Sunday, March 31, 2013

Scholarship searching? A Tweet can Help!

I admit it. I am hooked on Twitter. The following is an exchange that has occured more than once between my husband and me when I am riding with him in the car, and he glances over to see me furiously typing on the tiny keys of my phone:

Husband: Who are you texting?

Me: No one. I'm tweeting.

Husband: Well, quit it and talk to me instead.

Me (looking sheepish): Sorry...

Okay...  admittedly, I need to do a better job of balancing my personal life with social media conversations. Point taken. But I have found Twitter to be a great educational resource, which is partly why I have become so fascinated with it. For example, I recently tweeted Monica L. Matthews, who tweets from her site called @AidScholarship. I asked her about scholarships that might still be available this late in the senior year cycle for college-bound students. How can students and parents still find these sources?

@AidScholarship tweeted, "Make sure they apply for ALL local scholarships, those R due in the spring. Sign up for Fastweb, Cappex & StudentScholarshipSearch."  In a separate tweet she added, "Keep applying for as many scholarships as possible."

This process takes some time and effort, but could be well worth it!

And if any of you are on Twitter, follow me @KarenAFull.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Jobs! We've got those!

High school seniors accepted to Kettering University get to experience something that rarely happens to students at other universities--  they can begin a professional cooperative education job search before their freshman year even starts! This is a powerful advantage.

Kettering's co-op companies realize that your son or daughter is a teenager who has probably never held a professional-level job before. They know that this truly is a training and learning process for these young people. But what an awesome way for students to learn how to become educated, professional adults! 

There are several ways that students accepted to Kettering for the year 2013 may begin a job search:

  1. Contact your Kettering Co-op Manager.  Every new Kettering student has been assigned a manager whose role it is to provide assistance throughout this process.  Meet the co-op staff.
  2. Starting in April, students will have access to the "live" job postings in our intranet tool called Kettering Connect.  Students have received a log-in, password, and instructions on how to access Kettering Connect. 
  3. Employment Fair on March 20th!  Is your student's resume ready?  He or she can register to attend the Kettering Employment fair this month. Over 100 companies will be in attendance--  companies who are ready to meet our new incoming freshmen. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to begin building their confidence, and to begin learning how to interact with the co-op companies.
Click here for information about the Employment Fair!  Kettering hosts three fairs every year.

The cooperative education program at Kettering provides students the opportunity to gain REAL work experience. Co-op enhances the learning and laboratory experiences that take place on campus. Kettering students are able to build resumes and professional networks that will be the envy of their peers at other universities. 

Read more about Kettering University's co-op partners!