I took this free career quiz back in college and it really laid the foundation for what I have ended up doing for the past several years since I took it. Still a great tool many years later. Send me...
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Career Communications Concepts Contest – Enter by 11/1/11
I'm offering a 12 week course called Career Communications Concepts online. This course goes over the basics of presentations, conference calls, webinars, resume building, LinkedIn profile creation and much much more. For one lucky winner, I am going to be...
Are You Ready to Be an Online Learner? By Heidi L. Johnston
"Change is the end result of all true learning" -- Leo Buscaglia Online education and online colleges are as common as eating bagels for breakfast. But how do you determine if online education is right for you? Do you...
Google Appointments, and More Opportunities for Resume Critiques in Albany and Saratoga
In addition to my offer of free resume critiques online through September 17th (email your resume to robert@saratogacollege.com ), I will be at the following Job Fairs at the times below offering resume critiques and career advice. Saratoga Job Fair...
How can I advance my HR career? by Evelyn Amaro
Once you are established and well into your HR career, your next thoughts most likely center on advancement. Human Resources is continuously evolving to meet the business needs, requirements, and laws that are ever changing. If you want to move...
Global Foundries Intern Program and Growing Employment
by Sarah Palmo, Braathe Enterprises Virtual Internship Program participant In an article published on August 12, 2011, in the Business Review, the focus was on the opportunity for college students to take part in an internship with a growing company,...
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 3 – by Kellie Rowan
Many students will start in a specialized program and realize it is not for them. It shouldn't be a hard thing to change your major considering almost everyone does it, but now it might require you to completely transfer schools....
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 2 – by Kellie Rowan
A lot of my friends are still majoring in something they hate. Why? Because colleges aren't helping with this problem at all. I figured this out just by talking to my parents. When they were in school, colleges were pretty...
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 1 – by Kellie Rowan
It seems like I can't turn on my television anymore without being bombarded by facts about our how terrible our economy is doing and how much worse unemployment got that day. As a college student, this is pretty scary. When...
How to break into HR – Part 2 by Evelyn Amaro
Finding Work within the Human Resources Field This may seem daunting, especially if you have little to no experience. My suggestion is to work your way up the ladder. Take any role you can grab within HR, generally this would...