Tuesday, March 29, 2011

I Don't Want to be Crazy






























Looking for your next big 20-something read? Check out this book, I Don't Want to be Crazy by Samantha Schutz.

It's about a girl who struggles with anxiety during and after college. Even if you haven't had similar trials, you will likely enjoy this book.

Her writing is honest and raw and she touches on having "after-college" experiences including finding--and tolerating--her first job. Overall, I really enjoyed it and commend Samantha Schutz for being such an honest, prolific writer.

What's your favorite 20-something read?

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Top 10 Companies Young People Want to Work For

A new report recently came out about the places that soon-to-be grads want to work for. Are any of these on your list of employers to target?

10. Teach for America
This New York City-based non-profit hires mostly recent graduates and places them in low-income school districts for two or more years. Their annual revenue of $192 millions is made up mostly of grants and contributions.

9. NASA
Any government job is seen as a score, but space exploration? No-brainer. NASA has just under 19,000 employees.

8. CIA
Applying to the CIA is not quite as simple as filling out an application. Nonetheless, with somewhere around 20,000 employees this top secret agency comes in at eight.

7. MICROSOFT
In the 1990s, people would look at Bill Gates the way they now look at Steve Jobs. Though the 90s are well over, Microsoft still is a pretty safe place to work. Currently, the Washington state-based monolith employees close 89,000 around the globe and has an annual revenue of $66.69 billion

6. FBI
No, not Female Body Inspector, those surveyed went with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Bureau is home to 35,403 employees.

5. AMAZON
Remember when you had to run around to a bunch of stores to buy books, music and lawn equipment? Neither do I. This ever-growing company employees 33,700 and brings in an annual revenue of $34.20 billion.

4. U.S. Department of State
Have you had always wanted to work for Hillary Clinton? Hook up with the Department of State and you can! Its chief function being responsible international relations, the Department of State has 22,000 employees, including diplomats.

3. The Walt Disney Company
The largest media and entertainment company in the world, you too can work for the mouse. Disney employs 144,000 and in 2010 raked in $39.04 billion.

2. APPLE
In the 1990s, people would look at Steve Jobs the way they look at Bill Gates today. Now, with the iPhone, iPad and all things i, Apple is at the forefront of personal technology. In 2010 alone, the company earned $76.28 billion.

1. GOOGLE
Being the only company on the list that also serves as a verb, it should come as no surprise that Google is the top place young professionals want to work at. Worldwide, the search engine has 24,400 employees and in 2010 alone earned $29.32 billion in revenue.

Excerpted from a post by elearners.com

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

LinkedIn on Campus Training Webinar, etc.

In this free training webinar designed exclusively for careers professionals, you will learn the strategies and best practices to leverage LinkedIn in your classroom or your career or alumni center. Lindsey Pollak, author of Getting from College to Career, will show you:

  • How students can develop their professional image and explore opportunities with LinkedIn
  • Approaches to engage alumni and students using LinkedIn Groups
  • Best practices to attract more alumni and companies to recruit at your school
  • Successful LinkedIn strategies used by career centers around the world
  • Expert answers to your questions about LinkedIn

Participants who complete this training will have access to an exclusive Career Services Professionals Group on LinkedIn!

Webinars Conducted In Collaboration with NACE

Tuesday, 1/184:00pm - 5:00pm EDT (1:00pm – 2:00pm PDT, 9:00pm – 10:00pm GMT)Register
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Another good find? This post on Eve Tahmincioglu's Career Diva blog on whether college grads should skip job-hunting in the dull economy and just go to grad school. (Hint: Head to grad school only if it's required to get into the career you want!)