Tag: Employment
Florida inmates learn valuable job skills building homes for Habitat for Humanity
“the program allows detainees to learn a skill while also giving back to the community. It’s a win-win situation …”
Microsoft partners with colleges to address skills gap in high tech fields
A partnership between Microsoft and university systems hopes to stem the tide of a growing skills gap in high tech fields
Amazon awarding $40K Scholarships and Internships to college students majoring in Computer Science
Scholarship recipients awarded $10,000 per year for 4-years to study computer science starting this fall at the college of their choice. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field. Students also receive a guaranteed, paid internship opportunity at Amazon after their freshman year of college.
Amazon funding computer science courses to over 1,000 underprivileged high schools across the U.S.
Amazon is working to inspire and educate 10 million children and young adults each year from underprivileged, underrepresented, and underserved communities to pursue careers in the field of computer science and coding – part of the tech giant’s $50 million investment in computer science and STEM education
College majors graduating in STEM fields poised to earn the best salaries in 2019
Grads with engineering ($69,188), computer science ($67,539), and math and sciences degrees ($62,177) are projected to be the top-paid graduates in 2019.
Employers look for specific skills to be cited on college grads’ resumes
College students seeking full-time employment after graduation should be certain to craft a well-written resume, as employers responding to a survey released on December 4 conducted by the National Association […]
Baltimore Police Department Recruitment: Help Wanted
Over the Thanksgiving Weekend, the Baltimore Police Department Recruitment Unit invited interested parties to join their ranks, saying, “Committed to Serve. Come be a Part of the Difference. Fill out […]
Job Outlook 2019: Employers plan to increase new college grad hires by almost 17%
Employers expect to hire 16.6 percent more new graduates from the Class of 2019 than they did from the Class of 2018 for positions in the United States, according to […]
Help wanted: Amazon paying $15 an hour or more for 100,000 seasonal jobs
As the U.S. heads into the holiday shopping season, Amazon will be filling more than 100,000 seasonal jobs across its network of customer fulfillment and delivery facilities this year. And […]
Class of 2017: 80% of college grads either employed or continuing education
More than four-fifths of Class of 2017 graduates were employed or taking part in additional education within six months of graduation, according to results of a survey conducted by the […]
