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30

Twitter Should Hire Me?

March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We all know that making yourself stand out from the crowd is key to getting a job.  The real question is how far do you go? 
A recent graduate of Chico State is definitely going the distance with her Web site, www.twittershouldhireme.com.  While most use Twitter as a way to network and get jobs, Jamie Varon [...]

Mar

26

Are You Deadline Driven?

March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

No matter what classes you take or what industry you enter after graduation, you will always be expected to meet deadlines.
Very rarely do you hear a professor say, “Turn in your assignment when convenient,” because in most cases they expect it at a specific time and date. Professors assign students deadlines to prepare them for [...]

Mar

25

Essays. What Are Those Again?

March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I have been around the world, sailed the seven seas, eaten Pho in Vietnam and dove with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa. 
To say I had an incredible experience abroad on Semester at Sea would be an understatement. Although life altering, my time spent going to school on a ship without writing [...]

Mar

23

Bathing Suits v. Business Suits

March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Goodbye Cancun, hello career search. For many of us college students, this is the first spring break that hasn’t felt so much like a break. We’ve traded in our bathing suits and beach totes for business suits and portfolios, having high hopes that one of the interviews we have during spring break will [...]

Mar

13

Go On, Get Out There

March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Most people start college with hopes of becoming a corporate hot shot or changing the world. Unfortunately, with the grim news of the economy, it can be hard to see yourself on top when so many people are losing everything they have worked for. With some calling this the Great Depression of 2009, soon-to-be [...]

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