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What’s an Unpaid Internship Worth Anyway?

June 19th, 2013 by admin in Careers, compensation, education, employment, internships

With all the attention being paid in the last week to the value of unpaid internships, NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers set about to determine what the relative value of each is. Read the rest of this entry »


The Most Preferred Benefit For New College Grads and the Runners Up

January 9th, 2013 by admin in Careers, compensation, employment, jobs skills

Want more evidence that the Great Recession has altered the job hunting landscape for new grads? Historically, they wanted health benefits. Now that’s changing. Read the rest of this entry »


Does Your Resume Reflect Your Strengths?

October 17th, 2012 by admin in employment, jobs skills, majors, survey, Volunteering

In an age of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and LinkedIn, there is a lingering question about whether the traditional resume is even necessary, especially for digital natives. Read the rest of this entry »


Hiring Expectations for the Class of 2013

October 3rd, 2012 by admin in employment, majors

In a press release last week the National Association of College and Employers had some good news for the Class of 2013. Hiring Hiring   will be up 13% ov the Class of 2012.

Finance, computer and information science and accounting majors are expected to be in greatest demand. Engineering, marketing and economics graduates are also expected to fare well.


Salaries for New Grads Inch Higher; Workplace Flexibility Sought

September 13th, 2012 by admin in Careers, compensation, corporate culture, majors, Uncategorized

In perhaps another encouraging sign in the job market the  National Association of Colleges and Employers released data that showed salaries inched up for the graduates of the class of 2012.
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Paid Vs. Unpaid Internships

July 25th, 2012 by admin in Careers, jobs skills

Should you take an unpaid internship? It’s a question students, their colleges and their families debate. Will it make a difference in a job search later? The answer, according to a new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers is unclear. Read the rest of this entry »


The Benefits of a Paid Internship

October 19th, 2011 by admin in Careers, employment, Uncategorized, Volunteering

Recently the National Association of Colleges and Employers released a study about paid internships that showed prior paid internships resulted in higher job search success and higher salaries when a former intern was hired. The study made no similar correlation between unpaid internships, job placement and starting salary.

As a story in Inside Higher Ed discussed there is significant controversy around unpaid internships, who they benefit and to what extent a subject also discussed by Ross Perlin in his book Intern Nation.

As the spring internship application season heats up, students need to carefully weigh their aspirations and personal circumstances before commiting themselves to a semester long internship. And once the semester starts school administrators need to make sure their students are being treated professionally.


Top Jobs for the Class of 2011

February 24th, 2011 by admin in Careers, employment, jobs skills, majors

Back in January we reported 47% of accounting majors received job offers before graduation, followed closely by business majors, 45% of whom received offers.

Now the results of a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 3 have been released. Among the class of 2011 accounting majors are currently receiving the most job offers. Read the rest of this entry »