'Don't Go To Law School,' 'Move To Asia,' And 28 Other Pearls Of Wisdom For 2012 Grads

In one of his first public speeches since his failed presidential bid, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered the commencement address at Southern Virginia University this weekend — and he had  a pretty strange message for the graduates.

Most business leaders, when asked to advise new graduates, are encouraging, telling them that though things might be rough now, they'll pick up in time. Not AIG's outspoken CEO, Robert Benmosche. 

Here's to the new graduating class.

It's graduation time, and everyone is sharing their best advice for graduates. So we decided to ask our editorial and senior staff here at Business Insider, "What do you wish someone had told you at graduation?"

The American Bar Association is looking for a "law school data cop" to make sure schools don't "fudge" post-graduate job stats, the National Law Journal reports.

A prediction as to the 2012/13 EPL table was made several weeks ago using a “wisdom of crowds" approach.  The inputs were based upon simulations from the Transfer Price Index (TPI), the Euro Club Index, and the staff writers at ESPN.  The post caught a little flack given that the prior [...]

Samantha Borgford of Uxbridge, Ont., graduated from teachers college in June. She spent the summer cleaning pools. Next week she won’t be entering a classroom to teach. She’ll still be cleaning pools. Ms. Borgford, 24, says she can’t complain about being unable to find a teaching job yet because she knows many other people around her age who can’t find work in their fields.

Job prospects for new lawyers are pretty bleak these days.