According to collegeboard.org, you have almost 4000 colleges and universities to choose from the in United States. Sorting through which options would be right for you can be a challenge given the seemingly unlimited possibilities. If you’re a student or a parent trying to help a student pick a college, use the Career à Major à College approach. Using these steps: Determine who you are through your talents, passions and values. Use this information about who you are to determine what career fields would be a match for you. Vet these matches by their marketability and in-demand outlook. Determine college major(s) that
As a part of a subcontract I work on, I just sat through a 30 minute plus online compliance training video. If you want to leave yourself paralyzed to make business decisions, I’ll send you the clip. It will leave you questioning the world in general. I know we live in a world of terrorists, computer hackers and people who want to do harm, but the video left me thinking that their approach to business was to scare the living daylight out of every employee thinking that this would help prevent mishaps, lawsuits and wrong actions. Although I can appreciate what
Making HR Better- One Pro at a Time is Ben Eubank’s mission. Ben, who started his career in Human Resources in 2008, has a passion for his field that gets him up at 5 AM on the weekends to blog and develop other content to help HR professionals become better at what they do. He does this in addition to holding down a full-time HR role himself and raising three young children with his wife (and he runs quite a bit too!). The results of Ben’s efforts have led to national speaking opportunities, recognition for his efforts in global publications
Last week we discussed why it’s important to do a realistic job preview. So how exactly do you do it? Internships and co-op programs are long-term realistic job previews. This set up can provide a company with an opportunity to screen candidates without a making a permanent hiring commitment, but it may take too long. For tips on starting a job shadowing program, click here. In the absence of setting up an internship or co-op program, you can do a realistic job preview in a day or a week. The ultimate goal is to simulate the work and the work
Are you a college student in search of experience to prepare you for the world of work? Why not consider an internship? It’s a great way to build your resume, network and possibly get your foot in the door with a future employer. Internships are also great for high school students. It gives students an opportunity to try out different occupations before making a career path decision. For high schools students, use our Job Shadowing Questionnaire if you get the chance to intern. What is an internship anyway? According to Wikipedia: An internship is a job training for whit-collar and professional