Microsoft has just put the finishing touches on its Students to Business (S2B) portal, an initiative aimed at pairing U.S. college students working toward IT careers with companies who are looking to fill entry-level IT positions. The S2B portal was developed with the help of Experience Inc., the developer of a popular Web-based college recruiting site, eProNet. view article »

Jobs are coming to the comics now that AfterCollege, Inc. and Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD) Comics have launched a new partnership.

Geared to grad students PhD comics already has launched the new job site for its 400,000-plus unique monthly visitors.

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AfterCollege, Inc., the career network for college students and alumni, has expanded its posting service to 3,650 academic departments and student groups at over 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities. view article »

Two college oriented job boards are collaborating to provide crossposting opportunities for employers seeking business school students and grads.

AfterCollege, Inc., a career network for college students and alumni, and MBA Focus, LLC, provider of recruitment technology to graduate business schools, will now be able to crosspost listings to each other.

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Four out of five college students and grads are having a tough time finding a job, says a new survey by AfterCollege.

Less than five percent of the 670 students and alums said finding work was easy. Of that group, the most effective method was networking followed by applying to jobs online.

 

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AfterCollege has added new scholarship funds in 2009 for college students pursuing degrees in allied health, engineering, and critical-need languages. These scholarships are in addition to AfterCollege’s current nursing scholarships. view article »

AfterCollege has teamed up with JustJobs to provide more entry-level jobs and internships to college students and recent graduates. JustJobs will send over 250,000 jobs in areas such as sales, finance and information technology to AfterCollege. view article »

AfterCollege has launched "Answers," a social recruiting tool that taps into employers' existing human capital to bridge relationships between companies and college students. The tool was designed as a recessionary recruiting service to mobilize people within companies to begin a mutually beneficial dialogue with students.

"Answers" allows employees at any company to locate their school on AfterCollege. They are then asked to join their relevant department or group career network and to update their profile with their current employer. With their identity established, employees can begin answering questions posed by students within their career network. College students often have job search questions but limited resources to get those answers. The tool provides a private, user-friendly forum for these queries.

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