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Placement Exchange Forced to Institute Strict New Giveaway Policy

Posted on Wednesday, March 9th 2011
Tags: interviews, naspa, placement exchange, recruitment, tpe
Placement Exchange Forced to Institute Strict New Giveaway Policy
by Seamus O’Flannery Freelance Writer It was confirmed in a press release this week that the national higher education recruitment fair “The Placement Exchange” (TPE) will be cracking down on items institutions will be allowed give to candidates at the annual conference. This announcement comes after many complaints from smaller institutions regarding last year’s TPE [...]

Career Specialists Split on Benefits of “Helicopter Agents”

Posted on Monday, November 8th 2010
Tags: career, helicopter, interviews, job, parents
Career Specialists Split on Benefits of “Helicopter Agents”
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 [...]

Tweet Us Your Job Search Stories!

Posted on Saturday, November 7th 2009
Tags: acpa, career, crazy, funny, higheredjobs.com, interviews, job search, naspa, noda, oshkosh, stories
Tweet Us Your Job Search Stories!
Whether you use ACPA, the Placement Exchange or HigherEdJobs.com, we want to hear your craziest, funniest tales from this year’s job searches. Register at Twitter and @CronkNews with your Tweeted interview (or lack of) journal. We’ll post stories HERE. Employers, we’re talking to you, too! Worried about anonymity? Email your stories and your preferred alias [...]

College Employers Seek Treatment for Grandeur Withdrawal as Recruitment Season Ends

Posted on Thursday, September 10th 2009
Tags: candidates, culture, employer, expectations, interviews, reality, style, supervisor
College Employers Seek Treatment for Grandeur Withdrawal as Recruitment Season Ends
Counseling services across the country have seen a spike in client numbers as supervisory staff at universities wrap up their hiring for the 2009-10 academic year. “During interviews, everything is perfect,” sighed Linmouth University director of housing Alphonse Ruggles. “When candidates ask me about my leadership style, I know I’m the most visionary and supportive [...]

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