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January 30, 2006
"Getting More Men and Blacks into Teaching"
Carol Chmelynski, Education Digest, 1/06, Vol. 71, Issue 5, pp. 40-42
In terms of gender roles and expectations, teaching tends to be a very stratified profession. Typically, male teachers can be found teaching older students, while female teachers work with younger children. While the proportion of male teachers, in relation to their female counterparts, has always been comparatively meager, there is additional concern about this issue today. Currently, less than a quarter of all public school teachers are male, the lowest figure seen in 40 years. Minority male teachers are even more uncommon. Numerous organizations are working to combat this pervasive trend, creating funding opportunities, mentoring initiatives, and other such programs in the hopes that, as one educator notes, “our classrooms … represent our society.”
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—Doug Devanney
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Career Changers, Resume/Cover Letter Workshops This Week
Changing Careers: Facing Transition
Tuesday, January 31, 6-7:30pm, Career Resource Library (P304E)
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The average worker changes career direction four or five times in her lifetime. Meet other alumnae/i and students considering or already navigating a transition and begin building a roadmap for your career change. This interactive workshop will give you the tools to begin assessing your transferable skills, to learn about the best resources, to discover how to make important networking connections, and to market yourself in a competitive environment.
Get Started on Your Resume and Cover Letters
Wednesday, February 1, 3-4:30pm, Career Resource Library (P304E)
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Don’t have a resume yet, or a sketchy one at best? Take the mystery out of building this important marketing tool. Come learn how to format a resume, what information to include, and tips on what hiring managers are really looking for!
—Kelly Jo Woodside
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January 27, 2006
"Happily (Mostly) Ever After"
Bethany Skaggs, Library Journal, 1/15/2006, Vol. 131, Issue 1, p. 66
“Don’t go by the book, librarian advises” A young, working academic librarian, responding to recent columns in Library Journal that portrayed the future for library students as negative, counters that positive words about library life are long overdue. Bethany Skaggs found internships to be key stepping stones that helped her compare what she learned in school with the reality of the job. Don’t be intimidated by daunting job descriptions that describe the ideal candidate, she says.
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—Robert Demanche
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January 26, 2006
"Diversity—Continuing Challenges"
Alan B. Bookman, Florida Bar Journal, 12/05, Vol. 79, Issue 11, p. 6
It is simple enough these days to look with confidence at the impressive strides made in guaranteeing equality for all Americans, regardless of race. Granted, racism is not greeted with such an acceptable response by most people anymore. However, most would also agree that there is still much to be done. In that spirit, the Florida Bar Association is taking a proactive approach to increasing the diversity of lawyers in that state. Working on the ideal that there is something to be said for a community being reflected in those who serve it, they are implementing many new methods to further diversify their legal profession.
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—Doug Devanney
NOTE: Interested in law school? See our resources at http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/ gradprog.shtml#law.
Posted by msLibraries at 09:11 AM
January 25, 2006
"Find the right job in '06"
Joan Axelrod-Contrada, The Boston Globe, January 8, 2006
http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/articles/010806_freshstart.html
“Know yourself, get help, and don’t settle for a bad fit, career advisers say”
Like other New Year’s resolutions, finding a new job can be challenging. The hiring specialists recommend that you do some introspection, match your qualifications to the employer’s requirements, and get support from a career counselor, networking group, or a friend. Then, when the job offer comes in, don’t take anything less than what’s right for you.
NOTE: For support during your job search, drop into the Job Seekers’ Success Group, held each Thursday from 4:30-5:30pm in P312. For more information, see http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/workshops. shtml#ongoing. For individual career counseling, call the Career Education Center at 617-521-2488 to schedule an appointment.
—Robert Demanche
Posted by msLibraries at 05:33 PM
January 24, 2006
"Getting Back to Business"
George Mannes, Money, 2/06, Vol. 35, Issue 2, pp. 39-42.
“After time off to raise kids, returning to work can solve a host of problems. First step: Rebuild your network”
Stay-at-home mothers seeking to return to the workforce clearly face an uphill battle. In addition to preparing oneself and one’s family for the profound change that having a new job will surely bring to their lives, there is a much larger issue facing this demographic. How does one go about placing themselves within an environment which is no longer familiar? Mannes outlines common difficulties for this group of jobseekers, and describes numerous methods that can make the transition less overwhelming.
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—Doug Devanney
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January 23, 2006
"Job results in RSS"
Jason Butler, BostonWorks.com, December 13, 2005
http://bostonworks.boston.com/blog/2005/12/jobresultsin.html
BostonWorks.com, the Boston Globe’s online job site, recently announced that its job listings can be syndicated with RSS. Set up a customized search (e.g., marketing jobs within a 10 mile radius of Boston), and every time a new job with your criteria is posted on BostonWorks.com, you will automatically be notified in your news aggregator of choice (e.g., your Yahoo or Google home page).
For more on what RSS is and how you can set up RSS feeds in a news aggregator, visit our instructions at:
http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/career/syndicate.shtml
—Rebecca Metzger
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January 20, 2006
"Talkin' 'bout MySpace Generation: Kids' online profiles can hurt job prospects decades down the road"
Scott Medintz, Money, Feb 2006, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p27.
Potential employers are beginning to trace your space It isn’t just the identity thieves and the predators that want to find out information about you on the Web. More and more, corporations are searching sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com as a way to conduct a background check on a prospective employee. Review and change your profile, if necessary, if you’ve used one of these sites.
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—Robert Demanche
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January 19, 2006
"Occupational Employment Projections to 2014"
Daniel E. Hecker, Monthly Labor Review, no. 11, November 2005,
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/11/art5full.pdf
Want to enter a profession that’s sure to have a job for you when you graduate? In this article, economist Daniel Hecker identifies the fields that will produce the most new jobs and grow the fastest over the next ten years. Among the top are occupations in healthcare (registered nurses, home health aides, medical assistants, physician assistants, and physical therapist assistants), education (including postsecondary teachers), and computers (network systems and data communications analysts and computer software engineers).
—Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 09:14 AM
January 18, 2006
"Remember the Thank You Note"
WorkersWork.com, December 19, 2005
http://www.workerswork.com/cgi-bin/workerswork.pl?wblog=1219051
WorkersWork reports on the findings of a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of hiring managers about thank-you letters. The survey found that 15% would not hire someone who failed to send a thank-you letter after an interview, while 32% would still consider the applicant but would think less of them. While there were differing opinions about the format the letter should take, the basic advice is to send a thank-you note and send it quickly (within one business week).
NOTE: For some sample thank-you letters, see Susan Ireland’s website at http://susanireland.com/thankyouletters/interview1.html. More examples are available in the Career Resource Library!
—Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 08:45 AM
January 12, 2006
"Early Revelations of Great Teachers"
Burton Bollag, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/2/2005, Vol. 52, Issue 15, p. A11
What makes a great professor? What is it that distinguishes remarkable professors from their colleagues in the world of academe? For those interested in joining this profession, the insights included in this article, offered by several people who have received the field’s highest honor, the U.S. Professors of the Year Award, should prove invaluable. Personal accounts of triumphs and challenges are supplemented by essential background information on these remarkable scholars, providing a powerful depiction of the realities of professorship.
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—Doug Devanney
Posted by msLibraries at 08:38 AM
January 11, 2006
"Jobs Up, Wages Down Mixed News for Hispanics"
Paul Hoogeveen, The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, Oct 24, 2005. Vol. 16, Iss. 2, p. 9
Post-high school education can help Hispanics get better wages, jobs
The great number of Hispanics who immigrated to the U.S. since 1995 have found work, but these employment gains have been at the expense of lower wages in jobs that require little training or education. According to researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center, a lack of education past high school is the greatest hurdle that Hispanics face to improve wages and job opportunities.
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—Robert Demanche
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January 10, 2006
"Using a Functional Resume: Knowing When, How to Use One is Key to Getting the Interview"
HireDiversity.com, December 19, 2005
http://www.hirediversity.com/tools/news/story.asp?id=27323
This article introduces you to the difference between a functional resumé and the more common chronological resumé, and reviews when it’s best to use the functional format. A functional resume allows you to de-emphasize frequent career changes, gaps in your work history, or your age by focusing instead on your skills and abilities.
For more on different types of resumés and to view sample resumés, visit the CRL’s e-Library:
http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/resumes.shtml.
—Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 09:03 AM
January 09, 2006
"B[usiness]-Schools Meet a Rising Demand for Part-Time M.B.A. Programs"
Ronald J. Alsop, Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2005
http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/school/20051220-alsop.html?mod=RSSCareerJournal&cjrss=frontpage
The Wall Street Journal recently published its Guide to the Top Business Schools 2006. In this excerpt from the book, author Ronald J. Alsop offers insights on the trend toward part-time MBA programs. Georgetown University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign all recently opened part-time programs. And while most part-time MBA programs must be completed in three years, at NYU’s Stern School of Business, students can finish the degree in anywhere from two to six years.
NOTE: For information about part-time MBA options at the Simmons School of Management, see http://www.simmons.edu/som/mba/academics/overview/ flexibilty.shtml.
—Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 08:57 AM
January 06, 2006
"Job Hunting From a Distance"
EntryLevelPR.com, November 20, 2005,
http://entrylevelpr.blogspot.com/2005/11/job-hunting-from-distance.html
The bloggers at EntryLevelPR.com offer their advice for searching for a public relations job in another city … but the advice is good for anyone conducting a long-distance job hunt. Plan a trip to the new place and let employers know when you’ll be in town, have your job-related mail sent to a local address, and make sure to let employers know that you plan on moving regardless of whether you get the job or not.
—Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 09:01 AM
January 05, 2006
"Rewriting the Social Contract -- A New Game at the Office: Many Young Workers Accept Fewer Guarantees"
Steve Lohr, The New York Times, December 5, 2005
“How is the game played now?”
The “loyalty for security” social contract between workers and companies of the 1960s has evolved to the market-oriented, “productive” social contract of today. Rapidly changing technology, a global economy, and faster moving markets shape this new understanding of the modern work agreement. The agreement is not easy to define, but one observer described it as, “If you give, you get.”
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—Robert Demanche
Posted by msLibraries at 08:44 AM
January 04, 2006
"The Two-Minute Mentor: Media Public Relations"
Christine Garton, The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2005 http://www.collegejournal.com/careerpaths/findcareerpath/20051221-garton.html?mod=RSSCollegeJournal&coljrss=frontpage
In this interview, Betty Hudson, senior vice president of communications at the National Geographic Society and formerly with NBC, speaks about her career in public relations. She suggests that starting out in small media markets outside of New York or L.A. can be beneficial, and that a liberal arts education is the best foundation for becoming skilled in communications.
—Rebecca Metzger
Posted by msLibraries at 10:48 AM
January 03, 2006
"Gender, Family, and Flexibility—Why They're Important in the Academic Workplace"
Jeanne E. Miller and Carol Hollenshead, Change, Nov./Dec. 2005. Vol. 37, Issue 6, pp. 58-62.
The concept of balancing one’s career with other life obligations is being radically reworked in the discourse of many academic institutions. Long-held considerations about such issues as the traditional meaning of family, the unique needs of women in academia, and the importance of one’s time outside of work are now being revisited by those who enact policies in these institutions. Now there is also an added emphasis on incorporating into policy the needs of those previously ignored — same-sex couples, the children of aging parents, and, of course, fathers in the academic workplace. The intent of this research is to provide a framework for the accommodation of the needs of academic employees.
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—Doug Devanney
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