You and I know internships are great. They give you experience, teach you new things, expose you to valuable contacts and often count for course credit. Overall, internships are something you want.
So I wasn’t terribly surprised to see this article posted on The New York Times site the other day about companies having plenty of [...]
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Interns are in high demand
Posted in Internships, Job Search, Jobs for College Students, tagged Internships on July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Top 10 cities for new grads
Posted in Jobs for College Students, survey, tagged apartments.com, CBcampus, class of 2009, top cities for grads on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While there’s relief that classes are over, exams have been taken and term papers turned in, what lies ahead for the Class of 2009 is an extremely challenging and competitive job market.
For new grads who plan to expand their job searches beyond their college or hometowns, Apartments.com and CBcampus.com just released the “Top 10 Best [...]
The grass might be greener on the other side of your degree
Posted in Job Spotlight, Jobs for College Students, survey, tagged earth day, environment, green jobs, survey on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For most people born into Gen X, Y, or Z(?), Earth Day has been an annual part of our lives. We planted trees, learned about recycling, and learned to turn the water off when we brushed our teeth when we were little grade schoolers. Now, we’re older and environmental issues have become a permanent part [...]
Best Jobs for an Apprenticeship
Posted in First Job, Internships, Job Search, Jobs for College Students, Salary & Pay on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We all know the famous TV show, “The Apprentice,” which features contestants from around the globe competing to be an apprentice to the infamous Donald Trump.
While going on the reality show might be a bit extreme, the show might be onto something with the apprenticeship idea. As the availability of student loans shrink, one author [...]
Best Jobs for Recent College Grads
Posted in College Jobs, First Job, Jobs for College Students, tagged College Jobs, Jobs for College Students on January 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s never too early to start looking for your first job after college. Although it’s only January, it will be May before you know it and you don’t want to be caught off guard when graduation sneaks up on you.
To help prepare graduates for this transition, Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., and career expert Michael Farr wrote [...]
My dream job (Part Three)
Posted in College Jobs, First Job, Jobs for College Students, tagged College Jobs, Jobs for College Students on December 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Over the last few days, our CBcampus Ambassadors have been sharing some fun ideas about what they’d do for a living if they could build and shape their “dream job.”
Molly, our Ambassador in Michigan, is sharing her idea about what she’d like to do if she could build her own dream job.
Like many of us, [...]
My dream job (Part Two)
Posted in College Jobs, First Job, Jobs for College Students, tagged beer, Jobs for College Students on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been talking to our CBcampus Ambassadors and asking them what their ideal job would be. We have to face a lot of reality when all of us are searching for a job, so we wanted to make it fun and hear about what new workers entering the workforce would do for their dream gig.
Ryan, [...]
My dream job (Part One)
Posted in College Jobs, First Job, Jobs for College Students, tagged Jobs for College Students on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We asked our CBCampus Ambassadors to tell us what they’d do if they could create or land any job in the world.
First up: Kristina, our Ambassador from Wisconsin. Kristina’s a communications major, and she’s got a unique idea about a certain set of footsteps she’d love to follow in.
COMPETE, COMPETE, COMPETE
Posted in College Jobs, Jobs for College Students, tagged compete, Jobs for College Students on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
COMPETE.
That’s the message of a recent article in the Harvard Business Review by noted business expert Marshall Goldsmith.
Goldsmith makes a number of really important observations that every recent graduate and graduate-to-be needs to hear.
Among Goldsmith’s comments:
It is tough out there, and it’s only going to get tougher.
It’s crucial to think like an entrepreneur.
Students are competing in a [...]
Advice from the experts
Posted in College Jobs, Jobs for College Students, tagged career center, College Jobs, Jobs for College Students on November 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Wednesday, we featured a post from our CBcampus Ambassador Molly, who had experienced a less-than-stellar beginning to her job search.
We asked several experts and career center counselors across the country to take a look at Molly’s story and see if they had any suggestions for her to help her maximize her efforts to find [...]
