The 15 Best Pieces of Career Advice for New Graduates
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The 15 Best Pieces of Career Advice for New Graduates

Ken Bennett/Wake Forest University

‘Tis the season for long-winded, clichéd speeches.

For all the pomp (and circumstance), commencement ceremonies tend to be pretty tedious affairs, and the keynote speeches are no exception.

Still, there are a few commencement speakers who manage not only to impart some useful words of wisdom to graduates but to do so with wit and insight. New grads, after all, can really use some good advice, particularly when it comes to their careers.  Here’s some of the best of 2015 and years past.