student perspective

This post is contributed by Jackie, a member of the Career Center Student Advisory Board.

The Color Green.

We have all heard of color idioms like blue-collar, white-collar, black sheep, white lie, and green thumb but there is a color idiom that may be new to you; green-collar. I was reading through old articles from TIME Magazine online when I stumbled across an interesting piece about green collared jobs. Conveniently the article was titled “What is a Green-Collar Job, Exactly?” » Read more

When it comes to office dress code theses days, more and more employers are leaning toward business casual. The problem is that everyone's notion about what exactly constitutes business casual seems to be different. Listed below are a few suggestions that always seem to be included in the various definitions of business casual out there. 

Acceptable:

Men

• Collared shirts (such as dress, golf, and polo shirts), fitted sweaters.
• Dress pants, khaki pants, and Capri pants.
• Shoes (such as loafers) always with socks

Women

• Any dress or tailored blouses, fitted sweaters or polo shirts, .
• Dress pants, Capri pants (made of tailored, dress pant material) skirts, dresses.
• Shoes (such as loafers), heels, flats, dress sandals.

Debatable: » Read more

Two weeks ago I took four members of our Student Advisory Board on a road trip to visit two employers in the Portland metro area. Read on to hear what Business junior Zack Zweber had to say about our visit with Frito Lay.

Friday January 23^rd, 2009 6:55 AM - Zack Zweber

It's Friday morning and I don't have class today. I didn't "go out" last night, in fact I went to bed around eleven. You may be asking yourself, "What is he doing with his life? He's in college, he's got no class on Friday's and he's hitting the sack earlier than his parents usually do?" I'll tell you my friends: on this particular Friday, I was on a mission. As a member of the Career Center's Student Advisory Board, I'm part of a team of six students who work on Employer Relations with the numerous companies that the Career Center hosts year round. Today, it was our turn to be hosted by the employers and Dan Kling of Frito Lay agreed to show us around a manufacturing plant in Vancouver, WA. So we headed North in a soccer mom van. » Read more

This post was written by UO student David Dardano who had an Executive Internship with Target and is now their UO Campus Liaison and has been offered a full-time Executive Team Leader position when he graduates. Target (and 30 other organizations) will be recruiting for their internships at the Internship Fair in the EMU tomorrow (January 27th) from 12-4pm.

When I first started working at a Target store over a year ago I was only interested in earning a little extra income.  I found that I enjoyed coming to work and really appreciated and respected my managers there.  I learned that Target offered an executive internship and that really peaked my interest.  I decided to talk to my managers about the internship and they advised me to go pursue the opportunity.  The interview process was intense, but a great experience. I received an offer to join the internship, which consisted of an overview of Target’s management process.  » Read more

photo by: wednesday181

The first few weeks of classes are done, and if you're like most students you're already running low on dough. Maybe bills are starting to add up. Maybe you've just had enough of having an empty wallet and not being able to go out on the weekends. Whatever the case, you've decided that you NEED A JOB..and fast.

The thing is you don't know where to look. The places that you know are hiring are asking for resumes and cover letters, both of which you haven't touched since high school. And what about the chance of being asked to do a nerve-racking interview with all those tough questions? » Read more

photo by: Billie / PartsnPieces

The best way to nail a tough interview is to remember the three P's preparation, passion, and practice. Whether you have been contacted to interview by phone or in a face-to-face scenario, there is a wealth of great resources you can review in order to assure a successful experience. Learning to interview well requires background knowledge in a few areas such as: transportation/directions, dress code, navigation techniques for tough questions, and knowing your resume.

The good news is, interviewing is something that everyone must go through at some point in the job search-so you're not alone! Read the excerpts below from just a few online resources to help you tackle the background knowledge needed to land your dream job. » Read more