HC BINGHAMTON NEWS
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
People say that graduation is a bittersweet ending to a new beginning. But for me, it’s really just been bitter. I can’t say that I feel super confident about my future because admittedly, I’m scared out of my mind. I’ve grown accustomed to this college life that’s slipping away from me as we speak.
I sincerely thought that I’d be in college forever. Just like...
Friday, May 11, 2012
While landing the ideal summer internship can be a time consuming process, no one can deny that the internship search is becoming an essential and equally stressful aspect of the college experience. To help you avoid the summer internship season meltdown, HC Binghamton is tackling your top internship dilemmas once and for all with a little help from the Career Development Center.
Dilemma #1: You...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Right now, countless college seniors are coming to terms with the fact that graduation is a mere 3 to 4 weeks away. In the midst of the end-of-semester avalanche of work, it's easy to feel stressed--especially if you don’t have a detailed plan for your post-grad life. While many Binghamton collegiettes look forward to the impressive grad schools and careers waiting for them come...
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Have you ever watched a show and thought, “Wow, this is my life!”? Watch HBO’s newest series, Girls, and you’ll probably have that reaction.
To start, Lena Dunham is a genius and everything I ever aspire to be in life. She’s only 25, has a show on HBO, which she stars in, and in 2010, her feature film, Tiny Furniture, which she also starred in, won Best Narrative...
Saturday, April 14, 2012
As Binghamton students, a fair majority of us live reasonably close to 'the city'. While it's great being able to work and play in the greatest city in the world, we also get to enjoy watching our home city on the silver screen when we head to the movies. In honor of all of the fantastic films set in New York City, HC Binghamton has compiled a list of...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
I’m not a big reader, which is sad and ironic because I’m an English major.
Well, really what I mean is that I’m picky about what books I actually read from cover to cover. The Hunger Games is not a book that was hard for me to read. I’m pretty sure I read the entire series within a week. Yes, it’s that good but I’m sure you know that considering the...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Every job seeker has heard time and time again that a resume is your first impression on an employer, and many college students about to embark on a job search spend countless hours tweaking every word to make it look perfect. However, many students unknowingly send out resumes that will only earn them a one way ticket to the rejection pile....
Friday, March 9, 2012
In an increasingly competitive job market, job seekers have to go to greater lengths to make sure they leave a lasting impression on employers. Handing in a generic black and white resume that lists every ice cream server and American Eagle sales associate position you’ve had since high school will earn you a one way ticket to the trash bin.
A new form of resume, the digital resume, is...
Friday, March 2, 2012
Some of us are veterans of this wonderful day and some of us are newbies.
This one’s for the newbies.
The freshman..the sophomore who didn’t start drinking until this year because they were still trying to convince themselves they could have fun at a school where almost everyone drinks without drinking but finally gave into temptation..the transfer student..or the...
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Maybe it was the trip you took with your family last spring break to the Bahamas, or the semester you spent abroad in Spain. Maybe it was just looking at pictures on StumbleUpon in the back of your lecture class. Wherever you caught it, now you can’t shake the infection. No amount of trips to the student health center can cure this disease.
You have been infected with the...
