{"id":853,"date":"2013-01-31T20:32:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T20:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/careerplanning.me.holycross.edu\/?p=853"},"modified":"2013-01-31T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T20:32:37","slug":"battle-the-cold-stay-ahead-of-the-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/2013\/01\/31\/battle-the-cold-stay-ahead-of-the-fold\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle the Cold, Stay Ahead of the Fold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing says \u201cWelcome to Spring Semester at Holy Cross\u201d quite like a cold front and sub-zero temperatures! While Snuggies, Hot Tea and Netflix mark the most popular ways to cope with Antarctica\u2019s encroachment into Worcester, use your extended indoor hibernation to push yourself ahead of the pack in your career search. How? We thought you\u2019d never ask\u2026<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">First up: <span style=\"color: #6600ff\">The Good News<\/span> \u2192 College Hiring is up 4% overall! WOOOO<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u2026.But who exactly is being hired?<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceri.msu.edu\/\">study<\/a> from Michigan State\u2019s Collegiate Employment Research Institute, prime college hiring revolves around these key facts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Campus oriented internships and career fairs<\/span> are the top two recruiting strategies for companies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Faculty and alumni<\/span> referrals are two other top recruiting strategies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Internships<\/span> are now the hiring source of choice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Adapted from <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtern.com\/thesavvyintern\/index.php\/2013\/01\/26\/are-you-ready-employers-find-college-talent-before-senior-year\/\">Youtern.com<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&#8230;Now what should you do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #6600ff\">Come to Career Planning!! (#Hogan203)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Career Planning manages our connections to employers &amp; maintains Crusader Connections, so this is the place to go for internship\/job hunting<\/li>\n<li>Drop-in Hours are Monday thru Friday 1-4PM\n<ul>\n<li>Drop-ins are appointments for quick career questions or edits to a resume or cover letter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stop by Hogan 203 or call (508) 793-3880 to make a 30-60min appointment with a career counselor\n<ul>\n<li>Whether you want to create a resume\/cover letter or simply discuss career options, these meetings provide the time you need to bolster your success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #6600ff\"><strong>Make Connections &amp; Network, Network, Network:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Come to our <em>Networking Program Workshop<\/em> (2\/1, Hogan 407\/08, 12-1pm) &amp; learn the ins and outs of forging connections<\/li>\n<li>Meet alums at the 2013 <em>Student Alumni Career Networking Reception<\/em> (2\/7, Hogan Ballroom, 7:30-9pm) RSVP via Crusader Connections<\/li>\n<li>Reach out to alumni &amp; learn about their career paths using the <a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.holycross.edu\/can\/can\">Career Advisor\u2019s Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #6600ff\"><strong>Go DIGITAL (\u2026you can stay in your Snuggie for this one)<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>As the \u201cFacebook of the business world,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\">LinkedIn<\/a> is a social media outlet where you want to\u00a0 establish an online presence<\/li>\n<li>Make or update your LinkedIn Profile (Education, Activities, Job\/Internships, Honors\/Awards, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Connect with friends, family, past co-workers, neighbors, etc.\u2014Even if you think you can\u2019t relate to Aunt Bethany\u2019s career as a cat sweater knitter, still request her on LinkedIn\u2026Aunt Bethany might be knitting sweaters for the CEO of your dream company\u2019s cat!<\/li>\n<li>Remember: Many employers search for you on other social media platforms, so adjust privacy settings &amp; be cautious about posting things you wouldn\u2019t want employers to see<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #6600ff\"><strong>Pick something from the above list &amp; get proactive with your career!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>&#8230;Then you can hop back in your bed &amp; relax\u2026 after all Season 1 of Homeland is not going to watch itself. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #6600ff\"><strong>Happy career hunting, Crusaders! <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing says \u201cWelcome to Spring Semester at Holy Cross\u201d quite like a cold front and sub-zero temperatures! While Snuggies, Hot Tea and Netflix mark the most popular ways to cope with Antarctica\u2019s encroachment into Worcester, use your extended indoor hibernation to push yourself ahead of the pack in your career search. How? We thought you\u2019d &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/2013\/01\/31\/battle-the-cold-stay-ahead-of-the-fold\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Battle the Cold, Stay Ahead of the Fold&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,57,58,146,201],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ahead-of-the-pack","tag-career-planning","tag-career-search","tag-hogan-203","tag-networking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/careerplanning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}