Undergrads Rank Ideal Employers

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>i just searched google.com to see how you apply to work there. sweet. boredom <3</p>

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<p>Something to consider when you are looking for the ideal job:</p>

<p>Humboldt State University’s 2007 Commencement on May 12 marked the 20th anniversary of its famed Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility, an oath conceived by HSU undergraduates that has since won the allegiance of young people from coast to coast and as far away as Asia.More than 100 colleges and universities nationwide and overseas, including Stanford and MIT, have adopted the pledge, which states “I _________, pledge to thoroughly investigate and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job opportunity that I consider.”
Conceived in 1987 by a group of HSU students and community members through a campus club named Student Citizens for Social Responsibility devoted to curbing nuclear weapons, the Graduation Pledge captured immediate attention in the national press—including the Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle—and years later in the oldest halls of the nation’s higher learning when Harvard University adopted a Campus Sustainability commitment.</p>

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<p>Almost every teacher in my HS in the bronx, NY was from an ivy,</p>

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<p>what school do you go to?
bronx science
hoarce mann
fieldston
riverdale prep</p>

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<p>I want to be a teacher.</p>

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<p>In response to an earlier post expressing surprise at the popularity of Teach for America among graduates: Why should somebody go to a school of lesser caliber simply because he/she may assume a low-paying career upon graduation? People elect to attend prestigious private schools because of the quality of education and the experience they'll have, not because it provides entry to a lucrative career path. Sure, the opportunity to become rich while young is an opportunity afforded to Ivy League students, but these schools aren't simply stops on the way to a high-paying job.</p>

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Perhaps a bigger surprise is that Teach for America outranked Goldman Sachs.

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<p>Teach For America does not outrank Goldman among people who would have any chance of a job offer from both places. I'm not sure how many have even heard of Goldman compared to TFA. Goldman is ranked amazingly high considering its lower profile and relatively obscure job description compared to the others.</p>

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<p>TFA and Goldman generally attract different applicant pools. Can't really compare them like that. This is partly why broad rankings like these are ridiculous.</p>

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<p>TFA + JP Morgan have a deferral program: <a href="http://usibcareers.jpmorgan.com/content/content_161.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://usibcareers.jpmorgan.com/content/content_161.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I know it sounds stupid, but when they say % of students who selected, does that mean the # of grads who opted to work for those companies?</p>

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<p>I heard google's a really nice place to work actually from people who've been there... haha</p>

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<p>If you want to find an employer who cares about work/life balance and encourages employees to volunteer in the community, check out this website: <a href="http://www.companies-that-care.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.companies-that-care.org&lt;/a> They have an honor roll of companies who fit this requirement. Be sure to tell the recruiter you saw that they are a Companies That Care Honor Roll company.</p>

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<p>Why is PWC so high up in the ranks? Is it because there are so many accounting majors in college who aspire to work there?</p>

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<p>I really hope that MJ93's post was a joke, or a misstatement. </p>

<p>If not....wow. Just wow.</p>