Is there a specific company within your area of interest you have always dreamed about working for? Are you ready to start taking the necessary steps to get your foot in the door? Than follow these tips of advice and you will be heading in the right direction to land that dream job! Confidence is [...]
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How to land a job with your dream employer!
Friday, May 3rd, 2013Groundhog Shadow or Job Shadow?
Friday, February 1st, 2013When the month of February begins, many are eager to know if the groundhog will see his shadow or not. According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will continue for six more weeks. Since 1996, however, the beginning of February has also marked a new holiday and initiative called National Groundhog Job [...]
Service Will Help Others and You
Friday, January 18th, 2013“Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. As a Career Advisor, I often work with students who are dismayed by the resume writing process. They don’t have experience directly relevant to their field of interest, and it seems like they need experience [...]
Emotional Intelligence: What is it? And why do employers want emotionally intelligent employees?
Friday, November 30th, 2012Have you ever worked with someone who had mood swings that affected the whole office? Or maybe you had a colleague who often got angry in meetings, sparking tension and disagreements? Have you worked with someone who always knew the right thing to say to make you feel better? Have you been supervised by someone [...]
Customer Service 101
Friday, October 5th, 2012As a customer you remember the exceptional and horrible customer service you receive and share both experiences with everyone. These are reasons why customer service is a huge part of any job, even if you don’t come in contact with customers on a daily basis. Since this week is Customer Service Week, I decided to [...]
Professionalism & Avoiding Workplace Conflict
Thursday, April 12th, 2012In honor of April as Workplace Conflict Awareness Month, I think it is important to discuss ways to avoid workplace conflict in the first place. Of course, sometimes conflict is inevitable. Stuff happens. But there are ways to minimize the likelihood of conflicts. If workers take responsibility to act professionally, conflicts are much less likely. [...]
Upcoming Workshops in Career Services!
Thursday, February 9th, 2012Career Services offers many workshops throughout the year. It is very important to take advantage of these workshops and all of the information provided by both Career Services staff and company employers. With two career fairs right around the corner here are just some of the workshops that we have coming up. Brand Yourself into [...]
Employer Highlight – PacificSource Health Plans
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012We interviewed Sara Vizcaino, the Human Resources Manager from PacificSource about recruiting at OSU. Here is what she had to say: 1. Tell us about your company and why you recruit OSU students. PacificSource Health Plans is a health plan that provides medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy insurance coverage to groups and individuals. But, we’re [...]
I’m too busy to start the job search process before I graduate
Friday, January 27th, 2012Ever have the thought of, “Ah, I am so busy that I don’t have the time to job search before I graduate, what should I do”? Don’t worry you’re not alone. We are all busy with school and finding the time to job search in between classes isn’t an easy task, but trust me it [...]
Tips to Getting a Job at a Nonprofit Organization
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Since I do not have much experience with the nonprofit side of careers, when I volunteered to write this blog post I truly had no idea where to begin. But after doing some extensive research (approximately ten minutes conducting Google searches) I discovered that not only are these jobs interesting and attainable, but they can [...]
