Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the May 7, 2001 issue of QuintZine.
Recruiting Trends reports that federal agencies may
now use student loan repayment as a recruitment incentive.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized
repayment of up to $6,000 per person per year up to a total
maximum loan repayment of $40,000. Janice R. Lachance, OPM
director, says, "OPM is committed to meeting this challenge
using innovative and flexible new tools. This new regulation
gives agencies a tool similar to ones used by the private sector."
College students and recent graduates still feel that they are
in the driver's seat when it comes to finding employment.
In fact, 30 percent of students expect to have four or more job
offers by the time they graduate, according to the results of a survey
released by Jobtrak.com, which was recently acquired by Monster.com.
More than 1,000 college students and recent graduates responded to the
question, "How many job offers do you expect to have when you graduate?"
Twenty-three percent expected no offers; 10 percent expected one;
20 percent expected two; 17 percent expected three; and 30 percent expected
four or more.
College career counselors contacted by Jobtrak noted that graduating
seniors do not seem to perceive a job slowdown and seem as optimistic
about the job market as they did a year ago.
If you are a new grad or other jobseeker who is
a little freaked out by the number of interviews required
of you in the typical hiring process, be aware that most
companies interview candidates two to three and sometimes
four times before offering a job. Notes Diana LeGere of Executive
Final Copy, "The more money you make, the longer
the process. Relax! You should actually do much better on the next
two or three. After all, you feel great! Who wouldn't feel
magnificent after putting his or her best foot forward? You are being
considered for a wonderful new position. The initial screening
interviews were just enough practice to get you calm and feeling on
top of the world. Go back to your notes, study, rehearse and know
your lines. The next opportunity is likely to be in front of the top
echelon of the company. That's exciting because he or she is the
decision-maker."
-- This Q Tip courtesy of Diana C. LeGere
president of Executive
Final Copy and the employment coordinator for
Greenbacks Bringing Hope Foundation in Salt Lake City, UT.
Recruiting Trends reports that federal agencies may
now use student loan repayment as a recruitment incentive.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized
repayment of up to $6,000 per person per year up to a total
maximum loan repayment of $40,000. Janice R. Lachance, OPM
director, says, "OPM is committed to meeting this challenge
using innovative and flexible new tools. This new regulation
gives agencies a tool similar to ones used by the private sector."
