Alli Morse ‘12 Project Manager/Business Analyst State Street Major: Mathematics What are employers looking for? During senior year of college family, friends, professors, and fellow students are all asking the golden question: “What are your plans after you graduate?” For some students, it’s a question they love to be asked because they have an answer. …
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So you’ve landed an internship—great! But what can you do to make this a valuable, learning experience? Here are a couple of tips to consider: 1) Ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, especially when you are confused about a task you were given or if you are merely curious about the culture of …
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So you want a job or an internship. You have worked hard, polished your resume and ironed your job fair shirt. So now what? What is the secret to what employers really want? Keep to the basics. Employers seek people who present themselves well, are well informed and are interested in being actively involved. Here …
Organization: Enterprise Holdings Representative: Randi Blender, Talent Acquisition Manager The Job Fair is over! What do you suggest that students do to follow up? When I meet someone at the Job Fair, it’s always nice to receive a thank you and see his/her online application. If a student secures an interview from the Job Fair, …
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Mile 21 Many marathoners will agree that mile 21 is a tough one. You’ve come so far, yet you still have a ways to go. You are almost finished with your college career, almost but not quite. Where do you find the energy to push through until the end? To sit down and polish your …
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