Marilyn Mackes

• College grads will earn more this year

  By Jenny Ivy  |  April 19, 2012

  The overall median salary for Class of 2012 college ticked up 4.5 percent over the median posted by the Class of 2011.

• Social media partnership formed to help job seekers

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  October 21, 2011

  Facebook, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, DirectEmployers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies are coming together to create the Social Jobs Partnership, which will strive to facilitate employment for America's jobless via social media.

• More interns getting full-time work

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  June 1, 2011

  Employers recruited a 10-year high percentage of their interns for full-time positions last year, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.