With regard to your college years, what matters to you? This is a simple question that has a very important impact on each student’s likelihood of finding employment success. Like the rest of us, students cannot do everything. They have to select the things that matter most and do their best to make those things have positive outcomes. “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the li...

Do not get me wrong. Dreaming about your future is good. All college students should have someplace they are trying to go, something they are trying to achieve. However, students should also understand that dreams are not achieved by dreaming. Success is rarely achieved by chance. When students apply the wrong approaches, they are setting themselves up for failure. They frequently choose a direction or approach that is inef...

Young children can sometimes get away with saying or doing the wrong things. They may not yet be expected to know any better. However, as children grow older, they can get into trouble because they either do not recognize or do not care that their words and actions sometimes have severe and painful consequences. Because college students are a bit older, more is expected of them. They have already experienced some of the pos...

Many students hold part-time jobs while they are in college. For some, the part-time job is a financial necessity. For others, their job is an opportunity to gain some career-related work experience. In both cases, students should understand that these early opportunities can lead to full-time jobs.Employers that hire part-time employees also hire full-time employees. Therefore, students with part-time jobs should keep...

Most college parents are deeply concerned about the employment success of their children and expect colleges do everything possible to ensure that students are fully prepared to conduct an effective job search. Unfortunately, far too many colleges place their student employment training and assistance efforts at the bottom of their list of priorities.For the most part, colleges are still handling student employment assista...

When students leave college, they begin to face life in the real world. For many, it will be a rude awakening. Here are five truths that every student should ponder and accept:1. The job you land, good or bad, is likely to be the one you have earned. - Grades - Campus and community activities - Work experience - Accomplishments - Examples of excellence - Recommendations - References2. When you graduate, you will have more...

What is it that nearly all college seniors do? They look for a job. Unfortunately, most students are unprepared for their search.In order to conduct an effective job search, students will need to learn many things and do many more. Learning what to do, how to do them and when to do them is called preparation. This is where colleges can help their students.Students need to know: - The value of a semester-by-semester empl...

Most college students will learn to network in order to gather employment information and learn about companies that may be hiring. Savvy students understand that their personal networks contain people who have the information they are seeking. Therefore, to learn about employment opportunities that have never been advertised or made available the outside world, students should systematically contact everyone in their ne...

Almost all college students will be exposed to the offensive words and behaviors of other students, as they move through their college years. Some of those disturbing incidents and experiences will simply be minor, while others may be deadly serious. Either way, it is clear that students are likely to find themselves on the front lines of illegal and dangerous behavior. Therefore, it is important for students to say some...

Most college students wait until their final year before they start thinking seriously about their job search. At that point, they begin to worry about their resume and the interviews they will take. These students know that many employers review resumes first, to determine which students they will interview.With this in mind, students often spend hours trying to craft a resume that will impress prospective employers. Th...