Facts and Finds Spring Summer 2014

FACTS AND FINDS More internships, more job offers More students than ever are participating in internships and co-op before they graduate from college, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). In 2013 over 63 percent of graduating college seniors had worked as either a paid or unpaid intern. That’s well above the previous high of 57 percent in...

Not-So-Typical: Today’s college students break stereotypes

  Not-So-Typical Today’s college students break stereotypes If you think that most college students are fresh out of high school, young, carefree, and living at a university, you’re wrong. In fact, 85 percent of college students today don’t fit that mold. More often, the typical college student is living off campus, working full or part time, and juggling college with real-life...

Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold: A HVAC career is just right

Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold A HVAC career is just right A brief overview of your college’s program including the kinds of classes, any prerequisites, waiting lists or testing. Keep the tone conversational and include an interview with a faculty member in the program describing what students learn, what skills are important and where they can expect to find local jobs. Lorem ipsum dolor sit...

Career RX: Trained pharmacy technicians in demand

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Worked to Death: Can too much hard work hurt you?

FEATURE Worked to Death Can too much hard work hurt you? Thirty-three percent of Americans work more than 40 hours a week and 11 percent work more than 50 hours according to a 2013 Rasmussen survey. Yet a number of studies have demonstrated that consistently working more than 40 hours a week does not result in increased productivity. On top of that, too much work can threaten health and destroy...

In Charge of Order: What modern office managers need to know

PROGRAM In Charge of Order What modern office managers need to know A brief overview of your college’s program including the kinds of classes, any prerequisites, waiting lists or testing. Keep the tone conversational and include an interview with a faculty member in the program describing what students learn, what skills are important and where they can expect to find local jobs. Lorem...