Mustang News, Oct. 10, 2013: Affordable Care Act impacts students, Govt. shutdown brings tourists

[follow id= “ashleydevriend”] Mustang News anchor Ashley DeVriend covers today’s biggest news.

Mustang Minute, Oct. 9, 2013: Inside the Career Fair

[follow id= “ashleydevriend”] Mustang News reporter Ashley DeVriend gets a look inside the first day of the Cal Poly Career Fair.

Mustang News, Oct. 8, 2013: Students remember the lives of four Mustangs, IFC Recruitment kicks off

Olivia DeGennaro [follow id= “LivDeGennaro”] Mustang News anchor Olivia DeGennaro recaps today’s biggest news at Cal Poly.

Making the impression

Cal Poly’s fall career fair is here once again, sending students into frenzies about how to dress, what to say and how to shake a hand.

To do: Senior Year Bucket List

Senior year is a student’s last chance to make the most of what time they have left at Cal Poly. To balance out how overwhelming preparing for graduation and the “real world” can be, some students make it a point to take advantage of all that San Luis Obispo and the Central Coast have to offer before leaving it.

Grad school could be for you

Elyse Lopez elyselopez.md@gmail.com Every student will face a time in their college career when they must decide if a bachelor’s degree is enough to propel them to where they want to be in life. Taking advantage of Career Fairs and…

What to do when career fair is not for you

Erin Abzug erinabzug@mustangdaily.net After a safe four years or more of a structured routine, graduation and stepping out into the real world can be extremely unsettling. Students put in a lot of effort at Cal Poly and are driven to…

Career fair heavy on technical employers

This disparity is often perceived by students as prejudice, or even favoritism, on the part of Cal Poly Career Services.

Graduating to grad school

Holly Dickson hollydickson.md@gmail.com After 13 years of K-12 education and at least four more of college, graduate school isn’t always the top choice for students right after graduation. But for some it seems like a more viable option than traveling,…

Mustang Jobs offers more to some students than others

  Finding that one perfect job post-college can weigh on students’ minds, but Cal Poly has the resources to help. Mustang Jobs is a website run by Career Services that specifically caters to job-hunting students. At Mustang Jobs, students can…

Social media can make or break job search

Students soon to enter the professional world can either help or hurt their chances of finding employment by implementing social media into their job search, according to Cal Poly career counselor Amie Hammond. Hammond said Jobvite, a recruiting platform for…