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Outlook for 2008 College Graduates
By Phil Gardner
Despite general economic gloom, new college graduates benefit from large retiree pool
Trends: Students Craft Internships to Fit Interests
By Anjali Athavaley, CollegeJournal.com
Job description? Some passionate, enterprising applicants manage to write their own.
Top 10 Secrets of Interns Who Get Full Time Jobs
Release by INROADS
Good tips from non-profit organization dedicated to corporate career development for talented
minority youths
Top Employers for 2008
Special section from THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine
At our sister-site, THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online: Annual ranking of
hiring employers seeking entry-level candidates, by positions and majors sought.
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Proven Resume Techniques for New College Graduates
By Abby M. Locke, IMDiversity Special Careers
Contributor
Is it possible to create an effective resume when you
have little or no work experience? Absolutely.
Underused College Tool: Campus Career Services
By CHERYL SOLTIS, From The Wall Street Journal Online
As graduates-to-be get ready to take their first steps into the working world and alumni
consider switching jobs, many overlook one of the richest resources on campus
Dialogue on Career Counseling and Latino/a Student Needs
IMDiversity Hispanic American Village Staff
Q&A with Gary Santana, Associate Professor and Student Development and
Counseling Area Coordinator, Bluegrass Technical and Community College, addresses 2-year vs. 4-year
degrees, and opportunities and challenges he sees facing Latino students
What Do American Indian and Alaskan Native College Students Want in a Career?
IMDiversity Staff
Follow-up to last year's Diversity Employers survey finds that flexibility, opportunities to serve,
remain highest priorities
Building Global Skills with International Internships, Co-ops, and Study Abroad
Programs
By Stewart Ikeda, IMDiversity Inc.
Extended online feature from THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine: University,
non-profit resources racing to meet employers' rising demand for students and
entry-level workers with foreign experience, a global outlook. [opens
new window]
Q&As: Getting the Most from a Career Center
By DIANE
HESS, CollegeJournal.com
Also: Should I relocate?; job experiences on college applications
The On-Campus Interview
By Dr. Delores Dean
University career services director shares tips for succeeding at the first step
in getting the on-site interview
Bypass Reality TV for Reality Learning
By Linda Bates Parker
Get the most out of internships, co-op education and other experiential learning
programs
Class of '07 Gets Plenty of Job Offers
Erin White, The Wall Street Journal Online
2007 is shaping up as the
strongest for college recruiting since the downturn earlier this decade,
colleges report
Summer Jobs Easier to Find This Year
By RACHEL EMMA
SILVERMAN, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street
Journal
Summer job prospects for students at places ranging from amusement parks to
hedge funds are looking brighter this year after a long dry spell
Tips
for Grads: Job Search Strategies to Help You Find a Job
Part 1 of 2 from THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online
Four Career Services Directors from Louisiana colleges share
tips for new graduates just gearing up to enter the job market
What to Do If You
Are Unemployed at Graduation
Part 2 of 2 from THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online
Al Barron, Career Services Director at Southern University, shares tips for new graduates (and their parents) who are finding it tough to enter the job market
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Internships: As Close as Your Career-Services Office
By Sonja Crosby
Building real-world work experience while getting a degree
can raise your skills, your eventual salary, and your chances of landing a
rewarding full-time job after college
EEO Corner: Civil Rights for Young Workers
By Paul Igasaki, IMDiversity Featured EEO Columnist
During the holidays, low-wage, part-time and temporary positions are important
opportunities for entry-level workers and students in between semesters seeking
to earn experience and some cash. But as retail stores and restaurants ramp up
seasonal hiring, young workers need to know about legal protections should
incidents of discrimination and harassment rise.
Why Applicants Should Care About Diversity
By Laura
Stevens,
CollegeJournal.com
Good employer diversity policies will help minorities to advance
and improve general working conditions for non-minorities. Yet too many young
candidates don't heed this advice. One reason is that they don't know how
to assess a company's commitment to diversity.
U.S. Universities Face Turbulent
Times Ahead
By June
Kronholz,
WSJ
In tuitions, diversity, enrollments,
for-profit competition, majors --
all across campus, changes are
coming for students, faculty,
administrators and parents alike
Freshman Women at Duke University Battle 'Effortless Perfection'
By Maura Jane Farrelly,
VoA News
American collegians graduate with a greater understanding of
intellectual ideas that shape our society, and also of themselves - who
they are and how they fit in. But for many, these social lessons are not
always empowering -- indeed, sometimes they are destructive and
debilitating.
Lessons from My Freshman Year--The Meaning of Diversity
By Nelson Tam, Pacific News Service
On moving out day, we knew that our dorm room -- not our formal studies
-- had provided us our best classroom for diversity
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