Student Center http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students RSS Feed for P-com Jobs Student Center en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:41:51 GMT Daniel Rubin: New graduate takes on the challenge of finding a job http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20090907_Daniel_Rubin__New_graduate_takes_on_the_challenge_of_finding_a_job.html When he was 8, he was playing wheelchair basketball. By 10, he was the youngest competitor in the Marine Corps Marathon, riding alongside his dad, so he wouldn't get bumped. Clinton praises student career-training http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20090428_Clinton_praises_student_career-training.html Former President Bill Clinton today praised a pioneering career-training program for Philadelphia high school students, saying it was the kind of program that improves students' lives and the economy. Law students brace for bad job market http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20090418_Law_students_brace_for_bad_job_market.html With just weeks to go before graduation, law students are bracing for a job market that has seen cutbacks at Center City firms. In bad economy, students worried about internships http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20081201_In_bad_economy__students_worried_about_internships.html Kelly Pitcher knows how lucky she was to land a prized internship at SAP America Inc. in Newtown Square last fall. College lending tight but available http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20080818_College_lending_tight_but_available.html With lenders leaving the college loan market, some students face higher interest rates and a scramble to find new banks. Phila. tops best-cities list for recent college grads http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/Phila_tops_best-cities_list_for_recent_college_grads.html Philadelphia, the best city for recent college graduates? That's what a little number crunching by two Web sites specializing in apartments and job searches for college grads has determined. Think cheap rents and lots of entry-level jobs. Dear Abby: Here's some advice for grads looking for a job http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20080630_Dear_Abby__Here_s_some_advice_for_grads_looking_for_a_job.html DEAR ABBY: I am a small-business owner who does the hiring for my company. I hope you will share some suggestions for young people who are now applying for postgraduate jobs. Summer jobs scarce this year http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20080618_Summer_jobs_scarce_this_year.html NEW YORK - When Theodor Gervais was 14, he took a summer job selling cell phone covers in Brooklyn for $100 a month, sitting at a table outside a phone store in what he describes as "somewhat of a bad area." His cousin worked inside and, worried for Theodor's safety, checked on him all day. Students take alternate route to graduation http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20080617_Students_take_alternate_route_to_graduation.html Amid this spring's high-school graduates is a group that has had to overcome more obstacles than most others. They were dropouts or lagged so far behind in credits that they were headed that way fast. Others were simply so old that it didn't make sense for them to remain in regular classrooms. Students, lawmakers question Corzine's proposed scholarship limit http://www.philly.com/philly/jobs/students/20080506_Students__lawmakers_question_Corzine_s_proposed_scholarship_limit.html TRENTON - Vanessa Frost is thankful she's not a year younger. "I would completely be unable to go to college," she said.