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6/1/2004- Bigapplehead.com will introduce a staggered posting system for employers, $35 a post for 100% of userbase, Free to 10% of our userbase. 6/1/2004- Bigapplehead.com makes a preliminary advertising deal with college portal www.80stees.com . 10/31/2003- Our new "Make quick cash" program for students starts. If students find an employer who is hiring and report it to bigapplehead.com and they sign up as a job poster, the students receive $50. 10/31/2003- Bigapplehead.com says, "Happy Halloween" and adds sections such as Sports/Recreation, Events, Retail,Sales and Night/Afterhours weekend after so many requests for them! 10/28/2003- Bigapplehead.com has reached its 360,000th unique user. We have reached 5000 registered job seekers in our database! 10/28/2003- Bigapplehead.com is hiring sales representatives in its 50 Park Place Corporate Headquarters. 7/23/2003- Bigapplehead.com has reached its 200,000th unique user. Coincidentally on the same day, we have had our 3000th student register their resume/sign up for the "Email jobs to me" program! 7/11/2003- Bigapplehead.com now has a new feature that allows employers to search through the resumes in our database. While the service is not free, it is still a great attribute to any employer's search for the right employee. So, if you're an employer looking to find that quality employee, search through those resumes! 7/09/2003- Bigapplehead.com introduces its new web comic "The Adventures in Job Seeking". It is the brain child of the multi-talented Bigapplehead interns. Read it, enjoy it, love it. 6/23/2003- BigAppleHead.com is introducing its new Internship Program designed to match interested students with corresponding employers. There will be a minimal fee for this service with a flat fee of $250. Remember, the internship is GUARANTEED. Apply today!
CURRENT EVENTS
Stability Leading to Optimism by Natasha Chater Optimism reigns as the supreme feeling for career analysts. With the summer of 2003 showing a record low for the amount of jobs available for job-seekers of all types, there is still an air of optimism for future months. The stability of profit margins allows positive expectations for future corporate conditions. Recent events have caused drastic changes in the job-market, creating a dramatic decrease in the availability jobs. Thus, we look to stability as a way to get out of the state that the market is currently in. If the market becomes stable, it is a good sign that trends will not significantly decrease anytime soon. According to a report from onrec.com, "If corporate profits continue to improve, the employment market should gain strength during the second half of the year" Mark Anderson, President of ExecuNet said. ExecuNet is a career management and recruiting resource center for executives and recruiters. Read more about the onrec.com article, “Executive Job Index up slightly in June” The Harvest of Executive Positions by Natasha Chater There is hope for people searching for jobs in Executive positions. Even with the amount of jobs available to job-seekers being at a record low, the summer of 2003 is showing a stable trend in the areas of executive employment. Executive positions are filling fast as the numbers of available positions continue to rise. According to a report from onrec.com, the Executive Job Index showed a slight increase in hiring trends. The report showed a demand for Human Resources and Operations Management Executives. It also showed that the demand for Finance, General Management, Sales/Marketing, MIS/IT, and Consulting executives remained stable. Read more about the onrec.com article, “Executive Job Index up slightly in June” Discouraged Degree Holders Strive to Find Hope by Natasha Chater With the job market being at a record standing as one of the worst in years, many students attempt to get ahead in their job search by receiving higher-level degrees. They listen to their parents and mentors who often tell them that the only way to get ahead in life is to get the best education available. However, many students are learning the hard way that even the best grades and the highest-level degrees cannot guarantee a position in the current tumultuous marketplace. Although students are heading down the right path by striving for excellence, after graduation, many get discouraged as they realize that even with their flashy degrees, a good job is still hard to find. According to a report from D.E. Ledger from Knight Ridder Newspapers, having an MBA or any other higher-level degree does not guarantee a job. Jennifer Layden, 23, who holds two business degrees, said she expected a job to fall in her lap. Now that she has graduated with her degrees and works as a bartender, she knows that this is not the case. However, even with her luck so far, she is still optimistic that her business degrees will eventually pay off. Read more about the article “MBA doesn't guarantee a job” by D.E. Ledger Dependability on the Economy by Natasha Chater The status of the current job market is due to the downfall that is afflicting the existing economy. The government has a big job ahead of them if they plan to bring the U.S. out of its current economic slump. Over the past few years, the nation has been watching its economy drop significantly, as it results in one of the worst job markets in recorded history. In the past, whenever the economy fell into one of its mini-depressions, trends were able to regain normalcy shortly after. Because of its reputation in the past, this ability to bounce back is expected to be the outcome of current economic conditions. There are many reasons why the economic drop occurred in the first place. One view is that the slump is due to structural imbalances in the economy. Using data collected from Structural analysts, Steven Pearlstein concluded that the “the structural imbalances that had developed in the 1990s -- excessive debt, record trade imbalances, inflated asset prices and business overinvestment” account for the economic slowdown. Pearlstein also believes that the country will not be back to normal until a reasonable balance is met. If all goes well, the economy may be able to find a way to dig out of its financial hole. Read more about the Washington Post article, “Rebound and Realities” by Steven Pearlstein
MILESTONES
6/30/2003- Bigapplehead.com has placed new link on its homepage that lets you See Our Reach. This allows employers to see how many students are receiving their postings by e-mail. 6/24/2003- BigAppleHead.com has implemented its new "JOB FILLED!" procedure. Once the job is filled, we let you know. The following employers have filled their positions: Prada, Weichert Realtors, JCC Maccabi Games, Siemens, AXA-Advisors, Huntington Learning Centers, Orange You Glad, Pittra GB International, Inc, Bouchez Kent + Company...and more are probably getting filled right now, so search for that job today! 6/23/2003- BigAppleHead.com reaches is 150,000th user. 6/16/2003- BigAppleHead.com underwent a makeover to make the site even more user-friendly and appealing to the over 140,000 users active on the site. Check it out and leave your insight on the community feedback page. 6/10/2003- BigAppleHead.com finds itself a new home as it moves into its new Headquarters in the Robert Treat Center, 50 Park Place, Newark, NJ. Suite LL3. Call us at: 973-494-0044 or send us a Fax: 973-494-0043 4/28/2003- BigAppleHead.com has added a community feedback forum on its home page. Feel free to supply this page with all the comments and concerns that your heart desires. Your input is appreciated. We have also come across our 100,000th unique user on the site today. 3/06/2003- We have reached our 50,000th unique user on the site. 2/04/2003- BigAppleHead.com reaches its 30,000th unique user. 1/16/2003- BigAppleHead.com reaches its 25,000th unique user. 12/24/2002- BigAppleHead.com provides a new type of post form for employers that does not require registration. 12/12/2002- BigAppleHead.com will provide a new interface to BigAppleHead and provide the Resume storage of any user so that they can upload resumes from anywhere. "Email jobs to me", another function coming soon, will send any job seeker a job listing via email as soon as it appears on the site, or depending on how often the user would request this service. 12/12/2002- BigAppleHead.com will soon provide a service where students from Universities all over the country can land internships in New York and be provided with housing, transportation, and weekend excursions.
GETTING OUR NAME OUT THERE
8/14/2003-William Paterson University has added us onto their career site William Paterson University career services site 8/14/2003-University of Delaware has added us onto their career site. University of Delaware career services site 8/14/2003-Manhatten College has added us onto their career site. Manhatten College career services site 8/14/2003-Rochester Institute of Technology has added us onto their career site. RIT career services site 8/14/2003-SUNY Albany has added us onto their career site. SUNY Albany career services site 8/14/2003-SUNY Binghamton has added us onto their career site. SUNY Binghamton career services site 8/14/2003-Brandeis University has added us onto their career site. Brandeis University career services site 8/14/2003-St.Lawrence University has agreed to link us onto their career site St.Lawrence University career services site 8/14/2003-Mills College has agreed to link us onto their career site. Mills College career service site 8/14/2003-Santa Clara University has agreed to link us onto their career site. Santa Clara University career services site 8/14/2003-California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has agreed to link us onto their career site. CalPoly,SLO career services site 8/14/200-BigAppleHead is spreading!!! University of California-Davis has agreed to link us onto their career site. UCD job sites 6/30/2003- Wake Forest University has added a link on their career services website. Wake Forest University career site 6/17/2003-The University of Rochester's Career Services Center has agreed to add a link onto their website. University of Rochester career website 6/17/2003- Scripps College has agreed to add a link onto theircareer services website. Scripps College's career site 6/17/2003- Tufts University has agreed to add a link onto their career services website. Tufts University's career site 6/17/2003- Cleveland State University of Ohio has agreed to add a link onto their career services website. Cleveland State Ohio's career services site 6/17/2003- Iowa State has agreed to add a link onto their career services website. 6/17/2003- Clarkson University has agreed to add a link onto their career services website. 6/10/2003- Marymount Manhattan College has chosen Bigapplehead.com to be linked to their career services website Marymount Manhattan College's career website 6/10/2003- Savannah College of Art and Design has alerted their students to the greatness that is BigApplehead.com. Thanks! 3/27/2003- Harvard University has chosen BigApplehead.com to be linked to their career website Harvard University's career website 3/21/2003- Pace University has chosen BigApplehead.com to be linked to their career website Pace University's career website 3/15/2003- Boston College has chosen BigApplehead.com to be linked to their career website Boston College's career website 3/12/2003- New Jersey City University has chosen BigApplehead.com to be linked to their career website NJCU's career website 3/06/2003- Seton Hall University has chosen BigApplehead.com to be linked to their career website Seton Hall University's Career Site 1/25/2003- Long Island University, Corning Community college and Stevens Institute of Technology place links of BigAppleHead.com on their career services home pages. 2/05/2003- NJIT agrees to link BigApplehead.com with a link to their career services home page.
MEDIA COVERAGE
2/14/2003- The Daily Targum Newspaper, read by Rutgers University students featured an article today about our site. Business grad creates job database 1/29/2003- Press release via PR newswire BigAppleHead Press release
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
6/11/2003- We will be at Career Expo Summer 2003 on Thursday June 26th, 2003 from 10 AM - 2 PM. A booth will be set up with information about BigApplehead.com, so come down and meet the people behind the site. The Expo will be held at SUNY - Brooklyn EOC located on 111 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 2/03/2003- BigAppleHead.com approaches Rutgers-Newark, Seton Hall University and NJIT Career services to help their students get employed. 12/4/2002- BigAppleHead.com meets with the American Marketing Association to speak about marketing strategies of BigAppleHead.com 11/7/2002- BigAppleHead.com meets with Columbia's Office of Career Services to talk about the advantages of BigAppleHead.com over other career websites. BigAppleHead.com is currently working with Columbia to provide the best NY metro college job site to students. 11/6/02- BigAppleHead.com meets with NYU's Office of Career Services, and NYU agrees to link BigAppleHead.com to NYU-trak and sends out a mailing where 20,000 students and alumni get BigAppleHead.com information emailed to them. 11/4/2002- BigAppleHead.com meets with the Career Services of Rutgers University to tell them how Rutgers students can use BigAppleHead as another alternative to jobs presented to employers at Career Services. 10/28/2002- Founder of BigAppleHead.com, Jonathan Hedvat, will speak at Rutgers Business School at the Management Society, and present job searching techniques, preparing for interviews, and how to use BigAppleHead.com for your advantage. The event will take place at 9pm Janice Levin Building 10/23/2002- BigAppleHead.com meets with the IEEE Engineering Society to speak about the advantages of using BigAppleHead.com 10/16/2002- BigAppleHead.com meets with the Management Science and Information Science Society of Rutgers Business school and speaks about how BigAppleHead.com manages their information and displays it to the end user(college students) 10/14/2002- BigAppleHead.com meets with the President of the Rutgers Business school to tailor the site to college students needs 10/9/2002- BigAppleHead.com Founder of BigAppleHead.com, Jonathan Hedvat, speaks at Rutgers Business School at the Investment Banking Club, and presents the web site to the students and sets up a direct email system where students can get immediate access to new jobs and internships
In the Daily Targem
Business grad. creates job database By Lori L. Kremen Bigapplehead.com, an Internet job-hunting service founded by Rutgers School of Business graduate Jonathan Hedvat, can connect University students with their dream jobs. Hedvat founded the service -- dedicated to helping "job seekers find jobs," according to the Web site's mission statement. The non-profit service also operates without pop-up ads. "Right now we aren't charging students or companies," Hedvat said. "Not to say that we won't [in the future], but right now we won't charge." The search engine provides users with information on part-time jobs, full-time jobs, entry-level positions and paid and unpaid internships. It is then the user's responsibility to contact potential employers with a cover letter and a resume. Companies that post openings with the Web site represent the arts, sciences, retail, food services, education, marketing and government. Nine hundred companies have posted with Bigapplehead.com, including many large businesses with extensive levels of employment. The service caters to Rutgers students looking for employment close to home in Central Jersey or Manhattan, Hedvat said. Currently, Bigapplehead.com has stickers and posters displayed throughout the University. Hedvat himself goes to interest group meetings in hope of promoting the Web site. Even University professors are promoting the service, he said. Although Bigapplehead.com has successfully placed many students in jobs, "a lot of companies overlook Rutgers," he said. Rutgers College senior Jonathan Lu first heard of the Web site on career day in January. "I was looking for an internship [in marketing]," Lu said. "I can find any internship open on that site." According to Lu, all he was required to do was send his resume with a cover letter. "I had a phone call the next day to set up an interview because they said they wanted to talk to me." Lu said. "It was pretty easy...like finding a classified."

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