Getting the job of your dreams isn’t as easy as it sounds, even with a college degree, at least that is what Adriana Fonesca, 26, has found out since graduating from CSUN in Fall 2010. Fonesca graduated with a bachelor’s degree in animation and even after an 8-month internship with animation studio, Film Roman, she is still searching for a position where she can utilize her skills and follow her dreams. “They were going to offer me a job but… Read more

One week after Neal Winn, 30, graduated from Connecticut College in 2002, he was employed with the Hartford Insurance Group.  It took Winn a year before he realized insurance was not his business and set out to find a more interesting field to lend his skills. Within a few months, Winn was working at the Gersh Talent Agency in New York City. When that was no longer fulfilling, he left to produce freelance projects and entered the real estate market… Read more

Consumers envision movies, music and money when they hear the term “entertainment.” That’s why it’s called “show business,” though it’s not always adequate, admirable or appropriate. The recent recession has proven that entertainment endures, but the public hasn’t substantially supported the business. Billy Dickson, a 21-year-old CSUN alumnus, owns and operates a photography studio, “Just Shoot Me Photography,” in Moorpark and, in his spare time, works on movies. Dickson has done it all: gripping, director of photography, camera operator and… Read more

CSUN alumna, Jasmine Betancourt, 24, who graduated with a degree in consumer affairs and a minor in marketing in the spring of 2009, said she meticulously planned her life after college. “Graduating seniors have an idea and plan in their head of what their life is going to look like after graduation,” she said. “It’s just not that easy. There is definitely a shortage of jobs right now. It’s not a fairytale.” Betancourt said her goal was to take some… Read more

There are seven key factors to catching an employer’s attention when applying for a job. Dr. G. Jay Christensen, CSUN management professor emeritus, said the difference between applying for a job and obtaining an interview rests on an individual’s resume. “The job market is tough, and employers are being inundated with resumes,” Christensen said. “The problem with this is in the timing.  Most resumes are only given about a minute of time each. You have to make that minute count.”… Read more

Walking across campus on Tuesday, students were crowding around the sorority and fraternity tables. Diligent efforts to raise money and get students to join their organizations were in full swing while people laughed and conversed with a sense of joy. Something was missing. Concern.  To my dismay there wasn’t any concern about what is happening to our education and around the world. I mean do the students of CSUN really care? Some faculty members and students reacted with anger over… Read more

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The Spring On-Campus Interviews are a great way to check out what job’s are being offered off-campus. If you’re looking for a job it is important to make sure that you attend any type of job fair being offered in order to increase your chances of finding a job or internship. From the Career Center website here are a few participants who have attended the OCI’s. Ernst & Young, LLP Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) L.A. Department of Water & Power Panasonic Target Jet… Read more

So, just before I was about to apply for welfare Obama came in for the rescue…hehe just kidding! Recently, our president-elect had one of his fireside chats with the nation through YouTube, and the main topic of this chat was his great plan to save the economy by creating an “Economic Recovery Plan” that will create 2.5 million jobs!!! This “Recovery Plan” entails: rebuilding our infrastructure, improving our schools, and reducing our dependence on oil. We have heard all of… Read more