Today's Post.  In New Content, below, we have posted a piece on time saving techniques for searching job listings.

We're meeting with unexpectedly good success at having members "adopt a company" and monitor its job listings.  6 jobs/internships produced by the small group asked to do this.  Some engineers found business jobs and some business majors found engineering jobs, each spending just a few minutes.  Hope to involve lots more of you soon.

Got or need a clean energy job/internship?  Join or follow Dayaway.

michaelbrownell@dayawaycareers.com.  Thanks.  Mike b.

Forrest Gump is my hero (Who is he?  See Wikipedia.)

Gump ran and ran.  Dayaway emails and emails.  The schools of our registered users are named below.  The map identifies all the schools and number of invitations (club and individuals) that we have sent.  The Company Directory (see tab above) lists the employers to whom we promote our members.  michaelbrownell@dayawaycareers.com

New Content - Students, Companies, Groups, Schools, Facts

Briefly Speaking

Filtering Job Titles

Today's post  will discuss how to quickly read job titles to eliminate jobs you are not qualified for. 

Filtering Titles. Finding jobs requiring no, or very little, professional work experience is the name of the game for newly-minted college graduates, especially undergraduates. Unfortuntately, relatively few boards provide reliable filters to do this. Some boards offer "experience" filters (entry level or 0 - 2 years experience), but many of these snag jobs requiring more experience than a graduate often has. Word searching is even less helpful. A job title often tells you all you need to know. Certain job title words guarantee minimum experience requirements. So, see these words; ignore the listing; save time; and, spend time on jobs available to you.

The job title words we see as code for "don't bother" are: adviser (advisor), area, chief, consultant, coordinator, director, executive, global, lead, manager, officer, partner, president, principal, regional, senior, team leader, VP. There will be exceptions when a title containing these words will not require prior experience, but we feel the odds are slim.

The words: analyst, associate, assistant, entry-level, junior, professional, representative, researcher, specialist, and team member may or may not suggest a position for a recent college graduate. Our experience is to read further for specific years or types, if any, of experience required.

As for the obvious question, "what words always indicate no experience required," we don't know of any; although "guppy" is a good bet_ But quickly ruling out out-of-scope jobs is a big first step, especially and unfortunately, in today's economy when there are so few jobs listed in the first place. As the saying goes, knowing what works begins with knowing what doesn't.

Dayaway Today is the mini-blog for Dayaway Careers, a website focused on finding clean energy jobs/internships for college graduates.  Here, we: (1) discuss clean energy companies, curriculum, associations, job boards and job profiles; (2) report key growth metrics; and (3) invite your ideas to improve Dayaway.   michaelbrownell@dayawaycareers.com

REGISTRATIONS/FOLLOWERS GROWING.  Dayaway has a very simple plan--Students First, Jobs Second.  Starting in November and continuing until now, we registered 103 talented students (undergraduate and graduate students, good schools, grades and curricula) truly interested in clean energy who are seeking internships or full-time jobs.  Dayaway promised to promote this impressive collection of students to clean energy employers.  Now, it's time to do that.

PROMOTION TIME.   Dayaway began reaching out to employers (permanent and internships) on January 15.  Targeted employers are listed in the Company Directory--which is growing 5-10%/week.  Dayaway will offer employers the completely free ability to:  list jobs, have their jobs broadcast via Dayaway's listserv, and have Dayaway search for specific candidates.

EMPLOYERS/STUDENTS:  USE, JOIN & BUILD.  Dayaway offers you an easy, free and helpful way to find each other.  The more you use, join and build it, the more helpful it will be.  Do it!