College Partners with Banana Republic to Enforce New Dress Code
by Brody Truce Senior Staff Writer For the past three years, seniors at Chestnut View College have struggled to find employment after graduation. The college, which once boasted a 98% post-graduate employment rate, now sees only 60% of its seniors landing jobs—one of the lowest post-graduate placement rates in the country. Perplexed by the problem, [...]
Awkward Moment at Placement Exchange as 70 Candidates Wear Same Suit
Posted on Monday, March 8th 2010
Tags: attire, fashion, interview, naspa, placement exchange, suits, tpe
Tags: attire, fashion, interview, naspa, placement exchange, suits, tpe
In the most awkward Chicago moment since Michael Jordan bought the Bobcats, 70 candidates at The Placement Exchange (TPE) showed up for job interviews last week to find they had all dressed in the same black suit. Organizers of TPE, the annual national job fair for professionals in college student affairs, met in an emergency [...]


