National Association of Colleges and Employers 2006 National Meeting

I think that there’s a cliche out there about always a bridesmaid and never a bride. While that wouldn’t quite apply to me (I am a guy, after all), I could, as Bill Clinton used to say, feel their pain. For years I’ve looked forward to being one of the speakers at the National Association of Colleges and Employers National Meetings. These are, without question, the premiere conferences for those involved in college hiring. Most of the attendees are college career service office professionals, but there are also hundreds of employers and vendors. Last year’s National Meeting in Milwaukee attracted thousands of attendees. Next spring’s meeting in Anaheim, home of Mickey, should be even bigger. And I’ll be one of the speakers.

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CollegeRecruiter.com Founder to Speak at National Association of Colleges and Employers 2006 National Meeting (November 14, 2005 Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Minneapolis, Minnesota — November 14, 2005 — CollegeRecruiter.com, the highest traffic career site used by job hunting students and recent graduates and the employers who want to hire them, announced today that Steven Rothberg, its President and Founder, has been accepted to speak at the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2006 National Meeting in Anaheim, California next spring.

“I’m thrilled to be part of the 2006 NACE National Meeting,” said Rothberg. “There is no doubt that NACE is the premier association for college career service offices and employers who are involved in college hiring. And their National Meeting is the premier event for those same people. Quite simply, the other speakers, the venue, the organizers, they’re all first rate and I look forward to continuing to be a member of NACE and to working with them for many years to come.”

During his presentation, Rothberg will discuss how Duke University and other schools now provide free iPods to their students to improve learning. In his interactive, humorous session, Rothberg will explain the nuts-and-bolts behind podcasting, which is the distribution of audio and video programs over the Internet via a publish and subscribe model. He will demystify podcasting, illustrate how it catches the attention of today’s mobile graduates, and how it can be used as a cutting-edge tool for recruiting and career counseling.

About NACE

Founded in 1956, the National Association of Colleges and Employers is the leading source of information for career services practitioners on college campuses who advise students and alumni in career development and the employment process, and for human resources professionals who recruit and hire college graduates. NACE represents the interest of more than 1,800 college career services offices at four-year, two-year, technical, and graduate schools and more than 1,900 HR/staffing functions in business, industry, nonprofit organizations, and government. The 2006 NACE National Meeting will be held from May 30 through June 2, 2006, in Anaheim, California. Further information about NACE is available at http://www.naceweb.org.

About CollegeRecruiter.com

CollegeRecruiter.com is the highest traffic career site used by job hunting students and recent graduates and the employers who want to hire them. The CollegeRecruiter.com network of career sites is used by 5,000,000 visitors per month to find part-time positions, summer jobs, internships and career opportunities. CollegeRecruiter.com features tens of thousands of job openings and over 1,300 pages of employment-related articles and Ask the Experts questions and answers. Further information about CollegeRecruiter.com is available at http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com/pages/press-room.php.

CONTACT INFO:
CollegeRecruiter.com
Steven Rothberg
3109 W 50 St Ste 121
Minneapolis, MN 55410-2102
USA
Phone: 800-835-4989
Fax: 702-537-2227
Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com
http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com

Microsoft Blog for College Grads

I learned today about Steven Sinofsky’s Microsoft TechTalk, a blog for college grads interested in learning about careers at Microsoft. While some may criticize Microsoft for being “the evil empire,” an opinion to which I’ve never subscribed, there can be little doubt that Microsoft has grown over the past couple of decades into a very large company.

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Candidates Should Attend HR Conferences and Trade Shows

As the President and Founder of CollegeRecruiter.com, I speak at a number of HR conferences. Some are general and some are specifically geared to college or Internet recruiting issues. It never ceases to amaze me that I’ve never run into a candidate at these conferences, other than the HR people who are looking for new HR positions. College students and recent graduates should attend college recruiting conferences. Diverse candidates should attend diversity recruiting conferences. They’ll be surrounded by dozens and even hundreds of senior human resource professionals and hiring managers. What could be a better investment?

Choosing a School

Question from Candidate:
I have an enormous problem in choosing my place of higher education because of my desired fields. First off, my anticipated majors are sports medicine (hopefully pre-med.), international business, or history. I have been accepted to the University of Illinois and United States Military Academy. At West Point I am limited to only business and history major due to the absence of courses offered. My decision lies in which will further my job placement upon graduation. Incidentally, I do not plan to attend the University of Illinois for all four years but hope to study abroad or transfer out east. At West Point, I have the obligation of five year upon my graduation. So in essence, my question is what will look better on my resume? Any sort of guidance would help. Thank you.

MBA Salaries Regain Dot Com Highs

Just in case there was any doubt about the effect of the rebounding economy on starting salaries, it was reported today that the compensation for recent business school graduates from Harvard, Dartmouth, and Stanford rose at least 9.5 percent from a year earlier. See Dallas Morning News.
Most of the growth, as can be expected, was driven by sharply higher salaries being offered by investment banking firms. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., for example, paid members of its class of 2004 about $85,000. This year’s group should be treating last year’s group to steak dinners. The class of 2005 is being paid about $140,000, an astounding one year increase of 35 percent.

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Employers and Recruiters – Want to Blog?

CollegeRecruiter.com plans to allow a few employers and recruiters to get some great added exposure and develop a real rapport with the job seekers and others who use our site. How? By allowing those organizations to designate one or more of their staff to post regular entries to our blog.
If you’re willing to post diary-type entries at least two or three times a week, then I want to talk with you. I’m looking for employers to really pull back the curtains and allow candidates to gain some real insight into the hiring process, what it is like to work at your organization, etc. Insights about what candidates are doing well and not doing well would be great. I wouldn’t want you to use any names about specific candidates or otherwise identify them in any way, but writing about specific situations would be great.
Interested? Contact me directly at Steven@CollegeRecruiter.com or 800-835-4989.