2008 Woodie Awards
eRecruiting helps job search
Jim Breakey/ Online Reporter
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: Arts and Entertainment
Panther Recruiting is one of the most helpful programs Career Services EIU offers to its students, yet a large portion of the student population is oblivious to the program.
Panther Recruiting has been offered and fully functional at Eastern for the last five to seven years, and the nation-wide publicity it offers is a benefit all level students at Eastern should take advantage of.
Panther Recruiting is a database students and alumni can register for after paying a one time fee of $30. It allows students to customize their personal employment and job research needs.
"The system posts resumes, jobs, internships, company research, internal Google for company jobs, and mentor links," Director of Career Services Linda Moore said.
The Panther Recruiting system is offered to Eastern by experience.com. Experience.com was started in 1996, and has since developed into a mutually valuable tool for employers looking to hire and job applicants. Years after students graduate from Eastern, they can use their account at experience.com to store and post their credential portfolios, Debbie Endsley said.
Along with the longevity of your Panther Recruiting account, experience.com is partnered with the job search engines: careerbuilder.com, Hot Jobs, and Dice. With these partnerships eRecruiting offers thousands of employers all over the country.
To create an account with Panther Recruiting go to the career services webpage at: www.eiu.edu/careers, or visit the Career Services building on campus.
The program can be beneficial to any student regardless of their level at Eastern.
"While obtaining a college degree is very important in locating a future job, jobs will not fall from the sky when one first graduates," says Career Services in a hand out called "Misconceptions among College Students." It is the student's responsibility to research and find internships and jobs during enrollment at EIU.
Freshmen and sophomores can effectively research industrial overviews as well as learn what industries their major is best intended for. Other benefits for undergraduates include detailed job descriptions and access to specific company information.
Upperclassmen can also benefit as a Panther Recruiting member, maybe more so. Panther Recruiting gives students the capability to be informed about future job fairs and on campus interviews through an email based program called "Saved Search."
Diane Smith, team leader of the education job fair said, "Saved Search" is a way for students to set customized preferences regarding interests in industries or specific jobs, and once set up, the database will email the individual with any upcoming opportunities at Eastern.
Panther Recruiting has been offered and fully functional at Eastern for the last five to seven years, and the nation-wide publicity it offers is a benefit all level students at Eastern should take advantage of.
Panther Recruiting is a database students and alumni can register for after paying a one time fee of $30. It allows students to customize their personal employment and job research needs.
"The system posts resumes, jobs, internships, company research, internal Google for company jobs, and mentor links," Director of Career Services Linda Moore said.
The Panther Recruiting system is offered to Eastern by experience.com. Experience.com was started in 1996, and has since developed into a mutually valuable tool for employers looking to hire and job applicants. Years after students graduate from Eastern, they can use their account at experience.com to store and post their credential portfolios, Debbie Endsley said.
Along with the longevity of your Panther Recruiting account, experience.com is partnered with the job search engines: careerbuilder.com, Hot Jobs, and Dice. With these partnerships eRecruiting offers thousands of employers all over the country.
To create an account with Panther Recruiting go to the career services webpage at: www.eiu.edu/careers, or visit the Career Services building on campus.
The program can be beneficial to any student regardless of their level at Eastern.
"While obtaining a college degree is very important in locating a future job, jobs will not fall from the sky when one first graduates," says Career Services in a hand out called "Misconceptions among College Students." It is the student's responsibility to research and find internships and jobs during enrollment at EIU.
Freshmen and sophomores can effectively research industrial overviews as well as learn what industries their major is best intended for. Other benefits for undergraduates include detailed job descriptions and access to specific company information.
Upperclassmen can also benefit as a Panther Recruiting member, maybe more so. Panther Recruiting gives students the capability to be informed about future job fairs and on campus interviews through an email based program called "Saved Search."
Diane Smith, team leader of the education job fair said, "Saved Search" is a way for students to set customized preferences regarding interests in industries or specific jobs, and once set up, the database will email the individual with any upcoming opportunities at Eastern.
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