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CU Boulder Jobs up 23% for grads
Sep 27th
For the second year in a row, the University of Colorado Boulder saw an increase in companies seeking to hire CU-Boulder graduates with full-time job postings on campus jumping 23 percent for the 2010-11 school year, compared with 2009-10.
The number of interviews companies conducted on campus also saw an uptick, increasing 9.6 percent during the same period, a testament to the quality of a CU degree even in a weak job market, according to Lisa Severy, director of CU-Boulder’s Career Services office.
“Our recent graduates are having a lot of success in the job search, especially people who are prepared and engaged in their job search,” Severy said. “The best ways to be engaged while you are a student is to take advantage of campus career fairs and information sessions, use the campus job posting tools and network outside of school.”
In terms of sheer volume of job listings, technical skills are in high demand, Severy said. For example, graduates with degrees in computer science and electrical engineering are always in high demand. A relatively new trend in the job market is companies seeking social media specialists, she said.
“This is a niche many graduates can fill, because companies don’t have this expertise yet,” Severy said. “Graduates of any major who are knowledgeable about social media and enjoy working with it should have a lot of opportunities right now.”With so many applicants for every job, one would think it would make recruiters’ jobs easier, but that is not necessarily the case, according to Severy.
“We hear from recruiters that they are avoiding the mass marketing of jobs because they get way too many applicants,” Severy said. “Instead, they target small, quality pools of candidates that they can trust, which includes our system that is open only to CU-Boulder students and graduates.”
Since 2009, CU-Boulder has offered job search assistance to alumni, free of charge. Services such as the university’s online job-posting tool can be a real benefit because only alumni can access the system, she said.
The increase in recruiting activities also is impacting the upcoming fall career and internship fair on campus. While the event usually is held in the University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller Ballroom, this year more space was required, Severy said.
“We’re sticking employers everywhere we can find space to provide as many opportunities to our students and graduates as possible,” she said.
The fall career and internship fair for CU-Boulder students and alumni will be held Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UMC. The fair is open only to CU-Boulder students and alumni.
For more information about Career Services and the fall career and internship fair visit http://careerservices.colorado.edu/public/
22 Boom – Doo Wop TV Special – Episode 41
Sep 20th
With the trend of 50 and 60s fashion coming back in style we thought we’d host an entire show with Doo Wop music. Here is the list of artists and songs we show music videos by. The Silhouettes – Get a Job (1957), The Marcels – Blue Moon (1961), The Five Satins – In the Still of the Night (1956), The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1961), The Ronettes – Be My Baby (1963), The Orlons – The Wah Watusi (1962), The Diamonds – The Original Stroll (1958), Dee Dee Sharp – Mashed Potato Time (1962), Little Eva – The Loco-Motion (1962), Del Shannon – Runaway (1961), The Crystals – Da Doo Ron Ron (1963), The Skyliners – Since I Don’t Have You (1958), Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin (1972), Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (1956), Frankie Lymon – Little Bitty Pretty One (1960), The Cadillacs – Speedoo (1955), Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops (1958), Bay City Rollers – Shang-A-Lang (1974) and The Turtles – Happy Together (1967)
Videos in this Episode
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22 Boom Intro -
Doo Wop TV Special -
The Silhouettes – Get a Job -
The Marcels – Blue Moon -
The Five Satins – In the Still of the Night -
The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow Live -
Doo Wop TV Special -
The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow -
The Ronettes – Be My Baby Live -
The Ronettes – Be My Baby -
Doo Wop TV Special -
The Orlons – The Wah Watusi -
The Diamonds – The Stroll -
Dee Dee Sharp – Mash Potato Time -
Little Eva – The Loco-Motion -
Del Shannon – Runaway -
Doo Wop TV Special -
The Crystals – Da Doo Ron Ron -
The Skyliners – Since I Don’t Have You -
Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin -
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall in Love -
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers – Litte Bitty Pretty One -
The Cadillacs – Speedoo -
Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops -
Doo Wop TV Special -
Sam Cooke – You Send Me -
Bay City Rollers – Shang A Lang -
The Turtles – Happy Together -
Outro
Boulder Library: Nicholas Carr Lecture & Book Signing
Sep 4th
The Nicholas Carr Lecture & Book Signing: The Shallows event is scheduled for Saturday 9/17/2011 at 3:00 PM. The description for the event is: Join us for an author talk with Nicholas Carr on The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains. The Shallows was a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Mr. Carr will present a lecture, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Carr’s book expands on his notable Atlantic essay, Is Google Making us Stupid? Part intellectual history, part popular science, part cultural criticism; The Shallows offers a compelling exploration of the history of information technology and how new research in neuroscience reveals startling implications for the way we think and learn.
Copies of Carr’s book will be available for purchase and signing after the lecture.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 303-441-3194