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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The attendance policy at Georgia Southern University is so strict that students can’t even miss the first session of a class for their own wedding without being forced to drop the course. The only excused absences the school extends for the first day of class are for serious illness, military order, or loss of an immediate family member—and even then, students need to cough up a doctor’s note, the military summons, or copy of an obituary.
Another commitment that the school also won’t usually excuse is a job interview. As students are intensifying their hunts for jobs or internships this spring, this invites a question that is larger than just one school’s attendance policy. If one of the main reasons students attend colleges and universities is to strategically position themselves for gainful employment, does it make sense for them to forgo interviews to attend class?
Frederick Ringwald, professor of physics at California State University—Fresno, thinks forcing students to make that choice is unreasonable. The syllabus for Ringwald’s spring 2012 course, Light and Modern Physics, states that job interviews are sufficient grounds for exemptions from even the midterm exams.
“I put the provision for job interviews onto my syllabus, because one of the main benefits of taking my classes is that students can learn things that enable them to get jobs. It’s only fair not to penalize students if they have job interviews,” he says.
[Read three tips for students to ace job fairs.]
In Ringwald’s 13 years of teaching, no student has ever asked for an excused absence for a job interview. But that hasn’t been the experience of Robert Dean, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University in Alabama.
Dean states on his syllabi that job interviews can constitute excused absences and students can make up homework, exams, or quizzes from classes missed for interviews. One course that Dean has taught, Solid State Sensors, tends to be made up of seniors and graduate students, so one or two students miss each class for interviews.
Allison Hoyt, a fifth-year senior majoring in mining engineering at Virginia Tech, estimates that she has had about 40 job interviews as a student at Virginia Tech. She typically tries to schedule interviews on holiday breaks or in between classes, so only about a quarter of the phone and in-person interviews have occurred during class.
Most of Hoyt’s mining professors announced at the beginning of the semester that they wanted students to have internship experience, so they would tolerate absences for interviews. But when she traveled with some classmates to Illinois for on-site interviews, some of her peers were told by their professor—who isn’t in the mining department—that their interviews weren’t legitimate grounds for making up missed exams.
[Learn how to avoid negative thoughts when job hunting.]
Hoyt advises students to notify professors at the beginning of the semester that their job hunt may require that they miss class. “Professors appreciate knowing this, especially since some classes have students ranging from freshmen to seniors—where freshmen don’t typically interview, but seniors are looking for permanent employment,” she says.
Students should also remind the professor about their previous correspondence a few days before the interview, Hoyt advises. “E-mailing again will be a friendly reminder and inform them of an exact day you will be missing,” she says. “This way, you can be notified of what you will be missing while not in class.”
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Looking for a chance to be an intern can be as hard as finding a job but for one lucky lass, her stint as a research assistant taught her that landing a dream job is not impossible.
I STILL remember this time last year when I was in a frenzy e-mailing professors around Canada enquiring if any of them would be hiring in the near future because I was graduating in a few months. While it was heartening that many replied and were very encouraging of my efforts, the answers were mostly the same: “We already have a research assistant, or we don’t have enough funding, or we will contact you in the Spring when we know if we got the grants.’’
Such is the reality of academia. Spaces are sometimes non-existent, funding is limited (so be prepared for low pay), competition is high, and finding the right lab fit (e.g., research interest, skills, and personality) was an arduous task.
It did not help that the number of qualified people was increasing. My situation was further complicated by the fact that I was emailing people as an international student, and one with only an upcoming undergraduate degree. Most research positions wanted at least a masters, or more years out in the field. Priority is also always given to Canadians and landed immigrants in any case. Fair, of course, but neither worked to my advantage.
I skyped with my parents almost every week with the same worry: What if I don’t get a job upon graduation? They listened to me every single week and my mother’s advice was always the same.
She always said “just work hard and everything will happen in due cause.” Dad would agree, and add that “it’s still early, so it’s okay, don’t worry”, his way of calming me.
As the date of the last day of classes approached, my concerns increased. I had two interviews lined up, but neither were in a research field I was actually really passionate about. My supervisor-mentor snorted into her coffee and assured me “you’ll get a job, trust me”.
My cousin was more realistic. She reasoned with me that since I was being a “snob” (I wanted a research-related position and wasn’t willing to settle for anything else because I wanted a job that would further prepare me for graduate school), I had to be patient.
The economy was not the best and unemployment rates were higher than usual. She cautioned me that I should give myself a year. I raised my eyebrows but knew she was right: Most of my seniors who did not apply to graduate school took about that time to find a job, many longer.
Frustration
I spent hours every day after graduation combing university, hospital, and research websites looking up possible openings. It came to a point where I spent about as long as a work day doing that. And almost gave up in frustration.
But you know what? Mum was right. Things did happen in due cause. I had sent an e-mail to a professor (let’s call her A) asking about joining her lab. I received an email two seconds later informing me she was out of the office. I was very intrigued with A’s work and made a note in my calendar to follow-up with her upon her return. Two weeks after her return, I still heard nothing from her, so I sent her a polite reminder about my e-mail.
And was pleasantly surprised to receive an encouraging reply within a few hours. She apologised for not getting back to me sooner for she had been down with pneumonia and offered me an interview the very next day because she had an opening.
The problem was, she was in Vancouver, which was five hours away by flight from Toronto. But so excited I was, I almost jumped on the next plane out!
A had clearly overlooked the fact that I was so far away. She then offered me the next best thing: Get three reference letters and send them to me and we can decide if we should meet.
Some intense e-mail exchanges and one-and-a-half months later, I found myself looking at an e-mail from the same professor inviting me for an interview and to meet at her lab. The best part? She was paying for most of my expenses.
My friend asked if I was going. Are you kidding? Of course I was! Even if I wasn’t offered the job, I was at least getting to see Vancouver.
I prepared for that interview like I never prepared before. So I had mailed the reference letters (oh, thank you, professors!), and the ball was now entirely in my court. I e-mailed A and offered to give her lab a presentation of my work. I figured that would give me bigger control over the interview; this way, they hear what I want them to hear instead of relying on them asking me the right questions.
I spent over a week crafting a presentation that would give them a well-rounded introduction to my work in 20 minutes; research shows that’s how long you have to keep people’s attention.
As the lab was a very holistic lab with the members excelling in both academics and extracurricular activities, I factored that it would be important for them to see what I could bring to them besides academics.
Being prepared
My former professor (not the one who snorted into her coffee) from university vetted my slides over coffee and dessert.
You know what they say about how unexpected things will still catch you by surprise no matter how well you prepare? “They” were right.
Despite my preparation, I did not ask the all-important question of how long the interview was going to be. I figured one hour was probably standard, so it shocked me when I ended up being in there for four hours.
Thank God the professor fed me! She took me for lunch where we chatted some more, and that’s when we had a debate about Eastern versus Western philosophies in education. Not the most relaxed lunch, I can assure you.
I was offered the position two days later, and we agreed on a start date slightly a month later. The Human Resources department sent me an email a week later saying that due to policy, they were posting my position.
Thankfully, they later assured me that it was just a formality to inform the public of the vacancy and they would close the position in a week and formally offer me a letter following that.
It’s been slightly more than three months since I started working with A. Sometimes I am buried in so much work, I don’t even have time to file my notes or write in my log for weeks on end.
I also have sticky-notes with A’s tasks and instructions all over the edge of my computer screen and there are reminders all over my whiteboard; I have even recently put in a request for a second monitor to help me read and compare documents (yes, she said okay).
Work is gruelling, and tempers (hers) often run short, but all in all, I’m enjoying my work and my work place. The university is gorgeous and the workplace benefits are awesome. I can actually get a massage almost every other week! All I need is a doctor’s note saying I need one, and with an injured back, that’s not hard at all.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Veterans Services is the smallest of Henderson County’s 26 departments but one of the most important in regards to the services it provides.
The purpose of this department is to advise local veterans and their dependents of their entitlement under various federal and state laws, counsel them and actively assist them in obtaining federal and state veterans benefits. Shortly after World War II, Veterans Services became a county department.
Veterans Services Officer Mike Murdock has been overseeing this office since September 2003.
It is his job to educate and assist veterans and their families in obtaining U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, N.C. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense benefits.
He most commonly assists veterans and their families in claims for service connected with disabilities, which are claims for medical/physical problems which are the result of military service.
Since 2009 there has been a drastic increase in requests for assistance. The volume of requests for assistance increased by approximately 30 percent from 2008 to 2009, and 2009 to 2010 saw another 45 percent increase.
That level of increased activity continued through 2011, when more than 7,000 requests for services were taken over the phone and in-person.
Murdock believes the sudden increase is due to three main factors: the significant downturn in the economy, as there are more and more individuals seeking assistance in order to find ways to continue living their day to day lives.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
If you’re considering a career in healthcare, it might be good to consider which jobs are in high demand
at the moment. These ten careers are certain to land you a great-paying job right out of college, and
they can all be attained with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
1. Registered Nurse – RNs make up the largest group of healthcare providers in the U.S., yet there has been a shortage of nurses in our country for a few decades. Demand for nurses is expected to be even higher in the years to come due to the aging baby boomer generation and advances in technology that make new medical treatments possible.
2. Medical Laboratory Technologist – Lab techs perform various tests on body fluids and other human specimens. They may work in clinical laboratories, hospitals, doctor’s offices, and other types of labs. They are in high demand in healthcare due to their necessity in helping physicians care for patients and in advancing medical research.
3. Physical and Occupational Therapy Assistant – These professionals assist physical therapists in giving rehabilitation services. They work under the direction and supervision of the physical therapist and often have more direct interaction with patients. They are in high demand because they don’t need to be paid as much as physical therapists, yet do much of the same work.
4. Medical Billing and Coding Specialist – Due to a new law passed by congress, most medical billing claims must now be sent electronically. This has created a high demand for specialists in medical billing and coding who can decipher the complicated billing codes from insurance companies
5. Health Records and Information Technician – As electronic health records (EHRs) become standard in healthcare, there will be a growing demand for technicians who can manage the information. They must be familiar with EHR software in order to organize patients’ information, keep it secure, and fix problems with the system.
6. Dental Assistant – Due to advances in technology, more dentists are hiring assistants so that they can more effectively care for patients. Dental assistants are responsible for a number of preparatory procedures before treatment such as sterilizing instruments and taking impressions. They do not have as much training as dental hygienists but are still in high demand.
7. Medical Assistant – This type of assistant helps physicians do their jobs more effectively. They are responsible for routine tasks such as giving medication to patients and taking their vital signs. They may also do a number of administrative tasks.
8. Pharmacy Assistants/Technician – These assistants help pharmacists with basic task, such as updating inventories, patient information, and providing patients with relevant medication instructions. As pharmaceutical services are more in demand, these types of assistants and technicians are in high demand as well.
9. Diagnostic Medical Sonographer – In recent years, technology has discovered ways to diagnose patients with sonography rather than invasive techniques. These technicians are trained to use such technology on patients in hospitals, clinics, and other facilities. Since it is a growing field, job positions are plentiful.
10. Radiologic Technologist – Similar to diagnostic medical sonographers, radiologic techs perform medical imaging with radiologic (x-ray) technology. This job is in high demand due to how pervasive it is in the medical field, from dentistry to chiropractic care.
This article was written by Erin McKinney, who is a licensed nurse practitioner. Erin also owns the site Masters of Nursing for students interested in getting an advanced degree in the nursing field.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Making a career change isn’t easy. You need to showcase why you are qualified for the targeted job, even if your past experiences do not identically match the employer’s requirements. Most employers are not familiar with military service, positions, jargon, or acronyms, so it can be even more challenging for veterans to make a strong case. What can job-seeking veterans do to help transition into civilian positions?
Identify your skills. Evaluate your military service. What did you do on a daily basis? Make a list. Once your list is complete, pair skills you used with each task. Pay special attention to your transferable skills—the ones you can easily use in different organizations.
For example, if you were an infantryman and your main responsibilities were related to combat missions that do not easily correlate with civilian jobs, you’ll want to dig deeper into your skills. Don’t just think about what you did—ask yourself how and why you were successful. You could highlight your abilities to quickly assess and respond to a situation, focus on how you thrived in an exceptionally stressful environment, and point out that you worked well with a team while demonstrating leadership. You’ll want to look for jobs requiring the skills you identify.
Note your accomplishments. Do not underestimate the value of awards and accolades you received, but do translate them into terms non-military personnel will understand. Note the award name with a brief description of why you received it. If you do not have specific honors, think about praise you may have received from a superior or member of your platoon. Did an officer comment about how you are always planning ahead or mention a specific detail you can share with your targeted employer? This information will be helpful in determining your next career steps.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/—As President Obama prepares to deliver his fourth State of the Union address, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson outlined three key issues requiring action to boost the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, thereby stimulating the economy and creating high-value jobs. Gibson said that must entail a tough stance on trade law enforcement, authorizing a robust, long-term transportation bill, and developing and expanding access to America’s domestic oil and natural gas resources.
“I’d like to hear the President articulate a strong message on trade enforcement,” Gibson said. “Strong and strictly enforced laws against unfair trade must be the cornerstone of any pro-manufacturing agenda. Rising import penetration, for example, which we have seen in recent years, can steal market share from domestic manufacturers, thus limiting output and hiring,” he said. “We need to be vigilant against unfairly-traded imports curbing U.S. manufacturing’s momentum. In the trade arena, we’d also like to see the President take action to address foreign currency manipulation, since the Chinese government continues to maintain a 25 to 30% advantage over U.S. manufacturers by undervaluing its currency.”
“A globally competitive economy depends on an effective and efficient transportation infrastructure as it directly impacts the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and creates significant demand for steel fabricated products,” Gibson said. “To get a multi-year transportation reauthorization passed, we urge the President to provide strong leadership on the tough issues, such as a realistic approach to funding and a compromise plan that both House and Senate can embrace, so that a bill can move forward funded at levels high enough to help restore our infrastructure system, put Americans back to work and stimulate the economy. This is a bi-partisan issue that can directly impact the nation’s unemployment, considering that every $1 billion federally invested in highway capital supports 35,000 American jobs. Plus, the American Society of Engineers tells us that $203 billion is needed each year just to meet our nation’s infrastructure needs.”
Gibson said he’d also like to hear the President say he’ll take action on energy policy recommendations that were just recently released in a report by his own Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. The Council noted that the U.S. needs to “take advantage of all its natural resources to spur economic growth, create jobs and reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil.” To do that, the Council recommends “allowing more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands, and that federal, state and local authorities should encourage safe and responsible extraction of natural gas where sources have been uncovered.”
“We urge the President to take action on these recommendations, which will generate jobs while also securing our nation’s future energy supply,” Gibson said. Studies show the Marcellus Shale development could create 76,000 jobs in Pennsylvania, 20,000 jobs in New York and 17,000 jobs in West Virginia by 2015. Development of Ohio’s Utica Shale could support more than 204,000 jobs in just four years.
Gibson said, regarding these issues, AISI hopes to see the Administration take leadership on the following in 2012:
Trade:
Stand tough on trade laws.
Get a currency reform bill passed;
Urge Congress to pass the ENFORCE Act, which will address the growing problem of circumvention and evasion of U.S. antidumping/countervailing duty orders
Transportation Reauthorization:
Create good jobs while investing in America’s crumbling infrastructure. The U.S. Congress needs to authorize a multi-year surface transportation bill in 2012. Reauthorization is also needed for vital improvements to the nation’s water infrastructure system.
Energy:
Develop and expand access to America’s domestic oil and natural gas sources. Congress needs to pass legislation to expand access and production of America’s oil and natural gas sources in the Outer Continental Shelf, while using the anticipated revenue to rebuild America’s transportation infrastructure.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Though far behind the national rate, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), the Illinois unemployment rate fell to 9.8%.in December of 2011.
According to IDES Director Jay Rowell:
Illinois’ economy continues to take positive steps forward despite the pressures of an uneven national recovery
. Illinois has recorded job growth in seven of 12 months. We have averaged 4,400 new jobs each month in 2011. Monthly snapshots are just that, but looking at the long-term trends reveals the path we are taking. Our long-term grown trajectory shows Illinois’ economy moving forward and in the right direction.
According to IDES, Illinois added 52,600 jobs overall in 2011 and almost double that, 95,900 jobs, since January 2010 which marked the gradual turnaround after 23 months of job decline in Illinois. The employment sectors that have grown in the state have been Professional and Business Services, Educational and Health Services, Trade, Transportation and Utilities, and Manufacturing. Of jobs on the decline, Government has lost the most.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Veterans Affairs department formally launched its new program designed to train wounded vets to become acquisition professionals with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Jan. 19 at its Frederick, Md., facilities.
The VA Acquisition Academy Acquisition Internship School’s Warriors to Workforce Program places wounded veterans with disabilities into a three-year internship that provides them with the training and education to qualify for a career as a contracting specialist.
The program “prepares them to become trusted business partners capable of exercising sound business judgment to achieve best value solutions that serve the Veteran,” according to the academy’s website.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki spoke at the ceremony, describing the program’s goals as “something very unique” and urging the inaugural class to take advantage of the opportunity. He also noted that the VA is second only to the Education Department in the amount of education provided to citizens.
The three-year program covers training from basic business principles to more technical contracting-specific education.
The first year includes college business classes taught in cooperation with academic partner Mount St. Mary’s University, as well as basic contracting and mental skills training to help deal with the stress often found in the job.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
We must at all costs try to retain the many competent graduates for local employment as there is always the likelihood that we may lose them to other nations.
IN THE old days, university graduates were assured of a job, particularly in the rapidly expanding public service. When industrial attachment was introduced, many were recruited by companies. Some were even snapped up while still in the final year.
But not so now. Graduates, even those on scholarship, are not assured of a job any more. The economic climate is one factor and graduate employability skills another. We need to work on improving both so that joblessness does not become a major problem for young graduates.
It would appear that our pressing problem now is not rising healthcare costs, extremism and global terrorism, or environmental degradation but insufficient good jobs to go around.
In the book The Coming Jobs War by Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, a poll of what people are thinking, revealed that over the last 30 years, people have changed from desiring love, money, food, shelter, safety, peace and freedom to wanting a good job for themselves and their children.
The poll also revealed that three billion of the five billion people aged 15 and older, said they were working or want work. The problem is there are currently only 1.2 billion fulltime formal jobs in the world. Potential societal stress and instability lie with the 1.8 billion people who make up nearly one quarter of the world’s population. Joblessness is a driver of national hopelessness and despair. This in turn causes a decline in Gross National Wellbeing. Jobless people are dangerously unhappy and need more healthcare in general.
Jobs and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are symbiotic. No GDP growth, no job growth. No job growth, no significant GDP growth. Job creation and quality GDP growth will be the leading forces of change for a better world.
The national transformation programme (NTP) to be achieved over the 10th and 11th Malaysian Plan period together with the new economic model, appear to be on the right track for job creation.
The vision of a high income nation is about boosting growth, creating high-paying jobs and attracting investments, where the ultimate outcome is a better quality of life for the people, where no one is left out and future generations are not compromised.
Education is fundamental to the NTP. It is one of the seven National Key Result Areas in the Government Transformation Programme and one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas in the Economic Transformation Programme.
It is also vital for the Rural Transformation Programme and the Political Transformation Programme.
School heads and vice-chancellors must think beyond graduation rates and think of an education that results in good jobs.
The majority of jobs are created in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
In the United States for example, 99% of the six million companies have 500 or less employees. To build SMEs we need innovators and entrepreneurs.
Innovators alone are not enough. Innovations will remain on the shelf until chosen by talented entrepreneurs who envision a value and a customer, and then create business models and strategies to realise sales and profits. GDP growth and job creation come from the business model, not just the invention.
Universities must contribute to the national transformation not only by producing graduates appropriate for the new economy as well as new knowledge in support of the national innovation system, but also in creating jobs.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 17, 2012—/PRNewswire/—With the latest jobs report showing a surge of 200,000 new jobs created during the month of December, soon-to-be college graduates are starting to see a brighter employment future on the horizon. To help give students the edge they need to compete amid a tight job market, Rasmussen College is gearing up to host its annual nationwide Winter Career Expo next month.
“The latest job statistics are encouraging and demonstrate that companies are once again hiring. This is definitely welcomed news for the economy as a whole, but an especially good sign for students who have worked so hard to pursue an education and are about to embark on a new career,” said Rasmussen College National Director of Career Development Tamryn Hennessy. “This year’s Career Expo theme is networking and we will be hosting events at every campus—all of which are open to the public—that provide tips on how to make connections to find a job, as well as opportunities to meet with potential employers in each geographic location.”
Recent job numbers show strong gains in the healthcare industry, with 315,000 jobs added in 2011, including nursing and other allied health fields. The manufacturing sector has also been a bright spot in the slow economic recovery, gaining 325,000 new jobs since February 2011. Hennessy says that as U.S. manufacturing recovers, companies will also need to scale up corporate services—such as HR, accounting, IT and marketing—to keep pace, which will likely fuel job growth in these areas as well.
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