According to recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), "employers expect to maintain hiring at 2020 levels." While flattening the hiring curve my not sound like the best news, NACE maintains that the outlook "is more positive than expected." The data suggests that "more employers plan to increase their hiring." This is good news for … [Read more...] about Job Market Trends for 2021
Ms. Debi Meeds, Chair of the Missouri Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), brought her expertise to the Emergencies, Disasters and Catastrophes (AKA Bad Stuff Happens) classroom to talk about the many Greene County community organizations that are active in disaster response. Prior to joining Missouri VOAD, Debi was the Executive Director of the American Red … [Read more...] about Bad Stuff Happens, But You Can Help
While the Career Center provides students with numerous job search Tools, one upcoming event should be particularly useful. The Career Center will host mock interviews on October 30th so that students can remotely practice their interviewing skills with an experienced interviewer. For more information, see Mock Interview Day. … [Read more...] about Mock Interview Day
Many Master of Public Administration graduates follow a path into local government or nonprofit leadership. But for 2015 alum David Chiles, the path was a little less traditional. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard in 2007. He began to work in the construction and design industry, looking at renewable energy and other sustainability issues. In 2013, … [Read more...] about Putting an MPA to work in the mortgage industry
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Jermeland was thrust into a new role: planning director for Dakota County’s COVID-19 Continuity of Operations Plan team. “This was not a role I expected,” Jermeland, a 2014 Master of Public Administration alum, said. “Due to training I received at Missouri State, I was ready to step into it.” He records internal actions and tracks … [Read more...] about Alex Jermeland: Part of the solution