Nov
11
Resume + Cover Letter = Interview
November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Many of our students have done a resume at some point in their lives, whether it was for college, a job, or a scholarship. Most, however, have not had any experience with writing cover letters. The cover letter introduces your resume, so it needs to grab the reader’s attention.
The general idea of a cover letter [...]
Oct
26
New York State Teacher Certification
October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment
New York State Teacher Certification
With all you have on your plate right now, thinking about becoming NYS certified to teach is probably not at the forefront. It does, however, need to be.
The following are the things that you need to do to become certified, in addition to completing your degree at SUNY Cortland:
Child Abuse Recognition [...]
Dec
11
Thank You!
December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As the Fall semester (which went entirely way too fast!) comes to a bittersweet close and we’re all returning home to wind down for our much-needed winter breaks, I’m already thinking about how much I can’t wait to come back and how sad I am that I only have three semesters left here at Cortland! [...]
Nov
20
Making an Impression
November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Yeah, let me clarify that: making a GOOD impression. Who really matters, anyway?
Do I have to impress that professor that greets me at 8:30 AM? (And I just rolled out of bed, and I’m wearing sweat pants from Pictoria’s Private that have some kind of fanny slogan? Some professors don’t understand that the bottom [...]