July 19, 2006
"Online Discussion Group Networking Etiquette Do's and Don'ts"
Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D., Quintessential Careers
http://www.quintcareers.com/online_networking-dos-donts.html
Interested in exploring job leads and opportunities with others online? Randall S. Hansen has compiled an extensive introduction to the use of online discussion groups for career networking purposes, along with tips for how to appropriately participate in these new venues.
For additional information about networking, please visit our e-Library at http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/career/ntwkg.shtml.
—Stephanie Miles
Posted by msLibraries at 01:13 PM
July 18, 2006
"Local Career/ Employment Information"
Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Career Planning, 06/28/06
http://careerplanning.about.com/b/a/035122.htm
This article addresses the job search process in many different U.S. cities, including Boston. The link to each listed city provides job search tools such as recruiters, employment agencies, temp agencies, job boards, job fairs, and other valuable resources for finding employment.
—Peter Simm
Posted by msLibraries at 10:24 AM
July 17, 2006
"Carmen Medina on Diversity at the CIA"
By the editors of The Black Collegian Online.
(Article first appeared in the Fall 2005, First Semester Super Issues of The Black Collegian magazine.)
http://www.imdiversity.com/Villages/Hispanic/careersworkplace/employmentbcocarmenmedinacia1105.asp
Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence discusses careers and workplace diversity at the Agency
Carmen Medina is the CIA’s Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence. In this interview, she discusses CIA efforts to promote a more diverse workforce and the agency’s efforts to harvest this diversity into sharper intelligence. Medina also discusses options for students wanting to become involved with the CIA.
—Stephanie Miles
Posted by msLibraries at 09:27 AM
July 14, 2006
"Take This Job and ... Never Mind"
Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com, 7/2/06
http://careerplanning.about.com/od/workplacesurvival/a/takethisjob.htm
This article gives important advice to recent college graduates on coping when their perceived “dream job” changes to one that is far from satisfying but which would not be practical to quit given the limited professional experience typical of recent college graduates. The author advises the dissatisfied job holder to examine objectively the precise likes and dislikes of the job in question and to try to find ways to remedy or at least minimize the sources of dissatisfaction and to build on those areas which are found to be more stimulating.
—Peter Simm
Posted by msLibraries at 11:02 AM
July 11, 2006
"Employer Survey Suggests Strong Job Market for New Graduates"
Sara Lipka, Chronicle of Higher Education, June 9, 2006, Vol. 52, Issue 40, pA33.
Seventy-two percent of companies will hire new college graduates by September, up eight percent from last year, according to a survey of employers by MonsterTrak, an online job-posting service for college students and recent graduates. But don’t look for pay to increase over 2005 levels. A MonsterTrak survey of students shows that, perhaps to offset this, nearly half of the grads were planning to move back home after throwing their caps in the air.
Link to the full article:
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—Robert Demanche
Posted by msLibraries at 10:51 AM
July 10, 2006
News Librarian Internship Available
Featured Internship Opportunity: Christian Science Monitor
(Librarian’s note:
Think internships are just for undergraduates? Think again! Internships provide a great opportunity for grad students, recent graduates, and career changers to explore potential career paths, gain resume-building work experience, and develop their networks.)
The Christian Science Monitor Library is offering a semester-long internship for library science students or recent graduates interested in news librarianship. The intern will work with a staff of two librarians and a library assistant serving the headquarters’ newsroom and 15 bureaus across the globe. This position will provide excellent hands-on experience in all areas of news librarianship; the internship is unpaid and the intern should receive academic credit. The ideal candidate should be interested in current events and be able to work in a deadline-driven environment.
Responsibilities will include: Providing research for daily news stories and longer-term news assignments using various online resources and commercial database services such as Nexis, Factiva, and ProQuest; digital archiving and indexing of photos and PDFs using Merlin; creating and delivering training classes for staff; intranet web page design and development; weeding and reorganization of collection.
Schedule: Start and end dates are negotiable, however length of internship is for a minimum of 12 weeks. Work days are flexible as well, but should revolve around the librarians’ schedules of Sunday-Friday, 730am-430pm; working up to a minimum of 30 hours/week.
To apply, send resume, cover letter, and three references no later than July 31st, 2006 to:
Kelly Alice Robinson
The Christian Science Monitor Library
One Norway Street
Boston, MA 02115 U.S.A.
robinsonk@csmonitor.com
617.450.2025 phone
617.450.2689 fax
For more information about post-grad internships, visit our Career Resource e-Library at http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/career/transitions/related.shtml#intern.
—Kelly Jo Woodside
Posted by msLibraries at 03:16 PM
July 06, 2006
"Family Volunteering: An Antidote to Hectic Lives"
Jenny Friedman, Idealist.org
http://www.idealist.org/features/friedman_familyvolunteering.html
Looking for an activity this summer that you can share with your entire family? Try volunteering. Jenny Friedman, executive director of Doing Good Together, a Minneapolis, MN, based nonprofit, encourages us all to take a moment out of our hectic schedules to help others. The process will be enriching to the group, and the change of pace can relieve stress. (Also, just think of all the skills you could acquire to later add to your resume!)
—Stephanie Miles
Posted by msLibraries at 10:16 AM
July 05, 2006
"Free Site America's Job Bank To Be Shown The Door In '07"
Ed Frauenheim, Workforce Management, May 22, 2006, Vol. 85 Issue 10, p3-4.
America’s JobBank, the U.S. Department of Labor national online job board that dates back more than a decade, will go out of business by 2007 due to high costs. An official notice spoke of competition from the likes of CareerBuilder, Monster, and Yahoo HotJobs, but Gerry Crispin, co-founder of job-site consulting firm CareerXroads, says it was the “greed” and lobbying of boards and newspapers that killed the free U.S. site.
Link to the full article:
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NOTE: Want to check how America’s Job Bank stacks up against other online employment boards? Visit our job banks page at http://my.simmons.edu/library/collections/career/jobbanks.shtml.
—Robert Demanche
Posted by msLibraries at 11:04 AM