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CSPD Webinar Series – “Active Interviewing”

By: | November 9th, 2011 | no comments

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New Rules for the Job Interview – time.com article!

By: | May 18th, 2011 | no comments

The job interview has always been a crucial part of the hiring process. But in today’s intensely competitive labor market, it couldn’t be more key. For every open position, expect to find an army of qualified, and even overqualified, candidates starving for work in a country with 9% unemployment. If you’re lucky enough to make it to the interview stage, … Continue Reading

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Interns get a head start for competition in jobs – WSJ Article

By: | May 16th, 2011 | no comments

Even though companies say that, on average, they’ll hire 19% more new graduates this year than they did in 2010, some graduates might find that a good portion of companies’ incoming classes are already filled.

That’s because companies say that nearly 40% of this year’s entry-level positions will be filled by former interns, according to a survey by the National … Continue Reading

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Campus Philly Career Fair – Student Center, May 24th!

By: | May 11th, 2011 | no comments

Event Summary

Join Campus Philly as we capture the energy of the region’s recent college graduates by recruiting them into our workforce.

The 3rd Annual Opportunity Fair is the local talent solution event that connects college grads with local career and graduate school options and new this year, volunteer and civic engagement activities.

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Good news about Job offers for the Class of 2011!

By: | May 11th, 2011 | no comments

Job Offers to College Class of 2011 Rise

This year’s graduating seniors are more likely to have a job offer in hand than were their 2010 counterparts at this time last year, according to results from NACE’s 2011 Student Survey(Editor’s note: This article features final results; an early NACE report provided preliminary statistics. Overall, differences between preliminary and

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The First Careers Challenge Begins Today!

By: | May 10th, 2011 | no comments

Tips from the Pros:

Internship and entry level job searching tips:

  • Network: Talk with friends, family, professors, and industry professionals.
  • Build a LinkedIn account to begin networking with others and find out about positions
  • Use your career center and career advisor to get the information
  • Do your research: Learn about the areas you are interested in to make your search
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15 companies hiring in May – Careerbuilder.com

By: | May 4th, 2011 | no comments

April showers might bring May flowers, but many Americans would prefer to have May job offers. Fortunately, these hopes could become reality.

We have every reason to believe that this spring is going to be good for job seekers. In the past month, the economy has shown several signs of improvement. Perhaps most promising of all these indicators is … Continue Reading

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Philly Tech Week Events – Saturday, April 30

By: | April 30th, 2011 | no comments

SATURDAY APRIL 30

BarCamp NewsInnovation — 9:00 AM

BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia, an annual, free, one-day national unconference on journalism innovation and the future of news as explored by practitioners and friends. The goal is to share best practices, actionable steps and clear take aways on editorial and business innovation in journalism, news and information. APRIL 30 9AM-6PM @ Temple University

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Philly Tech Week Events – Friday, April 29th

By: | April 29th, 2011 | no comments

FRIDAY APRIL 29

standards>next Philadelphia: Web Standards and the Enterprise — 9:00 AM

Are you ready for a free day of Open web and standards-oriented talks and discussion with local, national and internationally recognized speakers? Do you want to lend your own voice to the day? Then you won’t want to miss Standards.Next Philadelphia!
Comcast Interactive Media and Opera Software

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Philly Tech Week Events – April 28, 2011

By: | April 28th, 2011 | no comments

THURSDAY APRIL 28

Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise — 8:00 AM

The 6th Annual Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise Conference hasbecome the Mid-Atlantic’s go to conference for developers, architects, andIT executives. Subjects as expansive and intricate as emerging technology and Open Source require a dynamic forum. Organized by Chariot Solutions, this conference provides just that,with industry experts providing up-to-the-minute

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