I'm off to a Recruiting Conference in Chicago tonight, Thursday and Friday. Many professional organizations for career people include career center practitioners AND recruiters from employers that typically hire college gradautes and interns. THIS little fact is what makes trips like this so valuable to me.
While I'm in the windy city, I will also be connecting with an HR Recruiter from US Bank in Chicago who will be attending our Career Fair back here at Creighton in February, 2010.
The Career Center staff usually tries to make some independent employer visits when we travel to conferences and professional meetings -- this provides us more bang for the buck in our travel budgets.
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A Labor market update -- We are seeing some bright spots on the horizon relative to the job market for college grads and particularly for interns. While certainly employers hare hiring fewer entry-level candidates, most are maintaining or even increasing the number of interns. This makes it a very good time to be a sophomore or junior!
JIM