By admin, on November 1st, 2010 According to the National Society for Experiential Education, an internship is “a carefully monitored work or volunteer experience in which an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he or she is learning throughout the experience.” Let’s break this down a bit:
– you should be supervised, ideal by someone knowledgeable about not only the work you will be doing, but also about the larger career field.
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By admin, on January 19th, 2010 Guest Author: Nikki Ruth, CV writer and founder of job interview coaching company My CV and Me. Nikki has over 10 years experience conducting job interview coaching and she is an active blogger.
Website: My CV and Me
A big part of a successful interview is avoiding simple mistakes. Below are some of the worst and most common interview mistakes that even the most intelligent graduates make and how you can avoid them.
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By admin, on December 10th, 2009 As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career Collective, this post is one of many responses to the topic, “Specific tips to help job seekers really ramp up their efforts for the holiday season and the new year.” I encourage you to visit other members’ responses, linked at the end of this article! Please follow our hashtag on Twitter: #careercollective.
 Last year, we offered a list of holiday job search tips for college students. We decided to revisit that list and add on to it for the 2009 holiday season.
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By admin, on November 21st, 2009  It can sometimes be challenging to come up with ways to describe your accomplishments, especially those from academic settings. Here are a handful of resume phrases that may be helpful for students majoring in Environmental Studies:
- Studied influence corporations and environmental lobbying groups have on development of laws and policies
- As part of 3-person team, conducted extensive study of soil erosion in downtown ____ as a result of ABC Corp.’s 2008 building renovations, resulting in 45-min presentation
- Familiar with ecological modeling, including use of computer simulations, for understanding ecological resource management
- Participated in field research to understand ecological relationships and biodiversity around Mt. _______
- Spent 3 weeks gathering data at ____ Water Treatment Facility as part of feasibility study to determine cost-effectiveness of building new treatment facility in Town of _____
- Lead class discussions on _______
- Examined hydrologic cycle; used analytical procedures to evaluate evapotranspiration, precipitation, infiltration, and streamflow
- Wrote proposal and 10-page report on sustainable specifications for the _____ Building in downtown _____, with LEED Gold rating as goal
- Investigated relationship between geology and health, in particular, reviewed published research on effect of water contamination on children’s IQ in India and Mexico
- Learned fundamental concepts of evolutionary biology, including ________
Keep in mind that the phrases above are just examples and are provided to remind you of your many accomplishments as a student. Revise, edit and tailor the phrases as your needs require.
As a college student or recent grad, your college degree is often the most marketable thing about you. But how do you translate your academic experience onto your resume? The Resume Phrases by Major series provides sample resume phrases for activities commonly gained in different majors. These sample phrases are intended to inspire students and recent grads to describe their academic experience more thoroughly.
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