Author: Forrest Saunders
An archive of articles and media featuring the Pomerantz Career Center.
Author: Amy Mattson
A diploma wasn’t the only achievement Andrew Quillin had in hand following his May 2013 graduation from the University of Iowa. The health and human physiology major from Chariton, Iowa, also had a lucrative internship with the Iowa Cubs baseball team—an opportunity that later morphed into a full-time position as a stadium operations manager.
Author: Dave DeWitte
Clickstop was the big winner at the Corridor Business Journal’s second-annual Coolest Places to Work Awards breakfast, held at the Cedar Rapids Marriott on June 17.
The operator of U.S. Cargo Control and seven other online stores impressed the judges at The Skywalk Group for the second year in a row. It had won the mid-size company category in...
Author: Katie Huinker
College graduates everywhere are nose deep in newspapers and the internet searching for jobs.
While some may leave the state, one goal of administrators everywhere is to keep Iowa students in Iowa.
Anamaria Canchola graduates next year and hopes to find a job in the state.
“Like I said, I came from a bigger city so when I...
Author: CLAS Communications
Just because the job didn’t exist wasn’t going to stop Sophie Amado from working at the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust.
Amado, a University of Iowa English major, wanted to intern as a writer at the Chicago-based trust, where she had previously volunteered as a tour guide. But the trust had no such position, and in fact had never...
Author: University Communications and Marketing
The University of Iowa’s Spring Job and Internship Fair will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Main Lounge and Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. An expected 155 employers will attend, in search of employment and internship opportunities.
A new app for smart phones and tablets has...
Author: Rachel Nolan
It’s just winter, but University of Iowa student Linsey Strittmater already has her summer job lined up. It’s not lifeguarding, nor is it waiting tables. Strittmater has an internship that could advance her professional career.
“I have been planning on attending a career fair since I was a freshman," Strittmater says. “The university brings in a...