Deborah Halliday, assistant director of the Office of Career Services, helps Shari Hileman (CAS08) look for an internship. Its never too late to begin looking for a job, Halliday says. College seniors just returning from spring break may be getting anxious about finding a job after graduation, but recent alumni know that career opportunities can…
Make sure you know at which companies your new networking contacts are employed before you spill the beans, in case their companies are subsidiaries, partners, clients, etc. of your current employer. One or more of your new contacts might even work for your current employer in a different department or division, especially if you visit…
Over the years, California Job Journal has published a wealth of job-seeking advice. Several months ago, I began culling through past issues with an eye to retrieving some useful hints that might otherwise be long forgotten. The result is a three-week series of articles offering the essentials of dealing with job search, resumes and cover…
You’ve been sitting there for about an hour now, waiting for an answer to the question that is slowly driving you mad: What is the recruiter looking for? There’s this position, you see, and you know lots of other people are going to apply for it. You want to make sure that your resume and…
