The News Review:
- Career-search tips for new graduates
- Career Coach:Updating skills always a smart move
- UI grads finding employment but some markets tough to crack
- Freshman spends day at the fire station
- Teens seeking summer jobs start search early
Career-search tips for new graduates
Boston Globe
Research indicates that full-time workers with a college degree earn more over their lifetimes compared to those who don’t. But back to your job search. Here are some job search suggestions for soon-to-be college grads: Use the career services office of your college or university. They often have job postings and leads on employment opportunities. Additionally they can provide advice on resume writing and job search strategies. Many sponsor networking events and workshops that may be very beneficial. Familiarize yourself with online posting boards.
Career Coach:Updating skills always a smart move
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
” If you have a passion for what you want to study returning to school may be exactly what you need. That passion will enable you to find a way to use what you learn to build a career in your field of interest. Karen Boroff dean of the Seton Hall Stillman School of Business in West range points out that depending on your employment situation there are many educational options available. If an individual is employed taking courses on a part-time or ad hoc basis may be a good option. Enrolling in courses offered through a continuing education or certificate program is an excellent way to develop or enhance specific skills that will keep you marketable. If an individual is unemployed studying on a full-time basis becomes a more attractive option. According to Boroff: “When an individual is pursuing an advanced degree in order to transition back into the work force a part-time graduate program is an option worth considering because it allows the student to network with working professionals.
UI grads finding employment but some markets tough to crack
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
“It was a big surprise to everyone that I would go that far away but it sounded like a great opportunity” said Schepis from Wappingers Falls N. She received the offer a couple weeks later. Not every graduate is so lucky. Placement directors at the UI say it’s tougher for graduating seniors to find jobs this year – but not drastically so. “There’s certainly a lot of hype about how tough it is for college graduates that it’s more challenging than what it has been for the last couple years” said Jennifer Neef career services coordinator for the UI College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Freshman spends day at the fire station
Yuma Sun
The 15-year-old freshman was on a job-shadowing assignment as part of the Career Employment Strategies elective class he was taking this year at school. “It’s a homework assignment to shadow someone in a profession we are interested in” Cervantes said. “I wanted to learn more about being a firefighter. “Cervantes arrived at the station at 9 a.
Teens seeking summer jobs start search early
MetroWest Daily News
Two swim instructors will be hired to run a five-week swim program but there will be no positions for lifeguards and camp counselors Roberts said. High school students are scrambling for work to help pay for car insurance and save for college. Joan Meilan a career specialist at Bellingham High School is urging those who cannot find employment to seek volunteer work for the summer. "It’s especially important for juniors looking to go to college" she saidInvolvement with organizations such as the YMCA and Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket R. can lead to future employment opportunities she said. "It’s a great resource" she said.
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