Two hair experts explored the effects that hair bias has on professional women of color and their journeys up the corporate ladder.
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Natural Hair in the Corporate World – 22 Stories from Black Women
22 brilliant women of color share what it’s like wearing natural styles in corporate America.
Create a strong Professional Profile on your Resume
Employers/Recruiters will spend between 3-30 seconds on your resume the first time through. Based on what they see in that time, they will decide whether to give your resume more of their time. Greatly increase the chances that they will continue reading your resume by creating a strong Professional Profile.
How Student Athletes Can Prepare to Become Entrepreneurs
NCAA’s top governing board voted unanimously to permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.
Navigating Illegal Interview Questions
This article goes over your rights and strategies for navigating the conversation if a potential employer does as you an illegal question in an interview.
Black Women Describe Navigating Race and Gender in the Workplace
Author Maura Cheeks along with Professor Elizabeth Morrison, Vice Dean of Faculty at NYU, interviewed “10 women of color in order to understand the challenges they face in the workplace, how they cope with those challenges, and how those coping mechanisms affect their chances of long-term success.” After reading the article check out some TED […]
Activism As A Career, Yes You Can
Author Ann Brown provides advice and information from activist about activism as a full-time career. This article has some thought providing information about full-time, paid activism.
Campus Employment Contacts
Who to talk to about job postings, job development, employer resources, student training & advising, new hire paperwork for students, work study, and oracle function related to student employment.
THE CAREER CENTER
- Job Posting Questions – career_campusemp@colostate.edu
- Employer Resources and Consultations (OFF CAMPUS WORK STUDY PROGRAM, ON CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT AND ON AND OFF
CAMPUS INTERNSHIPS) – career_campusemp@colostate.edu - Student Training and Programs (I.E. STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, STUDENT EMPLOYMENT WEEK, CONNECT
EVENTS, JOB FAIRS, ETC.) – career_sedevo@colostate.edu - Student Advising (AS IT RELATES TO FINDING PART-TIME ON AND OFF CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT): https://career.colostate.edu/connect-1-on-1/
- Elevate Student Supervision Certificate Program: career_elevate@colostate.edu
- Student advising related to campus employment: career_info@colostate.edu
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID
- New Hire Paperwork for Students (THIS INCLUDES RETENTION OF STUDENT RECORDS FOR YOUR HIRING UNIT) – OFAPay@colostate.edu
- Oracle Approvals – OFAPay@colostate.edu
- Awarding of Work Study Questions – financialaid@colostate.edu
HUMAN RESOURCES
- Payroll Questions – hrs_payroll@mail.colostate.edu
- Employer Concerns/ Conflict Resolution – myhr@colostate.edu c/o Eric Ray
- Oracle Technology – HR_IS@colostate.edu
- TimeClock Plus Issues – HR_IS@colostate.edu
- Background checks for student employees: hrs_payroll@colostate.edu
- Student Benefits: https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/benefits/
OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (OEO)
- Implicit bias, harassment, and other OEO or Title IX concerns: oeo@colostate.edu
15 Best Practices for Internship Programs
NACE’s guide to internship programs
Can Employers Check Your Employment History?
What can potential employers ask when they check your job history?
Types of Pre-Employment Testing
Find out more about Pre-Employment screening tests that can include personality tests, talent assessments, drug screening, emotional intelligence, background checks and more.
Background Checks for Employment
Background checks can include drug tests, criminal records, credit checks and more. Find out what kind of information they will find out before you agree. Check this article for more details.