In the News
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Job-Market Strategies for Graduates
Later this month, Mary Beth Lease will graduate from Iowa State University with a stellar academic record. But when it comes to securing a job, she’s afraid she’ll receive a failing grade due to the slumping economy.
“I’ve had lots of interviews and I still don’t have a job,“ says the marketing major, who boasts a 3.7 grade-point average and is president of her school’s chapter of the Society of Human Resource Professionals.
Ms. Lease, 22, has good reason to worry. April was the fourth straight month that nonfarm employment was down from a year earlier, the Labor Department announced Friday, although the decline was smaller than in March. But there are smart strategies that can pay off for spring grads—as well as for already-employed twentysomethings hoping to hang onto their positions and even move up in this shaky business climate.
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Bernard Hodes Group’s Smartpost announces media alliance with AfterCollege
Bernard Hodes Group (www.hodes.com) a fully integrated talent solutions provider and a market leader for over 30 years, today announced a media alliance between their innovative online sourcing management tool, SmartPost (www.smartpost.com) and AfterCollege (www.AfterCollege.com), the largest career network specializing in recruitment at the college and alumni level. SmartPost helps recruiters target the right online sources for their specific hiring needs, and analyzes the results of online job marketing to better recruit in the future.
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We work, we shop, but not at same time
A recent survey of more than 750 employers and college students conducted by AfterCollege Inc. (www.aftercollege.com), the nation’s largest career network specializing in recruitment at the college level, reveals that nearly 50 percent of employers think information posted on social-networking sites should be taken into consideration when making hiring decisions.
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Survey: Your online profile could get – or lose – you that new job
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Netproofing Your Job Search
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If You Really Want the Job, Read This
“...In fact, Internet searching has become so popular that AfterCollege, an online recruiting and career network, is publishing a survey on the subject next month. Questions for employers will focus on what type of behavior is questionable and whether they have used social networking profiles or personal pages during recruiting.
Students will be surveyed to see if they have ever been snubbed by a company because of an online profile or whether they are careful about what information they post, says Roberto Angulo, president of AfterCollege…“
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Move Over, Monster
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CareerBuilder.com Partners With AfterCollege to Bring More Job Resources To College Graduates
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Access College Grads: Now its cost-effective and easier than ever.
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Exhibitors more strategic in selecting conferences
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Relief for Panic-Stricken College Grads
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Grads give third degree
“The students have a lot of options, so they can take their time in picking what companies they want to work for,“ said Roberto Angulo, founder and chief executive officer of AfterCollege Inc., an online recruiting site. “There’s a shortage of people and companies are scrambling.“