Diana Senechal Freelance Writer The Marketability-Mometer® may sound like a mouthful, but at Pecunia College, it has started to influence what comes out of students’ mouths. Developed by Disruptive Innovation, LLC, the Marketability-Mometer gauges an individual’s instantaneous marketability and displays results and trends on a screen. In the college classroom, it allows professors to gauge [...]

  Abraham Martin College student worker Ruby Mathers was rudely interrupted at her receptionist job in the Campus Information Center when she was trying to watch a video of an adorable kitten. “People have no manners anymore,” said Mathers. “My friend sent me this awesome video of a kitten playing with a shoebox and some [...]

by Matthew Michael Freelance Writer After three and a half years of extolling the academic rigor of his business major, senior Garrett Jones is coming clean to family and friends and admitting he chose his joke of a major based on its low expectations. “In my freshman year I thought I could hack it as [...]

by Aloysius St. Bernard Freelance Writer With decreased funding, a lack of employer support of campus job fairs and doubts about the necessity of hiring career specialists to provide advice, colleges across the country are closing their career centers. Dr. James Smith, an analyst with the National Organization of Careers & Univerisities, spoke of this [...]

by Bitsy Carmichael Freelance Writer Institutions of higher education focus on educating students and preparing them for a career beyond the inner sanctum of the classroom, student union and residence halls. Utilizing career services programs and personnel, institutions focus on résumés, interview tips and even professional dress. However, the orientation office at Boxburg University offers [...]

by Ava Dsing Freelance Writer After completing a number of focus groups with the undergraduate student body, the Advising and Career Development staff of Moneastern College has published its findings. The focus groups provided evidence that what was once believed to be a hard fact, that one needed job experience before going to search for [...]

by Hannah Q. Scott Freelance Writer Press Release: March 2011 Executives at match.com and eHarmony will send representatives to higher education job fairs OPE, TPE, and ACPA placement this year to learn ways to improve match-making. Ruth Stern from match.com stated, “Those student affairs folks really know how to hook people up with each other. [...]

Position: Career Counselor Nash College Department of Careers Services Description Nash College believes that career development is a life-long process. We seek to empower students to see college as only the beginning of their never-ending search for a fulfilling career. Requirements The successful candidate must have multiple degrees (completed or uncompleted) in unrelated academic disciplines. [...]

by Alan Finch Freelance Writer Charles Franklin, a career counselor at Mount Whitney College, is in jail today after an incident involving a student’s mother. According to Mount Whitney’s student newspaper, The Daily Climber, Mr. Franklin and the unidentified woman became embroiled in an altercation after she refused to wait outside during her son’s mock [...]

by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer As the summer draws to a close, many college students are faced with the arduous task of defending their internship experiences against the predefined learning outcomes provided by their academic departments. “This was a highly competitive internship,” said Brandi Estrada, a senior at Bomgren State University. “My advisor was [...]