Does Major=Career?

Does Major=Career? Are you feeling stress over choosing your major or career path? Many people feel stress because they think that once they select their major, they are forever chained to a related career path. However, statistics show that over 80% of people in today’s workforce are in career fields unrelated to their college majors. [...]

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Federal Government Careers: Why Now is a Great Time to Learn More!

  Federal Government Careers:  Why Now is a Great Time to Learn More! If you are starting to explore career options after graduation the federal government, the nation’s largest employer with 1.9 civilian employees, offers a wide range of opportunities across many majors and career interests.  In fact, despite the current tough economic climate, now [...]

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Key tips from employers to land the job you want!

We’ve received many questions from students regarding what employers really look for in potential employees. So, we polled some of our employer partners who are currently recruiting students for internships and entry level jobs to get their direct feedback and tips. Here’s what they had to say: JOB SEARCH ETIQUETTE: Lindsay Pollock, IBM University and [...]

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Job Search 2.0: Branding yourself for success workshop

 Job Search 2.0: Branding yourself for success  Employers are increasingly using social media and social networking sites such as LinkedIn,VisualCV, Facebook, and more to recruit and source for job candidates. In fact, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of 2,667  Human Resources professionals 45% indicated that they would use social networking or social media tools to gain [...]

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