Career Planning for a fresh graduate

A good career is the outcome of a good start, and efforts put in at the beginning of the career. A fresher needs to mold his/her career in a way that would lead to his/her picture of a dream career. Usually, when we begin, we tend to mold ourselves as per the job or industry we work in. If this job or industry is our area of interest, then we have brighter chances of succeeding in our career. Thus, career planning right from our high school days is essential. Even after getting a job, career planning is important. Today we would thus, discuss some tips on career planning and the effect of the same on your career. Continue Reading

Students and graduates should network for better career success

College students and recent graduates face a challenging job market, but expert networking can help them secure employment, Louise M. Kursmark says in her new book, Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads.

“With the ease of online search strategies, a lot of job seekers reach no further than their computers when starting to look for jobs,” Kursmark says. “Don’t make this mistake! Instead, spend most of your time talking to people you know who can give you advice, suggestions, leads and referrals that will bring you to the notice of people who can hire you. Continue Reading

GEICO

The Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) was considered an excellent business venture by founders Leo and Lillian Goodwin in the mid-1930s and established its first policyholders in 1936. Leo Goodwin wanted to build an insurance company that focused on the benefits of coverage for its policyholders. This foreshadowing of a customer-oriented insurance company streamlined through history as more prominent figures joined the company’s development. In 1948, Lorimer Davis, an investment banker joined the company’s ranks and improved its customer service practices.
GEICO’s employees are customer-oriented, friendly, and fun to work with. In their 15-minute – or less – quotes, representatives focus on obtaining the best insurance offers for customers while educating them on their policies. GEICO expects new recruits and prospects to enjoy providing input into the company’s missions. Entry level jobs and internships require hard work, commitment, and consistency in work performance for promotions. After understanding the company’s policies, many entry level positions expand into more responsibilities for employees to reach higher levels of management.
College seniors can apply for an array of internships available through GEICO’s stringent recruiting process offered for seniors looking for experience before graduation. Interestingly enough, GEICO has an array of job opportunities in the following sectors:
* Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Insurance
* Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics
* Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems
Students are given an opportunity to work under professionals managing these aspects of the business during summer internships. After completing their internship, GEICO evaluates each student’s potential for success in the company. If the student works hard and diligently, there’s a possibility for employment after graduation.
Career Opportunities
GEICO has something for everyone; career opportunities are sectioned or distinguished by location between regional and corporate offices. Students interested in jumping into their careers with GEICO may find more advancement available in the regional offices instead of the corporate location. Regional locations are plentiful in the following positions:
* Auto Damage
* Claims
* Customer Service
* Sales
While regional offices focus on fulfilling roles in the primary customer-oriented positions, corporate offers exclusive opportunities for students interested in
* Actuarial Assistant
* Business
* Java Programmer
* Product Management Analyst
* Systems Analyst
* Web Developer
Employees enjoy special incentives and benefits such as 401 (k) plans and profit sharing options, opportunities to advance within the first year of employment, special scholarship programs for children of associates, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, life insurance, paid vacations, and more. Associates are given opportunities unprecedented in the corporate industry of insurance. With such flexibility available, no wonder GEICO remains a top employer of entry level jobs for recent graduates.
Interested in joining GEICO’s team of professionals? Students interested in joining this award winning company are sure to be a part of history in re-establishing the practices of Leo and Lillian Goodwin’s dreams. GEICO has a long-standing history in obtaining awards for customer service, financial strength, and honors for creating secure jobs in today’s economy.

Tech Savvy Recruiters Use SMS to Connect With Desired Candidates

Today’s world is becoming increasingly technologically driven and fast paced. Everywhere you look you can see young people with their heads down, staring at 3×2 inch screens, their thumbs punching with fury at the little keys on their cell phones. They are engaging in an increasingly popular means of communicating: SMS or text messaging.
One of the benefits exclusive to text messaging, rather than email, is the ability to reach a person almost immediately, as most people have their cell phones on them and are ready to answer all day, any day! SMS messaging is a quick and efficient way of keeping in touch with friends and family and even handling business. In fact, employers have begun to catch on and are even using text messaging for recruitment of entry level job and internship candidates. After all, what better way is there to reach today’s generation of graduating college students?
This has proven to be an excellent way for employers to reach out to prospective employees, and start a working relationship. As many companies have begun using SMS recruitment, they have learned that this can be very effective when used in conjunction with other recruitment methods such as: on-campus job fairs, online job postings, and on-campus interviews. The important thing to remember about SMS recruitment, is that it is meant to be a means of starting the communication between employers and prospective employees or interns. It will still be necessary for job seekers to submit their resumes online and set up interviews either by telephone, or the traditional face-to-face contact. While SMS recruitment has proven to work for many companies and organizations, it is important to remember that the purpose is to simply generate awareness about your company and its opportunities for college students and recent grads, not replace other traditional means of interacting with prospective applicants.
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How Lauren Hasson Uses Facebook To Reach Her Target Audience Of Gen Y College Graduates

I have the honour of working with really tremendous people and a couple of years ago one of the people I met is Lauren Hasson. Since then Lauren has grown in stature and ability and it’s exciting to see how she has been adopting social media to help her with her resume business – ‘The Resume Girl’.
Lauren helps college students and recent graduates all over the nation land their dream job or internship.
I asked Lauren if she’s like to share her personal experience of using Facebook; here is her guest article.
Facebook: Advertising Has Never Been More Effective Or Affordable
“As a new, or even seasoned, business owner, marketing your business can seem like a ‘chicken and egg’ situation. You need to advertise your business in order to make money, but you need money to fund your advertising efforts. It’s a vicious cycle.
Most business owners don’t have thousands of dollars in capital to spend on an aggressive advertising campaign. I know I didn’t. But, on a shoe string advertising budget, my business exploded after using social media marketing tools–specifically, Facebook–to get the word out about my business. Advertising has never been more effective or affordable.

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The Problem With Gen Y is Us

Mark Liston, the director of recruiting and new franchise development for Valpak, just posted a great blog entry to CollegeRecruiter.com.
Mark argues that the problems that Boomers like him and Gen X’ers like me (had to get that jab in — sorry Mark) have with recruiting and managing Gen Y are due to our behaviors, not theirs. Mark lives and breaths these issues day after day for our valued client. If you want to benefit from the insight of someone who is in the trenches, read his entry.

Internships: They Aren’t Just for College Students Anymore

When I was in college way, way back in the 1980′s, very few students had internships. Heck, we were just happy to find a job that paid us enough money that we could buy some pizza at the end of the week. The thought of finding a position, paid or not, which was career-related was beyond the realm of comprehension for most of us.
Fast forward to today’s college students. The vast majority graduate with at least one internship and often multiple internships. They are, without a doubt, far better qualified when they graduate than my classmates and I were. But as great as that is, it isn’t the whole story. Not only are internships far more prevalent amongst college students today, but many others are also interning. The real story is that the internship has now also become popular amongst high school students, recent graduates of colleges, masters students, recent graduates from masters programs, and more.
Wow. A world (or at least a country) of even better qualified candidates. Can there be a downside?