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University Avoids Costly Consulting Fees by Bringing Candidates on Campus for Non-Existent Positions

Posted on Wednesday, May 25th 2011
Tags: ethics, interview, job search
University Avoids Costly Consulting Fees by Bringing Candidates on Campus for Non-Existent Positions
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Over the past two years, Tabeart College has posted more than 300 jobs to various higher education publications and search services, including The Placement Exchange and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Noting this unusually high number for an institution that reports having a combined faculty and staff of just [...]

Popular Administrator Ousted by Entry-Level Candidate in Foursquare Coup

Posted on Friday, May 14th 2010
Tags: generation gap, interview, job search, millennial, twitter
Popular Administrator Ousted by Entry-Level Candidate in Foursquare Coup
by Aloysius St. Bernard Freelance Writer In an unexpected move last Thursday, residence hall director candidate John Hanson declared himself the new director of residence life at Peyton Randolph University, ousting Dr. Henry Laurens, who had served the small liberal arts college for twelve years. The coup marked a symbolic changing of the guard from [...]

University Faces Lawsuit After Failed Attempt at Innovation in Search Process

Posted on Thursday, March 4th 2010
Tags: alternative, candidate, chatroulette, innovation, interview, job search, phone, placement, skype, technology
University Faces Lawsuit After Failed Attempt at Innovation in Search Process
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer A lawsuit filed last week alleges that Marquardt College, a small, religious institution, mishandled a prospective employee’s interview in February. “It was well-intentioned,” said Mariam Puckett, university spokeswoman. “This candidate was unable to attend a placement exchange so the department in question made an accommodation for him. Unfortunately the selection [...]

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 [...]

Job Posting: Token Search Committee Member

Posted on Tuesday, November 3rd 2009
Tags: committee, diversity, equal opportunity, job search, multicultural, representative, token
Job Posting: Token Search Committee Member
Immediate Opening Winchester Tech, Vermont Description Winchester Tech, a gorgeous 4-year coeducational university, seeks a Token Search Committee Member in order to represent the rich diversity we value on our campus. The successful Token will provide relief for our stretched-too-thin staff members of color who have started whispering about feeling used for their minority status. [...]

College Graduates Blame Economy for Consequences of Skankiness

Posted on Friday, September 4th 2009
Tags: advice, career counseling, career development, career services, economy, employment, etiquette, job search, placement, projections, prospects, trina thompson
College Graduates Blame Economy for Consequences of Skankiness
New college alumni with strong GPAs are blaming corporate downsizing for their limited job opportunities. “There just aren’t any jobs,” says marketing major Stephanie Kolliar from Crockett University. “I keep going to interviews, but I can tell as soon as I meet the interviewers that they’re not going to hire me.” Companies around the country [...]

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