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My Career Search: Week 5

Hi everyone, Here’s the video for Week 5 of my career search!  With graduation only about 4 weeks away, the days seem to be going faster and faster, but I’m still doing everything I can to secure a position following graduation. A couple weeks ago I visited Staffing Solutions, Inc., a local placement firm in St. Louis, [...]

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It's Hip to be Cheap

I found an article in The New York Times today that talks about the growing popularity of being “cheap.”  Kellee Sikes of Kirkwood was interviewed and she shared how she’s been saving money: by no longer using paper napkins.  To read the full article, CLICK HERE. As more and more people find themselves facing unemployment or reduced [...]

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My Career Search: Week 4

Hi everyone, Week 4 of my career search is wrapping up, so it’s time for another video! I’ve been checking out a lot of company websites, and more often than not there aren’t any openings. It’s tempting to get frustrated or discouraged, but instead I’m going to take this time to do my research and to make [...]

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My Career Search: Lauren Schwarze, Week 3

Hi everybody, It’s the end of Week 3 of my career search, so here’s another video!  I had a lot of schoolwork this week, so I didn’t get a chance to apply to as many companies as I wanted–my goal is 5 per week–but I did have the chance to do some research so I can [...]

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My Career Search: Lauren Schwarze, Week 2

Hi everyone, It’s week 2 of my career search, so here’s another video.  Last week was spring break, and I took the time off to apply to 15 jobs.  Unfortunately, the only response I got was to tell me that one of the companies I’d applied to wasn’t hiring.  At first, I was pretty disappointed, but I’m not [...]

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Community Voices: Beyond Housing

As we continue our Community Voices series, we gave one of our partners, Beyond Housing, a Flip video camera so they could record their responses to President Obama’s new home foreclosure plan.  Chris Krehmeyer, President and CEO of Beyond Housing, and Linda Ingram, Director of Foreclosure Prevention Services at Beyond Housing, both talk about the [...]

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The American Dream

In January 2009, KETC/Channel 9 gave students from St. Louis University Flip cameras to interview their friends and peers about their visions of the American Dream.  The videos are fantastic, and what I like most is the optimism of the students.  They realize that times are tough right now and that the economy isn’t doing [...]

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My Career Search: Lauren Schwarze

Hi, my name is Lauren and I’m one of the interns for Facing the Financial Crisis. I’m a senior at Washington University, and working on this project has hit especially close to home for me. Though I won’t be graduating until May, I’ve begun my job search, and it’s definitely not what I thought it [...]

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Staying Positive While Job Hunting

Even though we’re facing an economic crisis, now more than ever I think it’s important to be optimistic—but as the media constantly talks about how bad the economy is, it makes it more and more difficult to try to stay positive.  As a graduating college senior, I’m just beginning my job search, and every day [...]

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