In today’s fast-paced, electronic-minded world where thousands of jobs are posted online on sites such as CareerBuilder or Monster, it is easy to think that finding the right job is as easy as tying your shoes. Alina Tugend, reporting for The New York Times, points out, however, that face-to-face meetings, constant networking and reaching out in modest but effective ways, are just some of the things that you can do to get the job you want.
Job hunting is no picnic in the park and knowing how to go about finding the right job can be daunting. Tugend tries to highlight some of the essential approaches to networking which can be intimidating but are essential to any thorough job search.
Some of the tips centering around job hunting and networking included:
1.) Note what your goal is—not necessarily the long term goal of getting the job, but the immediate goal of the networking conversation you might be in.
2.) Treat job hunting like a job—every day set modest goals that can be accomplished—not overreaching ones that create too large a task.
3.) Don’t limit the way you communicate with people. Phones, emails and coffee talks are all effective ways to reach out.
4.) Think of your job hunt as a research project—learn about the firms you are applying to, the individuals you are attempting to connect with and the work the firms/companies do.
5.) Ask people to critique your “sales” pitch.
6.) Listen to the advice and messages you are getting–this will help hone your searches and be realistic when searching for positions.
To read the full article, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/busine…
November 3rd, 2008
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The Associated Press reported that the Justice Department will not station prosecutors at polls on Election Day after civil rights groups complained of potential intimidation of minority voters.
The move reverses what has been going on for decades —posting prosecutors at election polls to watch for potential voter fraud or other potential Election Day problems.
Assistant Attorney General Grace Chung Becker issued a statement that this was just a precaution “…and is not the result of any instance of intimidation.” Prosecutors have been used as election monitors focused on preventing voter fraud in the past. This year, however, hundreds of federal monitors will be stationed around the country to ensure ballot access—they just won’t be federal prosecutors.
To read the full article, follow this link.
November 3rd, 2008
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The Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s daily since 1873, discussed the initial sign-up for the PSI in a recent article. The initial sign-ups for the PSI suggest the program will have a much greater rate of participation than imagined—about 50% above the targeted number.
“On the one hand, it’s a little bit scary, but on the other hand, it’s very exciting for me,” Dean Elena Kagan commented in the article.
Kagan has made a commitment to funding the program at least through its five-year experimental phase, regardless of the number of students who sign up. “I’m hopeful it’ll work really well, and that we’ll find whatever extra money we’ll need for it.”
To read more about the PSI, visit the PSI section of the Student Financial Services website
http://www.law.harvard.edu/current/sfs/p…
November 3rd, 2008
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