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So
we've made it through 3 shows! We're having a blast
and hope that somebody is listening :) . . . If you
are, please let us know -- email us at pep@cwpost.liu.edu
with comments, questions, or suggestions.
If you haven't had the opportunity to listen, or just
found out about us, our shows are archived here.
We would like to thank all of our guests
so far:
| Jeanette
Grill |
Director
of the PEP
Office, C.W.
Post |
| Maria |
Human
Resources Rep from a large Long Island Employer |
| Dave
Meihofer |
Regional
Recruiting Supervisor, Enterprise
Rent-a-Car |
| Mike
Bartholomew |
Cooperative
Education Coordinator, PEP
Office, C.W.
Post |
| Gina
Menalaos |
Teacher,
NYC
School System and C.W.
Post Alumna |
| Dr.
Mara Bollettieri |
Executive
Director of Human Resources, Harborfields
Central School District, Long Island, NY |
| Lanah Lherrison-Johnson |
Cooperative
Education Coordinator, PEP
Office, C.W.
Post |
Here
is a quick run down of our show content:
| Show
1: The Pilot |
February
16, 2005
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We
talked about the value of extracurricular activities
and had a Human Resources Administrator discuss
the high value they place on extracurricular activities
in the hiring process.
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| Show
2: The One About Liberal Arts |
February
23, 2005
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We
discussed the value of a liberal arts degree in
the world of work with Dave Meihofer, Regional Recruiting
Supervisor from Enterprise
Rent-a-Car, who gave examples of how liberal
arts grads fit into a typical business like Enterprise.
Mike Bartholomew, Co-op Coordinator of the PEP
Office provided insight on the value of cooperative
education internships to help round out a liberal
arts education.
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| Show
3: The One About Jobs in Education |
March
2, 2005
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We
provided an update on searching for jobs in education
(primarily for the candidate on Long Island) and
invited Dr. Mara Bollettieri, Executive Director
of Human Resources from the Harborfields
Central School District on Long Island, NY to
give tips on navigating the education job search
successfully. She also provided tips on educational
and student teaching/internship preparation and
interviewing tips. Gina Menalaos, a teacher in a
New
York City school district talked about her positive
experience in NYC, and Lanah Lherrison-Johnson of
the PEP
office added her 2 cents on the value of internships
in addition to the student teaching and internships
required while earning a degree.
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We're
also having tons of fun with our other segments and
bits like:
I Love This Job
-
a job is highlighted
off of the PEP
Job Bulletin to help educate you on job titles and
how your interests and skills fit into the world.
Worst Jobs in History
- think your
job is bad? Hear about historic jobs that really put
your doozie into perspective (information from Worst
Jobs In History: The Most Unenviable Jobs Of The Last
Two Thousand Years by Tony Robinson)
Weekly Trivia
- call us
with the answer to a trivia question about movies, songs,
or pop culture related to work.
Gus, the
Career Fairy
- popping
in every once in a while to help you poor souls with
career ideas.
And
much more... including
so you wanna job. . .
Theater,
this week.
The
March 9th show will be about all about
interviewing! We'll
have a former college recruiter from Saks 5th Avenue
join us, as well as, a personal shopper from Nordstroms
who will talk to us about dressing for success.
Hope
to have you listening!
P.S.
-- this is us:
Darlene
is the one on the left. . .
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