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Fair 2012 Recap
The big news from this year’s fair was the increase in the number of internships offered. For this reason, I encourage sophomores and juniors to attend the fair. The other news is the increased number of human service/non-profit/service/government organizations. See the list of those who attended in 2012: ACR Homes Admission Possible (now College Possible) ARCH Language Network […]
Internship Fair Recap
Last Wednesday, the Center for Servant Leadership held its annual Internship Fair. With over twenty different companies and organizations attending, students were able to meet with representatives to learn more about potential internship opportunities. For those who are not necessarily business savvy, though, making a good strong impression may be easier said than done. However, […]
Attention Seniors:
The employment report came out this morning. More jobs were added in February than expected and the unemployment rate remains at 8.3%. For perspective:The American economy lost 8.8 million jobs during the financial crisis, and has since added back 3.5 million jobs. About 12.8 million people remain unemployed, and 42.6% of them have been out […]
Health Professions Fair
Gustavus Health Professions Fair Wednesday, March 14, 11:30 – 2:30 Gustavus Heritage Room Organizations Attending: Clubs @ Gustavus Pre-Dental Club Pre-Medicine Club Pre-Pharmacy Club CNA- Certified Nursing Assistant Training Thro Company- Mankato Additional Info. @ Career Development Clinical Laboratory Science Mayo School of Health Sciences Dentistry University of Minnesota Employers ACR Homes, INC Elite […]
Health Profession School Panels
Health Professions School Panels Wednesday, March 14, 3 – 4 pm Gustavus Heritage Room Interested in learning more about professional school for medicine, dental or pharmacy? Plan on attending these panels with current students in the medicine, dental and pharmacy programs at the University of Minnesota. Find out more about the pre-health professions program by […]
Internship Fair
Gustavus Internship FairWednesday, March 7, 201211:30 am – 2:30 pmHeritage Banquet Rooms Organizations Attending: Amicus Publishing Black Rabbit Books Brite Idea Marketing and Consulting Cigna Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys Gustavus Library Habitat for Humanity of South Central Minnesota INROADS Jeane Thorne Kids Against Hunger Lurie Besikof Lapidus and Company Northwestern Mutual […]
Kaplan Free Practice Test
Over the past few months, many Gustavus students have been preparing themselves for a standardized test that may help determine what graduate school they attend. Although studying is a great way to increase scores, there are few studying tactics that beat taking practice exams. To help improve test scores, Kaplan is once again giving students […]
Google Interview Questions
With books and classes devoted to it, interviewing has become a sort of science. Although the actual interview may still be nerve-racking, job candidates are able prepare themselves by studying the most common interview questions. While planning ahead is beneficial to the interviewee, this preparedness poses problems to the employer. Rather than being able to […]
As our world is becoming increasingly computerized, more companies are using technology to sort through potential job candidates. In fact, the Wall Street Journal reports that some employers are looking at a candidate’s online presence, not résumé, when considering him or her for a position. With this in mind, many people have begun to build […]
MN Green Jobs Report
The Department of Employment and Economic Development recently released its findings from its study on green jobs in Minnesota. The data, compiled between October 2009 and June 2011, identified current environmental job trends in the state. The data presented by the study is especially helpful for those interested in pursuing a career in environmental science. For […]