The Black Collegian articles from October 1997

The Black Collegian archives from October 1997

Successful landings: your first job can be a great one!
October 1, 1997... Graduating from college is a major challenge for students, regardless of age, race or gender. Landing employment after graduating is also an achievement. But graduating from college and landing the job you've always wanted after years of...

The artful resume and cover letter: how to ensure that yours are read.
October 1, 1997... Job seekers often complain that their resumes disappear into the "Great Circular File in the Sky" never to be acknowledged, even by a form letter. "After all," they say, "it's only common courtesy for companies to let you know they've received...

Career planning: what's in, what's eternal, don't lose yourself in your career planning!
October 1, 1997... During your collegiate years, planning for your professional development is one of your most valuable tools for career success. Self-assessment is the most essential aspect of your planning; it is the only aspect likely to lead you to career...

First things first: prioritizing and time management-keeping grades up, working at internships, & holding down a job.
October 1, 1997... You have heard of -- and no doubt seen -- the "perfect" student, the one with the "perfect" 2.0 average on a 4.0 scale. He is described as being right in the middle of the curve. On the one hand, he has not made a lot of A's, but, on the other...

Cooperative education: combining college and work for a comprehensive learning experience.
October 1, 1997... How would you like it if your college years brought you more than just a diploma? If you could also gain experience working at a job related to your field of study? If you could be paid regular wages for that work? And if this specialized job...

A new journey for a new journalist.
October 1, 1997... I am a mass communication major with a concentration in journalism at Clark Atlanta University. One typical, sunny Wednesday afternoon during class, I awaited a quick briefing session from my instructor before heading to the darkroom to...

Standing out in the crowd: the job fair and on-campus interview.
October 1, 1997... Envision yourself in the following scenario. You're on the escalator to your college's fall jab fair. You're professionally groomed and dressed to impress. You have extra copies of your resume and know your background well from all the...

A foot in the door: making the most of internships.
October 1, 1997... The purpose of attending college is to pursue a higher level of education, and, for some students, to learn about different professions that they may wish to enter. One way to do this is through internships. The Princeton Review Student Access...

Banking on technology: careers in finance have become high-tech.
October 1, 1997... Supermarket check-out lanes are controlled by computers and bar codes, banking can be accomplished over the Internet, and worldwide financial transactions can be completed almost instantaneously. Just decades ago, this was science fiction...

Imagination graphics: computer animation offers career in film.
October 1, 1997... Animation has come a long way from Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie cartoon in the 1920's. With films such as Toy Story, Jurassic Park, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and television shows like Babylon 5, classic animation has been jumped to...

Seize the time: high-tech career opportunities abound.
October 1, 1997... Advances in techonology have transformed the American employment landscape from one that supported the production of goods to one that supports the sharing of information. Throughout history technology has played a major role in creating...

The technical edge: managers offer advice on getting high-tech jobs.
October 1, 1997... Although telecommunications and computer jobs continue to proliferate as this revolutionary Information Age takes hold, employers and higher-education administrators advise college students pursuing high-tech degrees to gain related work...

Shades of government: new demographics add opportunities for African Americans.
October 1, 1997... Sylvester Murray, director of the Public Management Institute at Cleveland State University, became prominent in the early 1980s as chief executive officer of one of the best-run cities in America. As the first Black city manager of...

Your passport to success: a career with the Immigration and Neutralization Service.
October 1, 1997... If you're about to graduate from college, you face some pretty important decisions. The most important is the career you choose. You want something that not only uses your experience and education, but fits into your lifestyle and...

A new generation: Jesse Jackson, Jr. recommends careers in politics.
October 1, 1997... There are 39 African Americans in the 105th Congress. Of these, only two are under the age of 35. The more nationally renowned is 32-year-old Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Illinois), U.S. Representative of the 2nd Congressional District in Illinois....

Running the show: Mayor Willie Brown's life of public service.
October 1, 1997... Upset over the dismissal of popular administrators at their high school, 400 Mission High School students walked out of their classrooms and marched to City Hall to see the mayor on a weather-perfect day in May last year. Although he has...

Activism on campuses: interview with Alice Walker. (feminist author)(Interview)
October 1, 1997... Chat with the former high school sweetheart of Alice Walker and he'll tell you that the famed author of a new book on activism has always trafficked in "love and trouble." "I was driving Alice, myself and another classmate to our summer...

Out of 'the lost world:' Rev. Jamal Harrison Bryant.
October 1, 1997... On a gloomy Saturday morning in June, 26-year-old Rev. Jamal Harrison Bryant steps up to the podium to deliver the keynote message at the annual youth and prayer breakfast of Baltimore's Nazarene Baptist Church. It soon becomes obvious why...

The deep end: graduate school offers in-depth study.
October 1, 1997... If an undergraduate degree makes you marketable, graduate school makes you invaluable. Graduate school teaches the organizational, management, research and writing skills that upper-level management requires. These universal skills,...

Global study: smooth or bumpy "ride."
October 1, 1997... A year or two of global study, or international study as it is often called, increases not only your value to an employer in very practical ways, but also, depending upon where you study, your racial perception of the source of the way you...