Pursuing Your Career
Now, let’s get something clear! A résumé doesn’t get jobseekers a job! Why have one then? Because, a résumé is what you use to grab a hiring manager’s attention to the point he or she asks you in for a job interview. In other words, a résumé is your tool for getting a job interview! …
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We spend 4 to 5 years of our lives completing a college degree, our goal to find suitable employment “in the real world” after graduating. Then what happens?! Thousands upon thousands of new college graduates enter the job-search realm, and many of the students will wait well over 6 months before they find work. Adding …
I’ve written and presented at conferences on the importance of professors/trainers for undergraduates and/or apprentices, the latter group pursuing a trade (The Career-Minded Student). Essentially, these educators can help students fine-tune their skills and better understand career options beyond what any textbook or training manuael can provide. Questioning professors or trainers can help a student …
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Students will be returning to campuses nationwide during the next few weeks, and the weight of college costs will be most evident as students spend a ton of money on textbooks and other supplies. Problem is, a lot of the textbooks purchase never get used by the student spending $150 per book (understandably, those students …
Thomas Sullivan’s book, COLLEGE…WITHOUT THE EXCESSIVE DEBT, paints a grim reality. Students on average graduate with between 30K—35K in debt (Sullivan 2019:4). That’s a haunting statistic. His very short book provides a great blueprint for how students can avoid loans (for the most part if not altogether). Students continually using scholarship search engines to find …
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Not everyone has the luxury of working in an air-conditioned office. I’m sorta kinda in that situation. The building I work in has no AC, but my darling wife purchased me a portable AC unit for an anniversary gift. Yet, when I work at home or I go to another person’s office to fix any …
Sunblock or protective apparel – whatever you choose, don’t go outdoors without protection.
I’ve been involved in the higher education field for over twenty years, 16 years of which I have worked full time as an academic and career counselor for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. I myself was part of the program I now work for and have my own experience being a first-generation college student. My parents …
For those who have ever participated in efforts to hire new staff members, it will comes as no surprise that the recruiting process is often long, exhausting, frustrating, and costly. Matters get worse if at the end of a search, no one among the interviewed is hired. Now, I get that recruiters and members of …
My first position, paid, as a field archaeologist was as a teaching assistant for Dr. Eill Engelbrecht working on a Iroquoian site dating back to the 1500s. The year was 1992. There were 5 teaching assistants, the other 4 were grad students while I was a rising Junior/undergrad. The experience was filled with excitement and …
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