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Finding an Accounting Internship

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Many colleges require that accounting majors take part in an internship program. Although this does give some students some real work experience, if you desire to be competitive in the job market you should consider going the extra mile.

The best way to do this is to either select an extended accounting internship or pad your resume by participating in a second program of your own volition. By making taking either measures you show employers that you are not only more dedicate, but that you also have more experience than other applicants who chose an internship only to fulfill the minimum requirements for graduation.

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Why Are College Students Not Using LinkedIn?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

I had the pleasure of speaking to about 75 students and staff at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York earlier this week. I was invited by the school to talk with the students about how employers are using the web to both include and exclude them from the hiring process. What an impressive group of students.

During the hour long and very interactive discussion we talked how many Gen Y’ers think nothing of posting photos and other information to sites such as Facebook and MySpace under the mistaken impression that employers either can’t see it or won’t care about it. I showed some examples of students using the web to enhance their employment opportunities and others who are killing their chances because of what they’ve posted on-line. We also talked about what candidates can do to remove harmful information that they’ve posted or which has been posted by others and to bury information that can’t be removed.

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