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Posts Tagged ‘college’

Experiential learning and networking through internships

Jul 28, 2011 |  

There are lots of blogs, websites, advisors and resources dedicated to providing opportunity to college and university students - or as I prefer to call them... emerging professionals. Having just launched a 5 college countywide internship initiative I am keenly honed in on anything related. Today I bring you the confounding results of a student poll on the subject of internships...…

Hey Yeah, You’re Entitled

Oct 26, 2010 | 2

Don't you hate it when someone says, "Let me give you the low down" and it's not fun at all? Bad news. Negativity. Even if it's true. Sometimes the news isn't good... but it's what you do with it, how you process it and the courage and emotion that arises from hearing it that fuels the furnace of.. The little Engine That Could.. Sometimes my mind comes up with corny stuff. …

My Challenge to You

May 19, 2010 | 4

When I think back to high school I don't think of myself as an awkward teenager - though I had no idea of a career I would be interested in except archeology. My father would get angry with me and tell me that unless I planned on moving to Africa I would end up in a fast food joint - that I needed to study something that was in demand or I would starve.…

The Greatest Internship on Earth

Oct 24, 2009 | 14

Are you thinking about your 2010 career goals yet? I am. They're established and documented and I'm ready to roll to create the best internship program on earth to enhance the way talent meets opportunity. No more running errands, desk in the broom closet, emptying garbage cans for credits... real honest to goodness pre-career experiential learning. …

An Interview with Steven Rothberg

Sep 20, 2009 |  

Career paths can be very windy roads. I have been connected via social networking to Steven Rothberg, President and Founder of College.Recruiter.com for sometime and I was intrigued how a Law School guy ends up with such an entrepreneurial spirit and the dream to have the leading information site for interns and new college graduates. …

The “New” Job Fair

Aug 25, 2009 |  

New technology, new ways of conducting business.. I'm all about it when it works. You've seen those hidden camera videos of people screaming at their computers and even throwing them. That never works. I speak nicely to mine an decorate it with colorful sticky notes to keep it happy. So, how come this Virtual Job Fair isn't working out for me?…

I’m Recruiting You!

Aug 23, 2009 |  

To what length would you go to achieve a goal? How willing are you to do whatever it takes to accomplish a mission? Today I met with about 100 Army National Guard and Reservists to discuss their benefits under the new GI Bill. You know what? I was impressed. Now I'm recruiting you to go out and hire one (or more) of them. Here's my pitch...…