Posted by
Val Matta
on
7/7/2008 9:04:57 AM.
"Brick walls are there for a purpose...the brick walls are there to stop people who don’t want it badly enough."
Prof Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon University.
What are your student’s brick walls when it comes to the job search? Perhaps it is not having an easy to use web service that combines many resources in one place, such as CareerShift . This enables them to be organized and prepared to be the pro-active job seeker in time for their job search.
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Posted by
Val Matta
on
4/28/2008 6:42:29 PM.
USA Today recently reported that, even in an economic downturn, employers are maintaining and even expanding their internship programs. Aside from the fact that interns provide low-cost labor, companies are offering internship programs "so they can locate good hires once the economy rebounds," says USA Today reporter Stephanie Armour. Armour reports that a study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers showed that more than 60 percent of companies planned to maintain or increase int...
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Posted by
Val Matta
on
3/26/2008 3:36:24 PM.
I hear that everyone’s winter is busy and going well. Reports are that Career Fairs have been well attended and employers are making offers to students as we speak. I want to make you aware that CareerShift has been hard at work to bring the best of the web to our users.
CareerShift announces Version 3.5
We have listened to students and career services professionals, and incorporated suggestions and best practices to make CareerShift even better!
Our ambition is to continue making C...
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Posted by
Val Matta
on
3/26/2008 3:33:57 PM.
“A stylistically mediocre CV/resume and a lot of networking is guaranteed to get you a job. A stunning CV/resume and no networking is equivalent to playing lotto.“ –Kevin Foley, PhD
We can all agree that Networking is a very important part of the job search. We can also agree that having strong communication skills is an integral part of networking.
In a recent Life After Graduation, LLC survey, Terry Arndt reports that employers and college career centers ranked verbal communication as ...
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Posted by
Val Matta
on
2/22/2008 2:01:26 PM.
Demonstration participants agree that the many ways CareerShift provides job and contact opportunities is very unique. With CareerShift, students can search between applications, which is a clear benefit of using CareerShift’s set of patent pending applications and tools.
Your student can find a job they are interested in, then immediately link to contacts in that company and the company website . Additionally, students can search for targeted companies they would like to work with, then imme...
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