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Sealing The Deal: Questions to Ask Yourself When Faced With “The Offer”

In our field, a lot of time and attention is put into prepping for interviews, writing cover letters and resumes, and getting ready for the big on campus interview day. Less attent[...]

14 Jun 2010

Tag Career Skills, contract, Job Search, negotiation, Placement, salary, The Placement Experience

Job Search Success via Twitter? I’m a Believer Now

Social media as a job search tool? Sure I’d heard about it but didn’t really put much faith into it beyond employer/employee fact checking and social background research. By the t[...]

21 Apr 2010

Tag #SAChat, candidates, Graduate Students, Job Search, professional development, social media, The Placement Experience, twitter

Taking a Leap of Faith

Taking a Leap of a Faith. Related posts:

#jobhunt #6[...]

25 Mar 2010

Tag #saplacement, brand, candidates, career, Career Skills, Higher Education, interviews, Job Search, Placement, The Placement Experience

Oshkosh Placement Exchange – Day 2

I’m writing this from the Oshkosh Placement Exchange. It’s day 2 here, and a bit calmer than yesterday. Yesterday was a live showing of “The All RA Floor” a[...]

27 Feb 2010

Tag #saplacement, candidates, career, interviews, Job Search, Placement, Student Affairs, The Placement Experience

#jobhunt No. 3

Why can’t it just be that you are assigned 10 schools to interview with, you go do those, and then choose from any offers that result? Have you ever watched a movie where the m[...]

15 Feb 2010

Tag candidates, career, Higher Education, interviews, Job Search, Placement, Student Affairs, The Placement Experience