyone.

Keppie Careers Explains: Evaluating a job description to determine if you are qualified. This is an extraordinarily in-depth analysis of reading a job description, processing the information supplied by the employer and how to decide whether this position is worth investing the time and energy to apply.

The Wall Street Journal Asks: "To Blog or Not to Blog." The pitfalls and advantages to using a blog to supplement your career. A nice quick read for anyone contemplating starting a blog to help out their career search.