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We all know how important it is to ensure the final resume product is perfect. This is one area that cannot afford to be overlooked. Oftentimes, you review the document so many times it starts to blur and you can miss something glaring. Having someone else check your resume and cover for you is a great way to make sure everything is perfect (The CDC offers resume critiques every day!). Before you do that though, here is a checklist for you to follow on your own: Spelling and Grammar: Perhaps the most egregious mistakes are made in these two areas. […]

Bucknell University Press invites you to attend a talk by guest lecturer William Germano on April 15th, 2010, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. In the talk “What are Books Good For?” Germano will consider the history of the book and the challenges facing scholarly presses today. Germano is former vice president and publishing director at Routledge and former editor in chief at Columbia University Press, and he is presently Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Cooper Union. Germano’s bestselling book, Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books (University of Chicago […]

Some great odd, creative and tough to answer questions from some top companies. What is great about this is that you can also see the answers (memorize!!) as well as how long the interview process takes, and what it was like from each company. Top Oddball Interview Questions

Senator Casey is pleased to offer internships to students during the summer, fall, and spring semesters. Interns will gain first-hand knowledge of the legislative process and of the daily operations of a Senate office by working with constituents and staff on issues affecting Pennsylvania. While our office welcomes all applicants, preference will be given to candidates with a Pennsylvania background. We also offer two paid internships to qualifying Pennsylvania students. The Leon H. Sullivan Internship, based in our Washington, DC office, provides an opportunity for undergraduate university students from Pennsylvania to gain access and exposure to the activities of the […]

Lake Wallenpaupack-Lacawac Sanctuary will offer two environmental education internship positions during the 2010 summer season. The positions will provide college students with valuable training, education and life experiences to enhance their professional career and personal life. Work experience will be gained with both children and adults at the scenic and historic 545 acre Lacawac Sanctuary. The internships offer a broad range of work experiences in a non-profit setting for education, parks and recreation, science, biology, and other related majors of study. Interns will help develop and implement programs for children ages 3-11. They will lead natural history and historic tours […]

 From Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes by Kristen Here are some things online I’m enjoying: Lindsey Pollak’s podcast featuring Jenny Blake on modern moonlighting–having two jobs as a new graduate! Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers talks about your networking strategy–and if it’s really working for you! TalentCulture: Just a cool site! YSN discusses quitting a job without another lined up–eek! 5 High-Impact Career Habits: Must-haves for advancing your career. What to do when there aren’t many jobs out there–tip: don’t stop looking! From Grad to Great. 2010 College Grads Face Lower Salaries: Yes, numbers are down in general, WSJ…but […]

Many opportunities listed on the BRIDGE, including: Deadline: Monday, April 19, 11:59 p.m. Merrill Lynch: Intern- Wealth Management Department SAIC: Chem/Bio Intern City of New York Office of Management and Budget: Summer Intern The Nielsen Company: Operations & Technology Emerging Leaders Program Summer Internship These Guys’ Partnership: Internship– Team Designers Cherokee Pharmaceuticals LLC: INTERN – CHEMIST OPPORTUNITIES Dos Funny Frogs, LLC: Business Manager Assistant Intern Deadline: Monday, April26, 11:59 p.m. Institute for Human and Machine Cognition: Summer Robotics Internship The Children’s Place: Summer Internship Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates: Campaign Organizer Intern U.S. Department of Commerce: Department of Commerce Internship Program […]

As you may know, we offer a Professional and Graduate School Fair each October in order for interested schools to interact with students.  As we are planning for this event, we would be interested in your input so we can better understand what schools and  programs students would like see present during the fair. This is a brief survey that will take approximately 1-3 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary. Graduate School Survey Your feedback is extremely important to make the Professional and Graduate School Fair as helpful as possible. Thanks for your time! Providing us this information will help […]

Do you remember when the InternQueen came to visit campus in February? If you missed it you can read about her visit here or watch the Pod Squad video featured on our (new and sleek) homepage. Well the Queen is at it again with a “Hot List” that goes out every other week and talks about the top 10 internships that you should be applying for that week ! To get on the list send your email to the Queen herself, here http://internqueen.com/internships/contact Also…you may not remember but awhile ago we blogged about how to use Twitter in your job […]

Author Byline:  Christina Archer is a Career Agent, author, expert resume writer and presenter. Author Website: http://www.I-CareerSearch.com 1.  I’m very hard-working. This is like saying something as general as “I am nice.”  Come up with some concrete illustrations of how much harder you work than your peers in past employment situations.  Otherwise, you’re throwing an example out there that will make your interviewer mentally check out. 2.  I am a team player. Again, you need to have specific examples of how you successfully worked with others to accomplish an important goal for a former employer.  Prior to your interview, take […]

Do you remember when you first stepped into this little bubble we like to call Bucknell in that masochistic rite we call “freshman move-in”? You were nervous, anxious, excited, maybe a little scared and you could hardly imagine how quickly your 4 years here would fly by, as cliché as this may seem there is truth to it. Looking for some resources to help you through your after college? Online Degree Hub compiled it’s list of 100 Inspirational Blogs for Life After College. I hope you notice our trusty friend “the Vault” made the list. Some of the other highlights […]

Seniors – Graduation is coming for many of you even if you may not feel ready for it. Watch Career Insiders in the remaining weeks (and beyond) for helpful information about living as a post-grad. This week, we have resources for Budgeting: You Can Deal With It – student loan advice, budget tools and calculators Ultimate Money Skills – articles and tools for budgeting, from Bank of America Dollars From Sense – understanding and reaching your financial goals, learning about investing The Motley Fool – investment advice Mint.com – A fun, easy, FREE tool to help you budget. It connects […]

If you are a visual person, here are some fun Infographs from Fast Company and their, ever entertaining and enlightening, Infographic of the Day series. Infographic of the Day: Ditch the Resume; Make a Chart Instead Infographic of the Day: The Best Jobs in America

I know we’ve posted a dozen things about why you should clean up your Facebook page so when I came across this article on Mashable I thought it would be great to share because now we can finally tell you HOW TO. This article gives you some easy steps to start with and, let’s face it, sometimes we just like to be told how to do it and follow instructions. So check out these easy steps on HOW TO: Clean Up Your Facebook Profile and start your spring cleaning online…next stop your closet! Sorry we can’t help you there!

One Day One Internship is an awesome site that posts…you guessed…one internship every day! Ever wish that internships could just come to you? Well when you subscribe to One Day One Internship they do! It is definitely a site that is worthy of subscribing to via Google Reader or any other RSS Feed-Reader platform you use. Subscribing makes it easier to check every day so you never miss a great opportunity. The internships posted are company profiles ranging across all industries and the country. Each listing includes a bio about the company and links to help you begin your research. […]