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December 22, 2005
"Fast Talk: Creative to the Core"
Michael A. Prospero, Fast Company, Dec. 2005, Issue 101, p. 25-6, 29-30, 32.
Fast Company profiles five leaders in the creative industries about their pasts, where they seek inspiration, and the future of their industries. The featured five are: clothing designer Doo-Ri Chung; Joe Quesada, chief creative officer of Marvel Enterprises; Judy John, chief creative officer of ad agency giant Leo Burnett; Denny Marie Post, chief concept officer of Burger King; and Dondeena Bradley, strategic marketing director of McNeil Nutritionals.
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December 21, 2005
"Student Center" on BostonWorks.com
Jason Tuohey, BostonWorks, December 16, 2005
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BostonWorks.com, the Boston Globe’s online job site, just launched StudentCenter, a job site specifically geared to college seniors and recent graduates. The site features entry-level job listings, internship listings, and articles, such as the current ones offering advice from recent grads on looking for work in Boston, and recommendations on how to dress for success.
—Rebecca Metzger
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December 20, 2005
"Take The Work Home: get your boss to see the benefits of working from outside of the office"
Marcia A Reed-Woodard, Black Enterprise, Dec 2005. Vol. 36, Iss. 5, p. 72.
Planning prepares you to justify working at home Link to the full article:
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Hillary Chura, New York Times, November 20, 2005 This article asserts that re-entering the job market after taking a break to have children is not “the kiss of death [it was] a generation ago.” Still, experts interviewed for the article offer advice on how women can stay competitive: volunteer, consult, and/or keep in touch with your contacts. Finally, smaller companies, nonprofit institutions, and community groups tend to be more welcoming to returning mothers than larger companies. —Rebecca Metzger
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Joi Preciphs, Wall Street Journal, 11/14/2005, Vol. 246, Issue 104, p. R3 The percentage of African-Americans in the corporate world has certainly risen over time. However, it is important to note that the number of African-Americans who hold managerial or executive positions within American corporations is still markedly low and has increased very slowly. To be sure, workplace discrimination indeed plays a role in the prevalence of this trend, but this is not the only contributing factor. A new spirit of entrepreneurship within the African-American community is encouraging many to leave their corporate positions and engage in new business pursuits. Clearly, it is not enough to focus solely on the recruitment of diverse employees — one must also be devoted to ensuring their retention, as well. Link to the full article: —Doug Devanney
Posted by msLibraries at 09:33 AM
Review by Simon Heng. Community Care, September 1, 2005: 46. Book on the disabled documents their success Read the full review:
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18256023 NOTE: Career Success of Disabled High-Flyers is now available in the Career Resource Library. For additional resources for job seekers with disabilities, please visit our web page at http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/
diversepopulations.shtml#disablities. —Robert Demanche
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ScienceJobs.com, October 8, 2005 North Carolina harvests a biotech abundance —Robert Demanche
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Johanna Rothman, Computerworld, Vol. 39, Issue 43, p.54, October 24, 2005. Computerworld just released its 2005 Salary Survey of information technology professionals in the U.S. Author Johanna Rothman summarizes the data in this article as good news: salaries, bonuses, and training budgets are slightly up, if not at the levels of the 1990s tech boom. Rothman suggests that IT employees can remain competitive by being innovative in their jobs and also states that “employers are paying more for people who know about security.” Link to the full article:
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Perri Capell, CareerJournal.com
http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/qanda/careerpath/20051128-
qandacareerpath.html?mod=RSSCareerJournal&cjrss=frontpage What to do when you’re being underutilized at work, you’ve become bored and frustrated, the job feels routine? CareerJournal.com columnist Perri Capell cautions against jumping ship too soon. In answer to a question from a restless first year on-the-jobber, Capell suggests making relationships with other people in the company, taking advantage of company-sponsored training and volunteer opportunities, and ensuring that you continue to do outstanding work in your current position. —Rebecca Metzger Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
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Jim Austin and Donald Kennedy, Science, 18 November 2005: vol. 310. no. 5751, p. 1089.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/310/5751/1089 A new environment for those seeking a career in science
Science magazine and its parent, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, have launched ScienceCareers.org, a site that reaches beyond mere job opportunities and events to provide science specific advice to those who seek answers to the job search equation. ScienceCareers.org illuminates the range of career opportunities open to the young scientist and includes a special site devoted to minority scientists. —Robert Demanche
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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. Link to the full article:
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(MBLC: n/a) For resources on company/industry research from the Career Resource Library, click here. —Doug Devanney Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
Posted by msLibraries at 09:35 AM
Robert Gavin, The Boston Globe, November 23, 2005
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/11/23/
womennarrowingpaygapwithmeninmassand_us/ Good news for Simmons graduates! The Boston Globe reports on recent Labor Department statistics that show that women have narrowed the pay gap with men in Massachusetts and around the country. While women still earn less than men, the pay differential has decreased to 20 cents. We’re making progress. —Rebecca Metzger Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
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Workers Work, September 27, 2005 According to Marc Jennings, President of Berlitz Publishing and The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, bilingual speakers have the opportunity to make more money on the job market than Americans who only speak English. So if you want to be truly competitive, pick up another language or ramp up your language skills while still at Simmons. —Rebecca Metzger Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
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Joann S. Lublin, Wall Street Journal Online, November 30, 2005 http://www.careerjournal.com/columnists/manageyourcareer/20051130-
managingyourcareer.html?mod=RSSCareerJournal&cjrss=frontpage A job interview is not just a one-way process … you want to make sure that you’re compatible with the company and the people you’ll be working for. In this article in the Wall Street Journal Online, Joann S. Lublin offers some tips for how to spot a potentially bad boss. After all, you don’t want to end up like one woman featured in the article, who quit two jobs in a row after only several months: “The toll on my self-confidence from these bad boss experiences was tremendous, and in retrospect, avoidable.” —Rebecca Metzger Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
Posted by msLibraries at 08:29 AM
CareerBuilder.com, November 8, 2005. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY
=/www/story/11-08-2005/0004210780&EDATE= In August 2005, CareerBuilder.com conducted a survey called “Paycheck 2005,” in which they found that 58% of hiring managers leave some negotiating room when extending job offers. In this press release put out by CareerBuilder.com, a career advisor offers tips for helping you negotiate a better starting salary and suggests that your future employer may even think less of you if you don’t ask for more money. Link to salary research and negotiation resources in our e-Library:
http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/career/salary.shtml —Rebecca Metzger Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
Posted by msLibraries at 11:18 AM
Carol Hymowitz, Wall Street Journal, 11/14/05, Vol. 246, Issue 104, p. R1. Diversity has long been a buzzword tossed around frivolously in the corporate world. The leaders of a small group of today’s up-and-coming companies, however, understand exactly how important it is to actively develop and maintain a highly diverse staff. These companies conduct a tremendous amount of business outside of the United States, and therefore understand that it is imperative to have people in place who can appreciate the cultures and dynamics of these foreign markets. In the United States, diversity in a staff lends itself to innovations in product development, as well as the fostering of an environment in which many different viewpoints are not only expressed, but welcomed. Link to the full article:
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Posted by msLibraries at 11:10 AM
Ellen Notbohm, The Writer, 119.1 (Jan 2006): 45. “A Successful Freelancer Argues That Writing For Free Sometimes Makes Good Business Sense And Helps Beginners Gain Coveted Clips” Starting out as a freelance writer can feel like a catch-22 situation: you can’t get published until you have clips, and you can’t get clips until you’ve been published. In this article, Ellen Notbohm, whose income from writing is in the five figures, offers several reasons to write for free. Notbohm suggests that you need to invest in your writing career the same way you would build a business, and that “giving away samples of a new product is a prevailing business tactic.” Link to the full article:
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Educational Testing Service, October 20, 2005. Starting in October 2006, prospective graduate students can expect a significantly revised GRE General Test. The new test will take over four hours to complete (compared to the current 2.5 hours), tests will be offered fewer times a year, and scoring will be determined on a different scale. Read more about the changes from ETS here: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.
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VCM10000022f95190RCRD The Princeton Review features a handy comparison chart: http://www.princetonreview.com/grad/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=880&TYPE=GRE-LEARN Kaplan answers FAQs re: when to take the test:
http://www.kaptest.com/repository/templates/ArticleInitDroplet.jhtml?relPath=/repository/content/Graduate/LearnAbouttheTests/
GRE/GRgrefaq.html —Rebecca Metzger Please tell us what you think about CareerNow! Click here!
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Carol A. Mangis, PC Magazine, 11/8/2005, Vol. 24, Issue 19/20, p25. Job hunters: Beware phishing expeditions —
Cyber thieves are targeting job hunters who post their applications online. The thieves, in a new form of phishing, make phony job offers, then request that you send information that is invaluable to them to steal your identity. Learn what to look out for and what to do to avoid this. Link to the full article: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18524327
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Loretta Chao. Wall Street Journal, 11/1/2005, Vol. 246, Issue 93, p. B1. More college graduates than ever are working two jobs to make ends meet. As this article explains, it is not merely social service and art majors who are having difficulty. Marketing and other business-oriented job seekers are also being forced to take on multiple jobs to support themselves. Numerous factors have contributed to this trend: rising costs of living in many areas, increases in college loan payments, and, of course, stagnation in wages. For many college graduates new to the workforce, the idea of having two jobs and 50-60+ hour workweeks is becoming unavoidable. Link to the full article: http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.simmons.edu:80/pqdweb?did=919655741&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=19053&RQT=309&VName=PQD
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Etelka Lehoczky, Money, Dec2005, Vol. 34 Issue 12, p56C. Even if you’re not looking for a job, more than one fifth of Fortune 500 company recruiters are looking at your profile online through databases like ZoomInfo and Ziggs.com. So even if you’re not a good networker, you can increase your chances of being viewed in a positive light by taking charge of your online profile. This article in Money magazine suggests several steps to build yourself up and set yourself apart. Link to the full article: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18840674
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Douglas Eisenhart, BostonWorks.com, November 30 2005, http://bostonworks.boston.com/blog/2005/11/anothercooljo.html The Boston Globe’s The Job Blog reports on a new tool for career searchers. The job search engine Indeed.com now features a United States map that links job openings directly to geographic areas. The areas on the map with the biggest red dots are areas for which Indeed.com has the largest number of jobs. Check it out. —Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 09:30 AM
More than 44 million employees telecommuted in 2005, but if you would like to be a part of this trend, don’t expect to begin logging in in your bunny slippers so quickly. Telework consultants say that you should take time to lay the groundwork with your supervisor and make a solid case for you to work at home, among other suggestions.
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(MBLC: Expanded Academic ASAP)December 19, 2005
"Some Signs of Easier Re-entry After Breaks to Rear Children"
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/jobs/20jmar.html?ex=1290142800
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=rssnyt&emc=rssDecember 16, 2005
"Leadership (A Special Report): Moving Ahead ... but Slowly: A Look at How African-Americans are Faring in Corporate America"
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(MBLN: n/a)December 15, 2005
“Career Success Of Disabled High-Flyers”
All people will find hope in Sonali Shah’s book on 31 physically disabled people who achieved success by aiming high and digging down deep to find the will to improve their condition. This book combines social research with personal recollections to provide a “thought-provoking and inspirational” model for others to follow.
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(MBLC: n/a)"Sea, scenery and a biotech boom"
http://www.sciencejobs.com/insider/article.action?article.id=insider150&focusId=usa
A public-private partnership, fueled by the state and industry for the past half century, has created a flourishing biotechnology climate in North Carolina. The “Tar Heel state” ranks third in the U.S. in this field, behind only Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area. Low housing and business costs, a multitude of university researchers, and a well-trained work force make it a Mecca for companies.December 14, 2005
"Spark Your Salary"
December 13, 2005
“Bored and Restless at Work? How to Move a Job into High Gear”
December 12, 2005
"Not Just Jobs: ScienceCareers.org"
December 09, 2005
"Becoming an Employer of Choice"
"Women Narrowing Pay Gap with Men in Mass. and US"
December 08, 2005
"Multilingual Job Seekers Have an Advantage"
http://www.workerswork.com/cgi-bin/workerswork.pl?wblog=927051"Some Common Warning Signs to Watch for in a Boss-to-Be"
December 07, 2005
"Fifty-Eight Percent of Hiring Managers Are Willing to Increase a Candidate's Salary Offer, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds"
"Leadership, A Special Report: The New Diversity"
December 06, 2005
"Free Isn't Always A Four-Letter Word"
"Revised GRE® General Test to Premiere in October 2006"
December 05, 2005
"Caveats for Job Seekers (managing security measures while using online employment search services)"
"Working on the Double"
December 01, 2005
“How to Get a Better Job Without Really Trying”
"Another Cool Job Search Gizmo"