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There's not much detail provided so I will assume some basic things....
> The college student is completing his/her degree program
> The college student has prior hands on experience in a professional setting
> The college student will be earning an M.D. upon completion.
1. Occupational Health
2. General/Family Medicine
3. Pediatrics
4. Geriatrics
5. Sports Medicine
College students have the ability to learn and pick up skills at an amazing rate. They embrace new ideas, technology and solutions with no problem. They're mobile, can work remotely and are some of the most efficient workers available as they can knock out a proposal from an iPad anywhere at any time.
This has the assumption the worker is smart and above average. Obviously a bum is a bum regardless of age or generation.
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I had a business for 16 years, it was graphics, signs and engraving. I always hired students from the local art institute, mostly graphics design majors. It gave them some real world experience while providing me with talented, creative people that knew how to use computer graphics programs and they had manual dexterity for other aspects of the job.
To make it more general:
1. Major that applies to the work I need done
2. Schedule that provides them with the time to work when I need them
3. Enthusiasm for working at my business
4. Has transportation between work/school/job
5. Pleasant personality
I've a friend who's looking for a job. Can anyone tell me what would be the top 5 things you would hire a college student for if you are an employer?
All responses will be greatly appreciated.
The #1 thing would be GPA. I know recent graduates and they are notoriously bad at resumes and interviewing, which is to be expected since they have no experience doing it.
I have been on well over 100 interviews in my life. Of course, communication skills would be important.
But mostly GPA, because there's not much else to go on. IME, GPA correlates pretty well to work ethic over a 4 year period. An upward trend over the last half would be fine too.
I know other people here say GPA is completely useless. I disagree.
The other thing would be if they had signficant internship experience. That might help a little to make sure that they actually want to do the job, but not too much in terms of actual training that would save us.
The #1 thing would be GPA. I know recent graduates and they are notoriously bad at resumes and interviewing, which is to be expected since they have no experience doing it.
I have been on well over 100 interviews in my life. Of course, communication skills would be important.
But mostly GPA, because there's not much else to go on. IME, GPA correlates pretty well to work ethic over a 4 year period. An upward trend over the last half would be fine too.
I know other people here say GPA is completely useless. I disagree.
The other thing would be if they had signficant internship experience. That might help a little to make sure that they actually want to do the job, but not too much in terms of actual training that would save us.
I can agree with this. I think there is a lot of psychological value for high GPAs. People may say it doesn't matter, but trust me, when an HR person is comparing a 3.9 versus a 3.3 between two resumes, that higher GPA will stand out, even if subconsciously.
What degree does the student have? Are you looking for a list of job titles?
In my company I would look for-
- How relevant the degree is
- What the GPA was
- Honors earned while in school
- Activities and volunteer work while in school
- Enthusiasm and knowledge of our business
The #1 thing would be GPA. I know recent graduates and they are notoriously bad at resumes and interviewing, which is to be expected since they have no experience doing it.
I have been on well over 100 interviews in my life. Of course, communication skills would be important.
But mostly GPA, because there's not much else to go on. IME, GPA correlates pretty well to work ethic over a 4 year period. An upward trend over the last half would be fine too.
I know other people here say GPA is completely useless. I disagree.
The other thing would be if they had signficant internship experience. That might help a little to make sure that they actually want to do the job, but not too much in terms of actual training that would save us.
Really? My GPA sucked, but I've been employed at a part time job for 8 years and had another one for 3 years... show/showed up every day unless really sick, am/was on time and hard worker. I'm trying to relocate - I graduated 6 months ago - and still can't find anything.
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