Career News

•   Organize Your Job Search Like an Air Traffic Controller
  To conduct an effective job search you need to be as organized as an air traffic controller. With so many job postings out there you need to set up alerts, document your activity and have easy access to information.
•   College Athletes-Mental Health
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The University of Michigan has received a grant from the NCAA to develop and evaluate a program for supporting mental health initiatives for student-athletes.
•   Avoid the "Bully Boss" Label
  There is a workplace myth that employees must simply tolerate their bosses' negative, harassing and bullying behaviors under the guise that they are not bullies, but merely "tough." Such bosses argue that their actions are necessary to ensure performance and productivity and that niceness, gentleness and humility do not get the job done.
• Why Not All Universities Will Survive
  Will your college or university exist in 25 years? This may sound like a doomsday question, but in these difficult times for higher education, it is a reasonable question for college leadership to ask.
• Do's and Don'ts of Submitting Through an Applicant Tracking System
  Many colleges and universities use an applicant tracking system (ATS) to evaluate prospective candidates. Applying to a position through an ATS often trips up many applicants and prevents them from advancing through the interview process.
• Guideline for universities on censoring social media  
  In a problem that's stemming from both the proliferation of social media use and campus violence, universities are considering what's appropriate to censor on social media and what's not, often leading to confusion and infringement of students rights. But a new guide may be able to help.
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