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Employer Spotlight - Meet the Recruiting Team at Farmers Insurance
AfterCollege will start featuring noteworthy employers that are proactively reaching out to entry-level candidates. Our goal is to give you an inside glance at what it’s like to work at these companies. Our first company to be featured is Farmer Insurance. Find out what attracted University Recruiters Heithum Moatassem and Alex ...
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03. May 2011
Students majoring in arts report job satisfaction across the board
Despite having a stigma of being a poor man’s degree, arts graduates report that they find deep meaning, along with the all-important job, after graduation, according to a study released today by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP).
“Arts graduates are finding ways to put together careers and be ...
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02. May 2011
Do internships violate labor laws?
Unpaid internships border on violating labor laws, according to a report released by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.
As available jobs become increasingly hard to obtain, many graduates and students turned to unpaid internships as a means of keeping their resumes and skills fresh.
But state labor departments are becoming ...
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26. April 2011
State agency works to keep talent in Boston
The Commonwealth Marketing Office, a Massachusetts state agency, announced today it is launching a resource for interns aimed at keeping talent in Boston.
The goal of the initiative, coined the Mass Stay Here Internship Site, is to inform interns that their skills are desired in the state.
Recent data posits that although interns would ...
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18. April 2011
“Green” internships on the rise
If you want to go green, look no further than your local employer.
According to recent data, the green job industry grew nine percent from 1998 to 2007.
That’s twice the normal growth rate than other industries.
When you think of green jobs, you might think solar energy or something that requires a high-level degree. But there ...
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14. April 2011
National minority internship program looking for applicants
The Minority Access National Internship Program, which implements programs to improve the higher educational, professional and managerial employment of minorities, announced today it is seeking applicants for the 2011-2012 fall, winter, and summer seasons available in the federal government and other participating entities.
The program ...
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12. April 2011
Top jobs for grads
If you’re an engineering major, you got a big advantage over other graduates, according to National Association of Colleges Employers’ Spring 2011 Salary Survey.
Students studying engineering are the most sought after by employers - a 180 degree change from their winter survey, which reported accounting majors as being most ...
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11. April 2011
Payscale releases report on college ROI
PayScale, a provider of employee compensation data, today released their second annual report on College Return on Investment.
The report is based on an analysis of PayScale’s 25 million career profiles and examines the return on investment at 691 U.S. undergraduate institutions (up from 534 in 2010) that offer an on-campus ...
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07. April 2011
Convergys to add 180 jobs at Kentucky call center
Convergys, a provider of relationship management services, announced today it is adding 180 jobs at its Erlanger, Kentucky, call center.
New employees will provide customer service, sales, or technical support for Convergys clients in a variety of industries. About 40 of the positions provide the opportunity to work at home after ...
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05. April 2011
Tickets.com shutters Concord office
Tickets.com, a business-to-business ticketing solutions provider for live events, announced today it is closing Concord, CA-based office and eliminating 100 jobs.
The company is replacing its call center and customer service operations with a Texas firm’s software.
About 91 call center representatives and fourteen customer service ...
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04. April 2011
Congressman now accepting interns
Rep. Bobby Schilling, R-Colona, Illinois, is taking applications for an intern to work at his offices in Moline and Galesburg.
The congressman is also seeking an intern for his Washington, D.C. office.
“Interns are given the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience and develop a further understanding of the legislative ...
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19. August 2011
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