Pieces of College
Growing up hearing horror stories about college graduates struggling to find work during the 2008 recession, I wasn’t confident that I’d have much better luck as an upcoming graduate in the middle of a pandemic. According to tradingeconomics.com, in April 2020, the unemployment rate peaked at 14.7 percent. It wasn’t until July 2020 that the… Continue reading Seniors shouldn’t feel bad about postponing their graduation a semester in the pandemic
Job listing: Original Submission: 1234 Street Name Fort Worth, TX 76179 2/18/2020 195 Broadway New York, NY 10007 HarperCollins Publishers: Growing up, I was known as the girl who always had her face in books -- until I was the one creating them. Storytelling is the bottomless chocolate fountain I keep… Continue reading Job Application Assignment
Texas Wesleyan President Frederick Slabach opened the first 2020 Town Hall meeting of the academic year Tuesday afternoon in a new location: the Nick and Lou Martin University Center. “Welcome everybody. I hope you’ve all enjoyed [the Martin University Center] so far,” Slabach said. Dr. Dennis Hall, vice president of student affairs and dean of… Continue reading 2020 Town Hall meetings migrate to the Martin University Center
You got your degree. What now? Most people want to believe that once they graduate they’ll go straight to work. But does getting a degree really guarantee you a job? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of Feb 2018, people over 25 with degrees had less unemployment than those with no college.… Continue reading Degrees alone won’t get students jobs
Franceanne (Frannie) Gilbertson and I work together to teach about jobs and internships for college students at Texas Wesleyan University. Here's a link for the presentation: career-services Here's a link for the interactive game: career-services-kahoot-game
