Hendrix Job Blog

With our Grad and Internship expo, we've been a bit behind with blog posts of late.  However, we certainly wanted to pass along a link to Business Week's annual report "The Best Places to Launch a Career." Beyond being an excellent resource, this report offers an especially good nugget from our Career office perspective.  Several of the top ten companies and organizations have visited our campus both recently and frequently-PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Disney, Teach For America, Peace Corps, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, the US State Department, Northwestern Mutual, and Earnst and Young.  Hendrix students have also recently interned at many of these top companies-Merrill-Lynch and KPMG to name a couple.  Finally, we also have alumni or other contacts at many of the other companies.

Enticed by a career that may seem out of reach?  Interested in a major that seems to have limited career options?   Sometimes your dream job is not completely out of reach. Check out this article for some best possible scenarios.

Excitement is building for our upcoming Graduate School and Internship Expo.  The event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 26th on campus in the Hulen Ballroom.  Currently we have 30 participating programs, schools, and organizations-from Law Schools, Graduate Programs, Medical Programs, Business Schools and Non-Profits.  Organizations and Schools may still register-our registration form is linked on our front webpage- www.hendrix.edu/career. Students may also check out the informational flyer-this includes a list of participating organizations.  We'll blog later about tips for attending the event and more.  For now, just mark your calendar and plan to visit next Wednesday!!! UPDATE: We had a great event-over 150 students in attendance, plus many faculty and staff dropped by the expo. 

This week is officially "neworking week" for the Hendrix Job Blog.  CareerJournal has some great tips for networking professionally online using tools such as LinkedIn.  We've been using LinkedIn for well over a year now and recently received a job post for students via an alum through the network - so it really can be a valuable tool.  Check out the article and the related links as well. 

Roby Brock's BizBlog has the scoop on some great events scheduled for this month.  Click here for all the information and details. Take advantage of events like these!

Hendrix Alum Juli Burrow Goss is looking for candidates to fill three Americorps positions with Habitat for Humanity of Pulaski County. The position title is construction crew leader and there are some great benefits available including health care, student loan forbearance, education and housing allowances and more.  The position requires a 10 1/2 month commitment. If you are intersted, check all all the info and contact Juli via Jobline. 

The Labor Day weekend is always a prime time for career and employment news items.  Particularly interesting are reports regarding the University of Chicago’s most recent studies related to job satisfaction.  Here are a few highlights and career services observations:

1.   Workers in South Central states (including Arkansas) were most satisfied with their jobs.  (Factor geography into your career planning)
2. People working in helping or creative professions expressed high job satisfaction ratings.  (Consider working with a non-profit or pursuing your artistic ambitions)
3. Job satisfaction increases with age.
    (Your first job may not be perfect, that’s ok, your career path is a progressive journey)
4. Job satisfaction increases with education-those with graduate degrees reported the highest ratings.  (Strongly consider graduate school-the rewards go beyond earnings potential)