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Graduate Management Admission Council, 2012
Examining the job search strategies and employment outcomes for Class of 2011 graduate business school alumni sheds light on current job market trends and the effort required to secure a first job after earning a graduate business degree. This fact sheet highlights the job search methods used by Class of 2011 business school graduates as reported…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Graduates, Job Search Methods, Search Strategies
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Watson, Joy L.; Gatzke, Ed P.; Lyons, Jed S. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2012
A seminar course was developed for engineering doctoral students to obtain an awareness of the industrial research environment, non-technical skills desired by industry and how to find a position within industry. Data was collected through seminar observations, students' two-page reflection paper, and an online survey administered to students…
Descriptors: Seminars, Industry, Career Counseling, Graduate Students
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McMahon, John M.; Wolffe, Karen E.; Wolfe, Judy; Brooker, Carrie – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
This Practice Report describes the development and implementation of the "Maine Employability Skills Program," a model employment program developed by the Maine Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI). The program was designed to support the efforts of the chronically unemployed or underemployed. These consumers were either…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Vocational Rehabilitation, Job Training
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Dyrud, Marilyn A.; Worley, Rebecca B. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
The editors present an introduction to a themed section on teaching writing in which they examine various reports by authors in this issue of "Business Communication Quarterly." Topics covered herein are reflective or self-exploratory writing in business communication education; the adaptation of portfolios in program assessment for a…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Writing Instruction, Business Communication
Moss, Michael D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated factors that influence the extent and type of information job seekers reveal about themselves when using social networking to search for employment opportunities and advance their careers. It examined how user concerns regarding privacy influence the level of content they provide and their interactions with fellow community…
Descriptors: Self Disclosure (Individuals), Job Applicants, Social Media, Privacy
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Cooper, Brett; Naatus, Mary Kate – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
This article summarizes the existing research on social media as a learning tool in higher education and adds to the literature on incorporating social media tools into collegiate business education by suggesting specific course content areas of business where LinkedIn exercises and training can be incorporated. LinkedIn as a classroom tool cannot…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Higher Education, Business Administration Education, Educational Technology
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Benson, Vladlena, Ed.; Morgan, Stephanie – IGI Global, 2014
The inclusion of social media in higher education has transformed the way instructors teach and students learn. In order to effectively reach their students in this networked world, teachers must learn to utilize the latest technologies in their classrooms. "Cutting-Edge Technologies and Social Media Use in Higher Education" brings…
Descriptors: Social Media, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Social Capital
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Vanevenhoven, Jeff; Delaney-Klinger, Kelly; Winkel, Doan; Wagner, Richard – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
Pressures facing junior faculty during a tenure track job search are high and can come from a multitude of areas. It follows that professionals in this position would try to reduce uncertainty associated with securing a new employment contract. The authors offer their observations below on how to increase an applicant's chance to succeed in an…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Job Search Methods, Tenure, Job Applicants
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Whitfield, Toni Selena – Communication Teacher, 2011
The current downturn in the economy combined with the need for students to aptly verbalize their knowledge, skills, and abilities influences their search for employment and application to graduate school programs, making this topic timely. Finding ongoing methods for communication students to detail and reflect on their skills and abilities as…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Communication Skills, Organizational Communication
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Lacy, Meagan; Copeland, Andrea J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
Although mentoring is widely valued and encouraged within librarianship, it has been conceived mostly as a professional relationship that occurs after one has obtained a position. Thus, mentoring among LIS students is not customary--largely because internships and field experiences are not universally required. To address this problem, the…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Instruction, Information Services, Mentors
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Foltz, Kristen A. – College Student Journal, 2014
This article examines the perceptions and beliefs of Millennials regarding visible tattoos and the impact of tattoos on potential employment. Despite tattoos becoming more accepted and mainstream in society, studies show that individuals with visible tattoos are often hired at a lower rate than people without visible tattoos. A survey of current…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Human Body
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Moloney, Mary – Irish Educational Studies, 2015
Caring for and educating young children is highly skilled and complex, and is dependent upon the educator's education and training, work environment, salary and work benefits. This paper which draws upon two annual BA ECEC Graduate Occupational Profile Surveys undertaken in 2013 and 2014, explores the perceptions of graduates about seeking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Early Childhood Education, Student Attitudes
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Wessels, Susan B.; Sumner, Dana F. – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
This paper describes a series of integrated career development activities offered in several required courses which are designed to help accounting majors gain a competitive edge in the job market. Supported by a partnership between the School of Business and the Academic and Career Planning Office, the Career Tool Kit program consists of…
Descriptors: College Students, Majors (Students), Career Development, Career Academies
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Wang, Michelle – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2013
In higher education, the most common challenge for students is the ability to find a connection between one subject that they have learned and another subject. Thus, students' learning becomes compartmentalized and piecemeal. For instance, accounting students may find attending a drawing class boring and a waste of time. Science students may…
Descriptors: College Students, Accounting, Career Planning, Ethics
PEPNet 2, 2013
This paper presents a collection of videos that provide ideas on getting jobs for educators. Contents include: (1) Educator's Guide: Introduction to the Video Series; (2) Educator's Guide: Your Journey; (3) Educator's Guide: Your Rights and Responsibilities; (4) Educator's Guide: Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation; (5) Educator's Guide:…
Descriptors: Deafness, Vocational Rehabilitation, Video Technology, Job Skills
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