On Writing a Very Effective Resume
Internship opportunities and academic achievements can only get you so far. Eventually, you will have to face preparation for “the real world” outside of the college bubble. You’ll need to write a cover letter and brush up on Resume Writing 101. Without the tools necessary to market yourself as “the next best thing,” you’ll have [...]
Interships Help You Gain Hands-on Knowledge
Where can internships take place? Internships can take place anywhere but you will most often find them in certain fields such as design, business and the medical industry. The reason is because there is only so much you can learn in the classroom. You need real world skills to determine if that career is right [...]
Internship is Vital in Pursuing your Career
There’s no substitute for experience. The best and brightest minds in the country know that students can only learn so much within the confines of the classroom, so they need to find internships in their fields of interest to test the waters. Most interns will end up settling for unpaid, unfulfilling positions just to throw [...]
Why Are Internships Important To Have?
Why are internships important, you may ask? Well, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, paid undergraduate interns made an average of .33 per hour. This, of course, depended upon their industry, year in school, degree level and geographic location, but some engineering seniors found internship opportunities that [...]
The Best Internship Program You Can Find
Ninety-five percent of employers want to hire someone with relevant work experience, according to a 2008 National Association of Colleges and Employers survey. The first place many employers go to find new hires is their own pool of student intern trainees. Employers added that they find their interns by recruiting on-campus, setting up a booth [...]
What Is Your College Plans
The summer before you attend college will be a busy one. You’ll be dashing from graduation party to graduation party and trying your best to “live it up” back home before you go away to school, where the “real work” begins. You’ll probably also be working to save money for some of your expenses. Another [...]
Free Resume Help Online
“A lot of resumes are only good as the person who wrote it – and many times that’s a resume writing service,” remarks Marilyn Richards, executive VP for Snelling Staffing. She adds, “Unqualified candidates now have resumes which look better than their actual background; not to mention people can easily falsify information or embellish a [...]
Can Technical Schools Graduates Compete In Job Seeking?
The media is full of doom and gloom, with reports of thousands applying for janitorial jobs. Employers are slashing positions left and right, consumers aren’t buying, corporate giants are dropping like flies and foreign nations are teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. There are bail-outs galore but few initiatives having a dramatic impact that will [...]
Processing College Admission Papers
It may seem like a hassle to fill out all your college admissions paperwork. You need grade transcripts, letters of recommendation, SAT scores, application forms, income information and an admission essay. Yet this will be just the beginning of a long line of document preparation you’ll be doing throughout your college career. Before you’re accepted, [...]