I am finishing up my thesis and plan to defense in August. Now I've started jobsearching. One question is: When I see some good opportunities that I don't want to miss, "expected graduation in August" in my resume may limit my chance of getting the job. Could you tell me how to tell them tactically that I am able to work anytime from now on since I can work and prepare for defense at the same time? Thank you very much for any suggestion!

这个简单。写成expected graduation date : SUMMER 2006.

SUMMER的定义很广，可以cover may-sept，这样你也没有撒谎。

我就是这样做的。。。。

Thank you, tracy00!! I will adopt your idea right away.