by M.E. Holiday Freelance Writer While in Baltimore scouting out potential design challenges for the next season of fashion reality show “Project Runway,” co-host Tim Gunn unexpectedly found a new task for contestants. “I was in the Inner Harbor and saw multiple people in heinous green vests. At first I thought Walmart had changed the [...]

by Rosanna Mitchell Freelance Writer Applicants woke up this morning to the news that, at best, they would be a school’s second choice candidate after attending and marketing themselves at a recent college administrators’ job fairs The Placement Exchange in Philadelphia and Career Central in Baltimore. “I just can’t believe I was beat out by [...]

by Erica Price Freelance Writer Rave reviews from the National Association of Student Personnel Association’s (NASPA) recent “Institute for Aspiring Senior Student Affairs Officers” conference have inspired a different group of student affairs administrators to consider some different professional development initiatives. The newly founded “Gold Watch Institute” will be held this coming April in Jacksonville, [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

At the end of March the head writers from CronkNews.com will present a session called “The Funny Business of Placement” at the American College Personnel Association conference. We need your help! Send us a short video (mpg format) of you telling us about the job interview from your past (or current!) experience that still makes [...]

by Jeremy Sly Freelance Writer In a shocking series of events, Graduate Assistant Randy Forsmith has declared himself eligible for the upcoming 2011 Hall Director Draft, choosing to skip his remaining year in a quest for riches and stardom. The Breslin University graduate hall director has been labeled a hot commodity in the student affairs [...]

Breaking a sacred confidentiality vow, an employer at the recent American College Personnel Association placement conference “Career Central” accidentally slipped the real use of candidate portfolios. “A candidate brought a laptop with her to her interview so she could show me her e-portfolio,” explained the employer. “By the thirtieth page, I couldn’t hold back and [...]

by Irma Voigt Senior Staff Writer At the close of The Placement Exchange, held in Chicago in early March, an ad hoc committee met to discuss recommended changes for future years. The Placement Exchange is student development’s largest employment fair, representing multiple national student affairs organizations ranging from housing to orientation to Greek life. It [...]

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 [...]