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“Becoming an Employer of Choice”

Filed under Job Hunting
Posted by Libraries, December 09, 2005
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Marilyn Mackes, ASHRAE Journal, 11/2005, Vol. 47, Issue 11, p. 59-60.

What do employers expect of those interested in working for them? Is it enough to be passionate about a certain company? For many employers, the answer is a definite “no.” As is explained in this article, many college graduates, although very eager to join the workforce, omit a crucial step in their job search process — research of their prospective employers. On the other side of the coin, what about job seekers’ expectations of their employers? What are the concerns of this unique demographic? In answering this question, recent college graduates were polled on what it takes to be an ‘employer of choice’ in the 21st century.

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