Dayaway Today

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Welcome. Dayaway Today is the mini-blog for Dayaway Careers, a website focused on finding clean energy jobs for college graduates. Through this blog we hope to show the continual growth of Dayaway Careers, and more importantly, to give you a chance to shape it's growth. We really want your suggestions so please leave a comment. Thanks.

Today's Focus. I am still fine-tuning the the essay contest rules. Dayaway's biggest start-up problem is that we need students, high caliber ones, to attract employers and we need employers to attract students; no one wants to go first. The essay contest is intended to get around this chicken and egg problem by getting the students to go first. The contest should be easy to understand and simple enough to pursue that a student would think, "Why not? What's there to lose." The essays need to be good, however, as we want to register talented students of the type employers want. The more input we get on this the better so as to make sure we have struck the right balance. The next challenge will be getting the word out. More on that tomorrow.

New Jobs

New Students

New Stuff

This text is fictional, provided only as an example of future content. We posted the following three new jobs yesterday: Vestas Wind, Associate Engineer, BS in mechanical engineering required; Green Biz Job Board has posted a Marketing Specialist position sought by Chevron Energy (MBA required); and, Hoku Technologies is looking for a Statistical Modeler with a math or computer science undergraduate degree.

This text is fictional, provided only as an example of future content. We are happy to welcome Amanda Smith, a 2009 junior majoring in computer science at Emory University.

We are also welcome Ziv Rameriz, a 2009 MBA candidate at Northwestern University concentrating in Finance.

This text is fictional, provided only as an example of future content. We listed two new links in the Resources Section of Dayaway Careers. Please check out the link to Greenway Job Board on the Job Boards page. We also have listed information about an interesting new book titled, Green Energy Caeers by Jon Jefferson. It is on the Books page.

Worth Knowing - People, Companies, Groups, Schools, Facts

Briefly Speaking

National Renewable Energy Laboratory...cross-industry...research and development...www.nrel.gov

National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL, as it is known in the industry is a research laboratory extremely important to the future of clean energy. NREL is a part of the Department of Energy, however it is somewhat of a hybrid in that it performs services for the private sector. It performs leading edge reserach and development work such as basic research on the use of nanoconductors for thin-film solar cells and applied research in the are of hydrogen fuel cells. NREL is located in Golden Colorado. Check out their site.

This Week's Questions - For and From, Students, Employers and Supporters Generally

These questions are intended to chip away at Dayaway Career's big question, "How can we help clean energy students and employers find each other more effectively." So, please read and react. Click Add Comment below or send us an email - michaelbrownell@dayawaycareers.com.

Students	What is the most frustrating part of your search?
Employers	What features distinguish the candidates you love to hire?
Anyone	What's the one thing you would have done differently in college to improve your career?

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