Newark is the 65th largest city in New Jersey with a population of 280,451. Recent college graduates seeking entry level employment positions can find many opportunities in engineering, finance, journalism, and business management. Newark, nicknamed ‘The Brick City’ the city was incorporated in February 21, 1798 by the New Jersey Legislature.

Its developments did not begin until the 19th century when Seth Boyden, John Hyatt, Edward Weston, and insurance giants, Mutual Benefit and Prudential, crept into the city’s business repertoire. Seth Boyden’s productions – patent leather and malleable iron – added stealth to the city as his companies generated $8.6 million in 1815, alone. The revenue of Newark continues to grow as recent college graduates work within the city’s businesses.

John Hyatt’s first successful plastic – Celluloid – slid into Newark’s industrial era by helping inventors develop billiard balls, carriages, and dentures. Edward Weston’s zinc electroplating created the world’s first public arc lamps in a city. These profitable ventures did not end there, the insurance industry flourished throughout Newark once Mutual Benefit stepped on the scene in 1845 and Prudential in 1873. The effortless expansion of its business district continues to expand until this day.

Companies such as Net2Phone and Horizontal Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey offer many entry level jobs in New Jersey for recent college students and graduates. Aside from its growing population due to business, Newark offers a wholesome community to raise a family. Its culture diversity and sports create a stream of events for recent college graduates to grow as people and professionals.

Recent graduates and college students with children will enjoy the New Jersey Performing Arts Center located downtown. Sport fans can check out Newark’s professional hockey team, the New Jersey Devil, and their Newark Bears minor league baseball team. Since Newark’s weather moves vibrantly, you and your family will find the summer months pleasing and their winters are slightly cooler than other cities within its latitude.

Students interested in pursuing their education in Newark can find a home in one of these:

•Drew University - a private university with only 1,656 students. Drew University’s social science, English, and Psychology majors dominate the student body.

•New Jersey City University – this public university has approximately 6,158 students in Jersey City; the most popular majors are Business, Marketing, Psychology, and Security and Protective Services.

•Montclair State University – with approximately 12,000 students on campus, the university’s most popular majors is Business, Marketing, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Psychology.

•Rutgers University – The State University of New Jersey has two campuses: New Brunswick/Piscataway and Newark Regional Campus. New Brunswick/Piscataway has approximately 26,000 + students while the Newark Regional Campus has approximately 6,500. Students seeking a quality education can attend either campus according to their needs or wants in their education.

•Farleigh Dickinson University – Farleigh Dickinson University is a private university which has two campuses: College at Florham and the Metropolitan Campus. The College at Florham has approximately 2,600 students while the Metropolitan Campus has approximately 6,000 students.

Recent high school students interested in a quality education in Newark can find a home at:

Berkeley College
Felicia College
Rabbinical College of America
Seton Hall University School of Law
Essex County College
Saint Peter’s College
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Union County College
Hudson County Community College
Kean University
Caldwell College
Beth Medrash Govoh
College of St. Elizabeth
Centenary College
County College of Morris
Cumberland Community College
Bloomfield College
Bergen Community College
Middlesex Community College
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Passaic County Community College

Recent college graduates seeking entry level employment may find positions at:

•International Discount Telecommunications – a leading calling card company offers internships and entry level employment in sales, telecommunications, marketing, and human resources.

•Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey- a leading health insurance provider offers recent college graduates and students internships and entry level employment in insurance, sales, marketing, human resources, and customer service.

•Prudential Insurance – students interested in the insurance industry can find a home with this giant. Their offers are in internships and entry level employment in insurance, finance, sales, and marketing.

•Net2Phone – recent college graduates and college students can apply for internships and entry level employment in sales, marketing, human resources, customer service, telecommunications, and internet marketing.

•Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) – the largest and oldest gas and utility company in New Jersey offers internships and entry level employment in engineering, finance, and sales.

Recent college graduates and college students can find Newark to be a humble, wholesome diverse community. Newark’s many opportunities allow residents to develop a strong sense of self through the cultural centers where great artists were developed. The greater aspect of Newark’s community includes other companies such as McCarter & English, LLC. – the largest law firm in New Jersey suited for recent grads interested in internships or entry level employment. Stop waiting for the right moment to get what you need to live in Newark, your education and career is waiting to begin.

*Source: http://www.ci.newark.nj.us/
*Statistics courtesy of US Census Bureau - Census 2000.

Posted by Tahjia Chapman on August 31, 2007 at 5:42 PM | Leave a Comment (0)

New York City, “The Big Apple,” is home to Wall Street and “The Great White Way” of Broadway. With a metropolitan population of almost 22,000,000, New York is by far America’s largest city. Located in the state of New York, it’s the center for fashion, business, finance and media. A recent college graduate looking for an entry level job in accounting, theater or journalism would have a smorgasbord of companies from which to choose in this vast metropolis.

New York City has much to offer recent college graduates looking for entry level employment and college students seeking quality internships. Besides Broadway, New York has many museums, clubs and art galleries. For nature lovers, there are Central Park and Battery Park. For those recent college graduates who have families, the Central Park Zoo is also available. Located in the Northeast, residents can expect mild springs and falls, cold winters with moderate snowfall, and hot sticky summers. With New York’s diverse population growing everyday, could there possibly be a more apt home for the United Nations? Xenophobics need not apply for internships or entry level jobs in New York City.

Originally named New Amsterdam by the Dutch in 1613, New York City has grown from a small fur trading settlement into one of the world’s largest and most popular cities for tourism and business. It was thanks to the British, who overtook the city in 1664, the city received its current moniker in honor of the British Duke of York and Albany. It was also thanks to the British that this port city, at the mouth of the Hudson River, became a hub for international trading.

New York City’s population grew dramatically during the 19th century because of immigration and by 1835, it had usurped Philadelphia’s position as America’s largest city. It still holds that title today. The New York metropolitan area consists not only of the five boroughs – Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island – but also Northern New Jersey and Long Island. Such large area provides a college student looking for a quality internship or a high school graduate looking for a quality college education plenty of choices. New York City is home to more than two dozen colleges and universities where students can study everything from art to medicine to liberal arts.

City University of New York (CUNY) is the largest public university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions. It has campuses in Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx, New York City (Manhattan), Jamaica-Queens and Flushing. Its total undergraduate enrollment in the fall of 2005 totaled nearly 116,000. The most popular majors at CUNY are: Baruch College - Accounting, Computer and Information Sciences and, Finance; Brooklyn College - Business Administration/Management, Education and Psychology; City College – Architecture, Electrical and Electronics; College of Staten Island – Liberal Arts, Business Marketing, Health Professions, Construction Trades, Psychology and Computer and Information Sciences; John Jay College of Criminal Justice – Security and Protective Services, Psychology and Social Sciences; Medgar Evers College – Business Administration/Management and Psychology; College of Technology – Commercial and Advertising Art, Computer Science, Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.

Not surprisingly, the next largest university in New York City is the Fashion Institute of Technology/State University of New York. A student interested in an entry level position in fashion can major in Fashion Merchandising Management, Fashion Design and Communication Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

For those who are seeking a more traditional education, there is:

* Fordham University with majors in Business Administration/Management,
Communications and Media Studies, English Language and Literature.

*Long Island University: Brooklyn Campus that offers majors in Health Professions,

*Columbia University/Columbia College whose most popular majors are Social Sciences, English, History, Visual and Performing Arts, and Foreign Languages and Literature.

The city is also home to:

Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies
Berkeley College/New York City
Boricua College
Columbia University/Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Columbia University/School of General Studies
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
DeVry Institute of Technology/New York
Eugene Lang College New School for Liberal Arts
Julliard School
Laboratory Institute of Merchandising
Manhattan School of Music
Mannes College of Music
Marymount Manhattan College
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Wagner College
Yeshiva University

Once a college student has had a taste of New York City either while studying there or doing and internship, he will want to take a bite out of “The Big Apple” and look for an entry level job in business, finance, fashion or maybe even entertainment. The bottom line: New York City is the place to be for recent college graduates looking for entry level jobs. Some of the biggest employers are:

Associated Press – the world’s largest news-gathering agency offers internships to college students and entry level positions to recent college graduates in such areas as business, marketing, technology, and, of course, photojournalism and journalism.

Barnes & Noble – the largest bookstore chain in the world offers entry level job opportunities in retail, accounting, communications and network engineering.

Citigroup – College students looking for internships and recent college graduates looking for entry level employment can expect the nation’s largest bank to provide them in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading, and operations.

IBM – hires college students for internships and recent college graduates in accounting, human resources, electrical and computer engineering, and consulting to work for the world’s largest technology company.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers – the world’s leading professional services company offers internship opportunities to college students and entry level jobs to recent college graduates in assurance, tax, human resources and information technology.

TimeWarner – A college student looking for an internship or a recent college graduate looking for entry level employment can find them at the nation’s largest media company in web development, marketing, information technology and management.

Those are just some of the major companies located in New York City. There are, naturally, many others like The Wall Street Journal, L’Oréal, NBC and Tiffany & Co. With so many amazing companies to work for and so many exciting things to see and do, New York City is an excellent choice for a student or recent college graduate looking for a college, internship or entry level employment – provided he can handle living in “the city that doesn’t sleep.”

Source: http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/
*Population statistics courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau – Census 2000.

Posted by Tahjia Chapman on August 10, 2007 at 3:29 AM | Leave a Comment (0)

Settled in 1776 by the Spanish, this second most densely populated city in the United States is the fifth largest, with a metropolitan population of more than 7,000,000. It was named for St. Francis of Assisi and is located on the tip of the San Francisco peninsula. San Francisco’s population experienced rapid growth as a result of the California Gold Rush of 1848. The discovery of silver in 1859 brought even more settlers to the area.

The devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire led to a quick rebuilding of the city. By 1915, the city was reborn and in 1939-40, it hosted a World’s Fair. Treasure Island was built in the middle of San Francisco especially for this event. Many banks, like Wells Fargo and Bank of America got their start in San Francisco. A college student looking for an internship in finance might want to take a look at some of the financial institutions in the “Golden Gate City.”

San Francisco is famous for its fog, its trolleys, the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.
Of course, there’s more to “Frisco” than meets the eye. Many Asian and Latin American immigrants established residence in San Francisco, adding diversity to its population. Chinatown is another one of San Francisco’s famous attractions. The 1950s brought Jack Kerouac and his “Beat Generation” to San Francisco, while the 1960s brought hippies. In the 1970s, the gay rights movement headquartered there. These gave San Francisco the reputation of being a city that attracted America’s counterculture.

The 1990s brought dot com companies along with a huge influx of entrepreneurs and computer application developers. Despite the crash of the dot com industry at the beginning of the 21st century, San Francisco continues to be a hub for high technology and entrepreneurial ventures.

San Francisco is a Pacific coast town with many hills and temperate weather. The winters are wet and the summers are dry. Summer temperatures tend to hover around 70 degrees Fahrenheit for the highs while the winter highs usually go up to about 60 degrees. A recent college graduate looking for entry level employment in a city by the ocean should try San Francisco. Besides its beaches, San Francisco also has Golden Gate Park, The Presidio, which appears in a movie by the same name, Buena Vista Park and Lake Merced.

San Francisco is also a city of culture. Its War Memorial and Performing Arts Center is home to some of the nation’s longest running performing arts companies. The San Francisco Symphony, The San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Ballet all perform in the War Memorial Opera House. For museum lovers, there are the Museum of Modern Art, the De Young Museum and the Asian Art Museum. Sports enthusiasts will be happy to know that San Francisco is home to the San Francisco 49ers football team, the San Francisco Giants baseball team and it hosts a marathon every year that attracts over 7,000 entrants.

A student searching for a college or university should add those in San Francisco to his list of possibles. Below are some of the largest in the area:

*San Francisco State University – with a 2005 undergraduate enrollment of 21,000, it’s one of the Bay Area’s largest. The most popular majors are Film/Cinema Studies, Psychology.

*Academy of Art University – this university, which was “built by artists for artists,” has visual and performing arts majors in Commercial Photography, Fashion Design, Graphic Design and Film Production/Cinematography.

*Stanford University – this well-known university has majors in Economics, and Political Science and Government.

*University of San Francisco – one of the largest Catholic universities on the West Coast, this school’s most popular majors are Business Administration/Management, Nursing – Registered Nurse training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN), Psychology.

*Academy of Art University - the most popular majors here are Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Computer Graphics and Fashion/Apparel Design.

These are some of San Francisco’s largest colleges and universities. Others include the following:

Alliant International University (formerly California School of Professional Psychology)
Armstrong University (Oakland)
Art Institute of California
California College of the Arts
California Culinary Academy Le Cordon Bleu
California Institute of Design and Merchandising
Laney College (Oakland)
Lincoln University (Oakland)
Merritt College (Oakland)
Mills College (Oakland)
New College of California
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Wharton West

San Francisco is also a great place for college students to find quality internships and for recent college graduates to find entry level employment with some of the nation’s, and even the world’s biggest companies. Below are some of the largest in the area:

Safeway, Inc. - the grocery store chain offers internships and entry level job opportunities in retail, pharmacy, information technology and manufacturing.

Hewlett-Packard – college students looking for internships and recent college graduates looking for entry level jobs can find them in software design engineering, sales, finance, consulting and human resources.

Gap, Inc. – the retail clothing chain, which is the parent company for the Old Navy and Banana Republic stores, offers entry level job opportunities in management, human resources and information technology.

Wells-Fargo Company – around since the days of the California Gold Rush, this enormous financial institution has entry level jobs in sales, loss prevention, operations and accounting.
Intel Corporation – this international semiconductor and microprocessor manufacturer has internships and entry level positions in marketing, human resources, software engineering and finance.
This is just a sample of what San Francisco has to offer the adventurous student or recent college graduate looking a place to live, work and play in city replete with culture, diversity and a beautiful landscape.

Source: http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/
*Population statistics courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau – Census 2000.

Posted by Tahjia Chapman on August 8, 2007 at 3:56 PM | Leave a Comment (0)

The “City of Brotherly Love” is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the sixth largest in the United States. Originally the site of our nation’s capital, Philadelphia is also one of the oldest cities in the country. Philadelphia was founded by Quaker William Penn in 1682. The word Philadelphia is Greek for “brotherly love,” and it’s what Penn hoped to foster in his new colony’s capital city. It’s a city rich with American history. Both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were drafted there. Philadelphia remained the nation’s capital until 1800 when it was moved permanently to its current home in Washington, D.C.

The Pennsylvania Railroad, at one time the country’s largest in terms of revenue and traffic volume, was headquartered in Philadelphia. After a merger, the railroad was renamed Penn Central now known as Conrail. The city hosted the nation’s 100th and 150th anniversary celebrations. This first “planned” city is home to Fairmount Park, one of the largest in the world. Philadelphia has mid-20s winters and summer highs hovering around the mid-80s.

Liberty Bell is one of the largest monuments of Philadelphia, located in Independence Hall, which is part of the Independence National Historical Park. Recent college graduates looking for entry level jobs in Philadelphia might like that it was also home to Betsy Ross and Edgar Allen Poe.

For those die hard shoppers, there’s the Gallery at Market East, one of America’s largest downtown shopping centers, in Center City. Philadelphia also has theaters like the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts where the Philadelphia Orchestra performs and the Academy of Music, which serves as home to the Philadelphia Opera. Museums like the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Rodin Museum are available. The Rodin has the largest collection of work by the sculptor outside of France. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the largest in the United States.

Like most big cities, Philadelphia has its own sports teams. For football lovers, there are the Philadelphia Eagles. The Philadelphia Flyers provide entertainment for those craving hockey, the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and the Philadelphia Phillies are the city’s Major League Baseball team. They have a second hockey team, a lacrosse team and a professional soccer team. Any recent college graduate looking for an entry level job in a city that can cater to his appetite for sports can’t go wrong with Philadelphia.

Philadelphia has many prestigious and well-known colleges and universities from which to choose for students seeking a quality education. Some of Philadelphia’s biggest institutions are as follows:

*Temple University – the most popular majors at this university are Elementary Education and Teaching, and Psychology.

*Drexel University – the most popular majors here are Information Science/Studies and Mechanical Engineering.

*University of Pennsylvania – this Ivy League school, which is home to the Wharton School of Business, offers majors in Finance and Nursing – Registered Nurse Training (RN,ASN, BSN, MSN).

*Villanova University – offers majors in Biological and Physical Sciences, Finance and Nursing – Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).

*St. Joseph University – this Catholic Jesuit university offers majors in Business/Marketing, Social Sciences, Education, English and Psychology.

Other Philadelphia colleges and universities that a student might want to attend are:

La Salle University
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
The University of the Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Thomas Jefferson University
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chestnut Hill College
Holy Family University
Bryn Mawr College
Haverford College
Cabrini College
Rowan University
Widener University
West Chester University
Ursinus College
Immaculate University
Neumann College

There are many job opportunities for college students seeking quality internships and for recent college graduates looking for entry level employment. Some of Philadelphia’s largest employers are the Federal Government, the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia School District. Recent college graduates and interns can find jobs at the Federal Reserve Bank in accounting, finance and research; at the U.S. Mint in marketing or maintenance; one can work for the city in civil engineering or as a librarian; or work for the school district as teachers or administrators. But for those who are looking for corporate employers, Philadelphia offers the following:

University of Pennsylvania – a recent college graduate can find employment in such areas as accounting, admissions, research and counseling.

Jefferson Health System – This large health care provider offers positions in legal, physical therapy, pharmacy and marketing.

MBNA – owned by Bank of America, this international financial institution offers entry level job opportunities in operations, sales and customer service.

Du Pont Corporation – this well-known chemical and plastics company has internships and entry level jobs in sales, legal, human resources and engineering.

Christiana Health Care System – their hottest jobs and internships are in nursing. They also have jobs in research, management and occupational therapy.

Philadelphia claims a rich history, cultural and ethnic diversity, and plenty of jobs to go around. With reasonable temperatures and numerous activities, recent college graduates and college students looking for internships can find a lot to satisfy their needs away from the job in Philadelphia.

Source: http://www.phila.gov/
*Population statistics courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau – Census 2000.

Posted by Tahjia Chapman on August 8, 2007 at 1:30 PM | Leave a Comment (0)

Our nation’s capital, a federal district, was founded in 1790. Its metropolitan population is approximately 8,000,000 and the land area includes Baltimore. The District of Columbia is home to all three branches of the federal government, the World Bank and the National Mall.

Recent college graduates looking for entry level positions in politics definitely want to relocate to Washington, D.C. Named after our first president, Washington, D.C. has much to offer its residents. The Washington Monument, which was erected in 1888, is a very popular attraction as are the Lincoln Memorial and the White House, for which the first cornerstone was laid in 1792. There’s a tremendous amount of history in the capital city, but that’s not all there is to it.

The District of Columbia is located in the Northeastern part of the United States and has memorable weather. The summers are often hot and humid, while the winters are moderately cold. Hurricanes do occasionally hit the Washington, D.C. area, but they are usually dissipated by the time they arrive. Spring and fall tend to be mild and colorful, making the capital city a beautiful place to live. D.C. is famous for its cherry blossoms.

Shakespeare enthusiasts will appreciate the District of Columbia’s Shakespeare Theatre Company. The city also has the Washington Redskins football team, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington Ballet. The symphony and the ballet appear at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Prior to the 1968 riots, the Lincoln Theatre played host to jazz icons Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.

The Washington, D.C. area has been the setting for several television shows like sitcoms Murphy Brown and 227, the soap opera, Capitol, and the prime time drama The West Wing. But it’s also a great place for a student to find a quality education. Some of the largest colleges and universities in the District of Columbia are:

*Strayer University – D.C.’s largest university offers bachelor’s degree programs in Accounting, Computer Networking and International Business.

*George Washington University – well-known majors are Social Sciences, Business/Marketing and Psychology.

*Howard University – this historically black university offers Journalism, Dentistry, Fine Arts and Education.

*Georgetown University – offers English Language and Literature, International Relations and Affairs, and Political Science and Government.

*American University – founded in 1893, students can choose from one of the university’s most popular majors like Business Administration/Management, International Relations and Affairs, and Mass Communications/Media Studies.

Some of D.C.’s other colleges and universities are:

The Art Institute of Washington – Arlington
Baltimore International College Culinary
Banner College – Arlington
Capella University
Catholic University of America
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Corcoran College of Art and Design
Dominican House of Studies
Gallaudet University
Kennedy - Western University
Potomac College
Southeastern University
Trinity Washington University
Utica College
Villanova University
Walden University
Washington Theological Union
Wesley Theological Seminary

Washington, D.C. isn’t just a great place to get an enriching education. It’s also a great place for college students to find quality internships and for recent college graduates to find promising entry level jobs. Here are some of the largest employers in the D.C. area:

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – this employer offers internship and entry level job opportunities in business operations, auditing, finance and auditing.

Lockheed Martin Corporation – the aerospace/Defense contractor has entry level jobs and internships in systems administration, engineering, business and quality assurance.

MCI, Inc. – this telecommunications company recently merged with Verizon. It has entry level jobs in business, engineering, accounting and sales.

General Dynamics Corporation – another aerospace/Defense contractor offers internships and entry level positions in engineering, information technology, finance and marketing.

Nextel Communications – the telecommunications company, now a part of Sprint, has jobs available in sales, network administration, human resources and retail.

The Washington Post and USA Today are both in Washington D.C. as are US Airways, Danaher Corporation and Coventry Health Care. Washington D.C. has amazing opportunities for students who desire a quality education or internships and for recent college graduates who want entry level jobs in a place with diversity. D.C. has diversity in every area.

Population statistics courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau – Census 2000.
*Source: http://www.dc.gov/

Posted by Tahjia Chapman on August 7, 2007 at 12:21 PM | Leave a Comment (0)