May College Grads Will See More Job Openings

Fresh grads see fresh positions

Reprinted with permission from Wane.com .

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Employers are telling area colleges they will be hiring more graduates after May graduation. The majority of the jobs available are in the northeast Indiana region.



Career Services Directors at both Ivy Tech and Trine University said Monday the number of jobs available is up, compared to recent years.



"The employers are saying I’m ready to hire now," Sheila Biggs, the career services director at Ivy Tech Northeast, said, who added employers are now hiring due to more confidence in the economy. "When they couldn’t bring them on, it wasn’t because they didn’t have positions, they just didn’t have the ability to pay for someone to come on."



Ivy Tech is expected to have more than 1,000 graduates in May. The majority of which will come from the fields of business, industrial technology, and nursing.



"I've seen a 20 percent increase in the number of students being placed with employers after graduation," Biggs said.



Biggs said the skilled fields have the largest increase in the job openings.



"Manufacturing was going away," Biggs said, "but with those people retiring, people are now needed to replace those people, and those jobs are well paying."



Biggs added most job openings directed at the two-year school are paying what the students would hope or expect to earn.



Internships are a part of what students at Ivy Tech and Trine use to get that full-time position.



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The girl who feels no pain: 3 fascinating neurological disorders

This post is the first in a short series on “What I learned in my undergrad neuroscience classes.” Today, I describe a few fascinating neurological disorders.

Have you watched episodes of medical shows like Grey’s Anatomy or House and wondered where they come up with some of their disorders? Are there really people out there who feel no pain, or who only have half a brain? There are. In undergrad I took a few neuroscience classes and learned fascinating details about neurological disorders. It seems that if you want to understand how the brain works, one of the best approaches is look at what happens when parts of the brain malfunction. Although I’ve forgotten 85% of what I learned, some of the more unbelievable details have stuck with me, and I thought I’d share a few of them with you today. So without further ado, here are some of the neurological disorders that I can’t get out of my head:

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Exploring your Career Opportunities

You may have fallen into the trap of thinking the sole point of work is to bring home enough money to live comfortably. While this is very important, it’s not the main aim of having a job. You need to love your job or else it will take a toll on your physical and mental health. You are more likely to be successful in a career that you feel passionate about.

1. Focus on the things you love to do; what have you dreamed of doing in the past? What do you naturally enjoy doing? Write down what comes to mind, no matter how questionable it might seem.

2. Network; tell everyone you know that you are looking for this specific job. Stay in touch with friends and contacts. Always follow up.

3. Be patient; remember that your search may take some time and you might have to go down a few different roads before finding the right career path.

The NFL Needs a Lesson in Bounded Ethicality

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Over the last week we learned that the New Orleans Saints defense was delivering bonus money to players who were able to injure opposing offensive players. When the NFL discovered this bounty system, they conducted a swift investigation and handed out a stiff punishment: Gregg Williams, the defensive coordinator, was suspended indefinitely, Sean Payton, the head coach, was suspended for one year, and several fines were levied on the Saints organization itself. The result of these punishments is that we likely won't see the Saints making a run at the Super Bowl any time soon.

I'm sure the NFL thinks of this sort of punishment as sending a clear message to its teams: Don't promote or engage in unethical or unsportsmanlike acts that put the health and safety of other players at risk... or else the punishment will be severe. Will this severe punishment really deter future bounty systems? Or ensure greater health and safety of NFL players? Based on my understanding of psychology principles, I'm not convinced this penalty will do anything more than torpedo the 2012 season of one NFL franchise.

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Friday Fun: The Ryan Gosling Obsession

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When Bradley Cooper was named People Magazine's Sexist Man Alive this year, angry protesters swarmed People's headquarters (okay, there were only about 15 protesters, but still). According to one, Ryan's "left arm alone makes him the Sexiest Man Alive. Hello, look at his abs!" Ryan is also the subject of the "Hey Girl" meme, which started with a single tumblr that inspired multiple off-shoots, like feminist Ryan Gosling, typographer Ryan Gosling, and biostatistics Ryan Gosling (featured at left). What can explain this singular obsession? What is it that sets Ryan apart?
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Akhtaboot as Online Recruitment Partner of the American University in Dubai Career Fair 2012

Akhtaboot – the career network is proud to announce its participation as the “Online Recruitment Partner” of the American University in Dubai (AUD) annual career fair “Act Now: AUD Careers Today” which took place on AUD campus in Dubai, on Tuesday the 20thof March, 2012.

The annual career fair hosted 57 major companies from varying fields, including Finance and Banking, Marketing, Advertising, Management, Recruitment, Engineering, Visual Communication, Graphic Design and Information Technology.

AUD students and alumni were able to interact with company representatives who assisted them in their career planning and professional development while exposing them to the demands and expectations of the UAE job market. Key personnel from participating companies also offered workshops for students on a range of career-related topics.

Ms. Stella Mandehou, Career Services Manager at AUD said:

“AUD Career Services had the pleasure to welcome for the first time Akhtaboot among its support sponsors at “ACT Now” 2012. Akhtaboot’s innovative online recruitment platform is an excellent tool for AUD students to get linked to the right career opportunity. We feel positive that this will be the start of a long lasting and mutually beneficial relationship.”

Mais Gousous, VP of Marketing and Akhtaboot Cares Initiative Champion said:

“As part of Akhtaboot’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence as the leading recruitment solutions provider for the UAE job market, we are happy to take part in UAE’s top university career fair ACT NOW 2012 which is a true fulfillment to the mission of Akhtaboot Cares Initiative in ensuring a sustainable growth in employment opportunities in the UAE. We are trulyimpressed with the commitment of the American University in Dubai in bridging the gap between academia and employment”.

“ACT Now” has continuously been successful in facilitating the development of relationships between the AUD student community and employers in order to meet the dynamic needs of today’s marketplace.

Akhtaboot Participates in College of Business Career Fair 2012

College of Business Administration held its seventh annual career fair which was attended by a group of leading companies in many different fields. Akhtaboot – the career network is proud to announce its participate in the fair offering many job vacancies targeting Saudi women. The career fair was held on CBA Campus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 19th and 20th of March 2012.

The 2-day event was inaugurated and held under the patronage of the Deputy Governor of Makkah Province Dr. Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Khudairi, and provided university students and prospect employees with the opportunity to meet potential employers in a professional environment. Career-related seminars were also held during the fair with numerous noteworthy speakers under the theme of “Corporate Social Responsibility”.

Ms. Fayzeh Alabbasi, Career Center Director at CBA, said:

“We are very happy and proud that we have been successful in organizing this job fair which is considered Jeddah’s top career event with the participation of over 40 leading companies. Participants have described the outcome of 2012 job fair as the best in the past 6 years.”

Mais Gousous, VP of Marketing at Akhtaboot said:

“We are proud to take part in Jeddah’s top female career fair event with a mission that goes in line with the goals of Akhtaboot Cares Initiative in undertaking the unemployment problem in Saudi Arabia by helping link the right person to the right career opportunity.”

With an ongoing dedication to employing talented, young Saudis, Akhtaboot is strongly committed to maintaining an ongoing presence in the region’s educational institutions and career events in the Middle East through Akhtaboot Cares Initiative - Akhtaboot’s CSR Arm.

Neighborly Love: The Psychology of Mr. Rogers

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Mr. Rogers is undoubtedly one of the most beloved cultural icons in American history. His TV show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, ran for more than thirty years and inspired many generations of young viewers. Admittedly, I remember sometimes finding the show a little cheesy and slow-paced (I wanted to be watching Saved By The Bell or Full House instead). But there was also something comforting about Mr. Rogers' kind, gentle demeanor. When he looked at me and said, I like you just the way you are, I felt like he really meant it, even though he didn't actually know me. Mr. Rogers' message of unconditional acceptance is a simple one, but from a social psychological perspective it's more complicated than it might seem. As much as we extoll Mr. Rogers, most of us do little more than pay lip service to his ideals, despite our best intentions. So what's getting in the way?

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How to keep your boss happy?

Having a smooth and successful relationship with your boss is key to success at work and to help you climb the corporate ladder. Akhtaboot is here with some work behaviors that will keep your boss happy and help maintain a good fit on your boss’s time:

1. Find out what is important to your boss and make it important to you. Prioritize your tasks according to your boss's agenda.

2. Discuss your boss's work opinions and decisions, more often than not, and respect final decisions without compromising your own values.

3. Respect your boss's time and privacy; do not stand at his or her desk chattering away when you can clearly see they are busy. Catch him at another time when they’re free and in a good mood for a work-related chat.

4. Make your boss look good; finish tasks on time, dress professionally and maintain good manners with your clients and customers.

Two ways to right: The perils of naive realism

In honor of PYM's 1-year anniversary last week, I'm re-posting my very first post for PYM today. I also wanted to re-post it because, almost one year later, I found myself in a situation very similar to the one that prompted this post! Last week, after a few bad nights of sleep, I got into a stupid fight with my husband. Just as the last time, I was baffled at how a pleasant evening could suddenly end with us barely speaking to each other. In the midst of things, I returned to this post and decided that I should try taking my own advice. The good news - the advice still works!

Last weekend my husband and I got into a fight over a pillowcase. It was one of those times where it was clearly his fault, and I was sure he would apologize the next day. He didn't. Instead he seemed surprised that I wasn't apologizing to him. How could we have such different views of the same conflict? Which one of us was right?

It turns out that we were both right, in our own way. Misunderstandings like the one that led to a fight over a pillowcase occur because people tend to be naïve realists. That is, we believe that we see social interactions as they truly are, and that other people see them the same way that we do. However, one of the most enduring contributions of social psychology is the understanding that two people can interpret the same social interaction in very different ways based on their own personal knowledge and experiences (Asch, 1952). What does this mean for me? I thought my husband had taken my pillowcase as a joke. He knew he had done it on accident. These different pieces of knowledge led us to interpret the same conversation in very different ways.

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Akhtaboot to Power Olympic Group’s Recruitment in Egypt

Akhtaboot - the career network is proud to announce the launch of Olympic Group’s Career Connect solution, “Powered by Akhtaboot”, which will provide Olympic Group with their own fully integrated and branded jobs section with the ability to post unlimited job postings and receive job applications directly onto their careers section on their own website.

As part of Akhtaboot’s relentless efforts in providing world-class recruitment services to its clients, Olympic Group will be able to make the most of their Career Connect solution with a single point of contact for all of their recruitment needs with a variety of CV filtration, and organization tools, making the hiring process simple, efficient and as cost-effective as ever.

Shaimaa Fathy, Corporate Recruitment Manager at Olympic Group said:

“Our Human Resources team at Olympic Group is truly delighted and impressed with Akhtaboot’s Career Connect service. Our wonderful relationship we have shared with Akhtaboot as a recruitment solutions provider over the past few years has been both rewarding and impressive. With the Career Connect solution, we are looking forward to building on our successful partnership with this user-friendly recruitment hub that will help us find the right people to add to our existing human capital.”

With Career Connect, Akhtaboot goes beyond helping companies simply find the right candidates; it actually provides companies with a one-stop recruitment gateway that is specifically designed to cater to the employment needs of companies.

Friday Fun: An Insider's Guide To Psychology Prose

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I have been writing empirical articles for a little while now, and one of things I have come to notice is that there is a very specific style that social psychologists develop in their articles. It's not a style that is reflected in other disciplines of science or even in other realms of psychology. Nor is this style represented in popular guides to academic writing (e.g., Gullickson, 1997) or in the official publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

 In today's Friday Fun post I thought that it might be fun to examine these stylistic techniques to (1) give you, as a consumer of science research, a better understanding of the articles you read, and (2) illustrate that sometimes journal article writing actually can have a second meaning. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on other patterns in science writing covered here or not. I've also included example quotes from my own writing!

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The New Grad Life Job Board Is Back

Jobs, jobs, and more jobs

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You asked, we listened. The New Grad Life Job-a-matic job board is back and even better than before! There are tons of new opportunities, so why not get started?



College grads: looking for an entry level job fresh out of graduation? Give it a try.



Employers: want to hire new grads? Post your job.

Happy Birthday, Psych Your Mind!

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On this day last year, Psych Your Mind (PYM) was born.

The first post was a brief summary of our expectations for the future of this blog, and I must admit that we have exceeded those expectations. How you ask? Well, let me put the blog into perspective for you:

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How to Handle a Bad Boss, With No Injuries

At one point or another, you will have a bad boss. Here are some tips to help you cope.

1. Document your work – Keep track of your accomplishments and present them whenever needed.

2. Be clear about performance measures – Having unclear measurement standards makes it easier for your boss to rate you poorly. Having objective and clear standards will do you good when evaluated.

3. Keep your network active – Maintain your connections with other people in your company, or even outside your company. If you decide you want to part ways with your boss you will have other job options.

Why we sometimes make bad decisions: The anchoring and adjustment heuristic

How much to pay for the house of your dreams

Imagine you are interested in buying a house and you've been out looking on the weekends. You find a 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow on a quiet street that already feels like home. The asking price is $475,000 (for those of us living in pricier areas, play along by imagining it's 1995). You want the house, but you don't want to pay too much. You've noticed other comparable homes in the area seem to go for anything from $350,000 to $600,000. So how much do you offer? Have a number in mind? Now, read through the scenario again, but this time imagine that the asking price is $439,999. How much would you offer then? Do you come up with a different number?

Let's try a different example: First, what are the last two digits of your telephone number? Got that number in mind? Now, I'd like you to think about what percentage of African countries are in the United Nations. Do you think there are more or less than the telephone number? How many more or less? Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman did a similar study in their seminal 1974 paper on biases in judgment and they found that people who had a lower number (after spinning a wheel of fortune) estimated fewer countries than people who had a higher number. For example, the median answer for people who spun a '10' was 25%, whereas the median answer for people who spun a '65' was 45%. So why does a random number influence our judgment about something unrelated?
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Friday Fun: Four factors that keep your relationship fun

For years, psychologists tried to understand why relationships fail. They targeted dysfunction, focusing on factors like negative emotions and bad communication. But it turns out that not failing is not the same as succeeding when it comes to relationships. Couples who experience a lot of negative interactions are more likely to divorce in the first few years of marriage, but couples who don't experience a lot of positive affect are likely to divorce farther down the road. So how can we make sure our relationships thrive? Today, I'm going to tell you about four factors that may help.

You're never too old to have fun

1. Laugh and play together. Play isn't just for kids. Playfully teasing your partner can bring you closer together (remember, the key is to tease "playfully"!). Couples who laugh more are more satisfied in their relationships. Humor and laughter also seem to have a buffering effect - using humor during conflict can help you resolve the issue. So pick a comedy the next time you're choosing a movie for date night, come up with playful nicknames, and the next time that your partner says something that bothers you, try responding with a joke instead of getting defensive.
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In Just 1 Hour: Reducing the Achievement Gap

Today we bring you a post by another amazing guest blogger, Michelle Rheinschmidt. Michelle is a graduate student at Berkeley and her guest post highlights some of the astounding effects that 1 hour and a few posters can have on academic and career outcomes! 
 

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We can probably think of a time when concerns about “fitting in” affected our behavior in adolescence, but what about in adulthood?  

New environments, such as starting college or a new job, make people worry about whether they will be accepted by others. These concerns can be amplified when people belong to underrepresented, stereotyped, or devalued social groups (e.g., women in STEM fields, ethnic minority students). Research suggests that underrepresented students worry about whether they belong in college settings, and these concerns interfere with achievement. In fact, experimental research aimed at reducing belonging concerns has been shown to reduce race-based achievement gaps by over 50%.

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Qualities Found in Outstanding Employees

Great employees are reliable, dependable, proactive, diligent, great leaders and great followers. Here's what makes a great employee Remarkable.

1. Remarkable employees know without being told there's a problem and jump in without being asked; even if it's not their job.

2. Outstanding employees have no problem in praising other coworkers in public when they do a good job.

3. Extraordinary employees keep their private life private.

4. They are self-motivated, hard workers and ethical.

After reading the tips, do you think you are an Outstanding Employee?

Akhtaboot Cares Initiative Partners with Middlesex University Dubai

Akhtaboot - the career network is proud to announce the launch of Middlesex University Dubai Microsite Solution, a revolutionary service provided and powered by “Akhtaboot Cares Initiative” – Akhtaboot’s CSR arm, and targeted towards universities and educational institutions all over the Gulf and MENA region. Akhtaboot Microsite Solution features Akhtaboot job content in a fully integrated and branded jobs section displayed directly onto the university’s careers section on the university website.

Middlesex University Dubai website students and job seekers will be able to benefit from the full features of Akhtaboot directly on Middlesex University website through the fully branded Microsite link mdx.akhtaboot.com by creating a free account and uploading their CVs in a matter of minutes.

Mais Gousous, VP of Marketing and Akhtaboot Cares Initiative Champion said:

“We are truly impressed with the commitment of Middlesex University in bridging the gap between academia and employment. Our partnership with this educational institution is a true fulfillment to the mission of Akhtaboot Cares Initiative by ensuring that the UAE has a sustainable growth in employment opportunities and helping match the right person to the right career opportunity. We are extremely honored to partner with one of the fastest growing and reputable universities in the Gulf region.”

Middlesex University Dubai is the first overseas campus of the internationally renowned Middlesex University in London, offering 33 undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a variety of areas including social science, arts, education, business, and IT. The Dubai campus is celebrating its seventh year in Dubai which currently enrolls over 2100 students and has more than 1500 graduates. It is also worth mentioning that Akhtaboot will also be participating in Middlesex University Dubai annual career day taking place in March 15th, 2012 at the university campus in Knowledge Village, Dubai.

Can Mitt Romney connect with the working-class voter?

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During a US Presidential campaign it is common practice for a candidate to engage in some form of impression management. For instance, in 2008 many media outlets thought John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as a Vice Presidential candidate was a move to boost McCain's image as a "Maverick" candidate. For similar reasons, Bill Clinton played saxophone live on the Arsenio Hall Show during the 1992 campaign. In these examples, candidates tend to create public personas that convey their similarity to average Americans (who tended to be younger, less wealthy/educated, and hipper than the candidates themselves).

This practice is still true in the 2012 US Presidential election: Candidates attempt to manage their public persona, to appear similar to the younger, working/middle class Americans that make up a majority of the voters in the election. Importantly, given that the country is just starting to recover from an economic recession, it is critical for candidates to appear that they understand and empathize with the average working-class American. The Republican Presidential hopefuls have varied widely in their ability to convey their understanding for working-class Americans. Perhaps the most successful candidate has been Ron Paul: One of the pillars of Paul's campaign has been putting an end to government practices that favor the elite. The least successful in my view has been Mitt Romney. 

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Friday Fun: Birth Order and Romantic Compatibility

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Research suggests that the order in which you were born, relative to your siblings, plays a role in shaping your personality -- older siblings tend to be more traditional and dominant, middle-borns more sociable and attention-seeking, and younger siblings more rebellious and unconventional. These differences are theorized to stem from sibling competition and the need to occupy different "niches" in order to shine and gain parental favor (e.g., the overachiever, the entertainer, the party animal, the artist, etc). Less is known about how these differences impact romantic relationships -- there is plenty of pop psychology on this topic, but not much empirical research. However, in the spirit of Friday Fun, here are some suggestive findings on this topic (and my perhaps overzealous interpretations of them) to help you figure out whether you and your partner are a match made in birth-order heaven:
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