Good Morning, My daughter , a TESC graduate is beginning the rounds for a new job. She was looking at sites for job fairs and found several targeted for specific colleges. After e-mailing Rutgers they kindly sent her several letters of admission to their approaching job fairs since she is a state college graduate. Has anyone had any experience with this situation? Have a peaceful day. Thanks. Hille
When I was just turning 21 (in 1980), I was stationed with the Air Force in Massachusetts. I completed my B.S. (Business) with USNY (now Excelsior). There was no really good way to network for a job in my intended location after I got out of the service (San Diego). It was a real bummer (California-speak, dudes). I flopped around for awhile, wondering why no one wanted a fresh college graduate with a few years of military experience. But the real problem was that I didn't know anybody, and really wasn't in a position to do much else than respond to want ads. Richard Bolles in "What Color is Your Parachute" makes it very clear that answering want ads is a horrible way to find a job. But what else did I have? Well, I decided to enroll at National University by submitting an application. That and $50 got me a student ID number, and that allowed me to register for career fairs and on-campus recruiting. Even though I hadn't taken any classes yet--and I wouldn't take classes at National for another 18 months or so--I got an interview with a recruiter from Xerox. After a series of interviews and screenings over the coming weeks I got the job. (I left Xerox to go to grad school full-time while waiting for my Air Force Officer Training School class date to arrive. The Rich-meister, selling copiers! Rich-o-rama....
The Excelsior alumni association may be attempting a job fair at commencement this year. If it happens I will post back to report how well it was received. It could be a good think, the downside is that only the grads who make to to commencement will benefit. Also, many of the grads are already working so will it address a need for the few or the many. John
Good Morning and thanks for the good ideas. The lack of connections for the job market is one of the only negatives of distance learning. Since the Rutgers career center is within 10 miles of our home it will be the first application to go. Have a wonderful weekend. Hille
