It is interesting to view why students go to college. Primarily it is to get a better job and to make more money. Sadly the outcomes from college don't look good for many initially. The real determinant of yielding this success is YOUR engagement as a students. Campuses are loaded with resources that will help you to get a great job, thrive in the role and become somewhat salved with the money you earn. You MUST seek them out. Here we try to spell out facts, strategies and tactics to assist you to augment your institutions efforts and to serve you during your early years of employment.
Why student go to college:
College Outcomes:
Your twenty-something years are critical for your success for three reasons: Physically, Professionally, Financially Read More...
While the time is winding down for the Class of 2016, those of you entering the working world should be excited about this. Employers expect to hire 5.2% more from the Class of 2016 than they hired from the Class of 2015. For those of you still looking for a job, the numbers are working in your favor. Read More...
There are three macro objectives one must achieve as you navigate through your learning years:
An informational interview is a meeting with a professional to learn about opportunity and viability relative to your future career. A productive place to explore would be: Read More...
The dynamic is the same at 3,500+ college campuses across America: Freshmen are generally nowhere to be found at the career center because they perceive the need to find a job as 'sooo faaar awaaay.' Read More...
UCLA’s CIRP (Cooperative Institutional Research Program) just released a survey on why students go to college. About 300,000 freshmen students from approximately 300 four year colleges completed the Read More...
Millions of you are on campus for the fall. Some of you are newly minted freshman and many others are making your return from summer break. Interests, area of study, and academic environments vary. BUT, you all share the same #1 objective. Read More...
When you are a senior in college you have invested 16 years of your life on education, not even counting pre-school and Kindergarten. It is reasonable to ask, why? What do you want? Not from only from college, but from your life. You have a much better Read More...
Business cards are not on your list for your Fall Semester? BIG MISTAKE.
I don’t care if it is college, high school, vocational school or technical college: to gain GREAT advantage, you need business cards. Let me explain: Read More...
Pope Francis just visited and regardless of your faithfulness or lack thereof, he moved everyone he came in contact with. I believe he inspired us to raise the bar of expectation on a variety of issues. Read More...
The NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Winter 2016 Salary Survey is out. It reports starting salaries (excluding: bonuses, fringe benefits, and commissions). Read More...
Congratulations, you’ve finally made it to your first adult job, or what I like to refer to the ‘Bigs’. For those of you familiar with baseball, the term is taken from the Big Leagues, and your first job is just the start! Read More...
The summer is upon us and hundreds of thousands will be in the internship mix. One might think, ‘Great I got an internship and I will':
In order to nail the career fair you have to think of it in three parts:
Part 1: Pre Career Fair Preparation: Read More...
NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) has published its Winter 2016 Salary survey for those with Master’s Degrees. Below is real data of median income salaries from hiring companies who reported back to NACE. Read More...
Some of life’s greatest pleasures come from the ability of choice. Whether we are thinking about where to live, who to love, or what to buy, we all like the ability to choose. The same can be said about choosing your career path. Read More...
You are in college, you want an internship for this summer, and you do not have anything firmly lined up. So what should you do?
The Study
About a year ago, Gallup and Purdue released a study where they tested workers just beyond mid-career in order to assess them on two fronts: Read More...