Pete Cooper, president of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, spoke to students yesterday about the changes that technology will bring in their lifetimes and how those changes will affect their working lives. He shared the importance of creativity and…
Internship coordinator Elizabeth Wilson was recently interviewed by sophomore Chane Corp for a website that offers advice for Ukrainian students who hope to study in the United States. You can view it on their website. She did a great job explaining the internship search process and offered advice on how to be a strong candidate. Great job, Elizabeth!
The National Association of Colleges and Employers recently released its Job Outlook 2012 survey through which employers rank the qualities and skills they seek in job candidates:
Survey participants rated “ability to work in a team structure” and “ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization” as the two most important candidate skills/qualities. These are followed by candidates’ “ability to make decisions and solve problems,” “ability to obtain and process information,” and “ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.”
Today marked the annual Tonya Luncheon where Tonya Internship Board members get to enjoy lunch with the Tonya Public Affairs and Wilson Business & Economics interns. They also heard oral reports from five interns: three from public affairs and two…
Construction is now complete in our building. Thanks to the Babson Center for Global Commerce which shares our building, we've added an office (for the Babson Center staff) and a conference room. Our new room has been filled with interviews…