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ACPA Employer Accidentally Reveals E-Portfolios As Annoyance Test

Posted on Saturday, March 20th 2010
Tags: acpa, candidate, career central, e-portfolio, millennial, placement, resume, tpe
ACPA Employer Accidentally Reveals E-Portfolios As Annoyance Test
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 [...]

The Placement Exchange Adopts Greek Recruitment Policies

Posted on Monday, March 15th 2010
Tags: acpa, best, budget, career, exchange, fair, interview, naspa, ope, placement, practices, tpe
The Placement Exchange Adopts Greek Recruitment Policies
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 [...]

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
Awkward Moment at Placement Exchange as 70 Candidates Wear Same Suit
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 [...]

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