job market

The Arts and Humanities are valuable all year round

Heidi Cuevas | Staff Writer The misconceptions that the arts and humanities are “useless” degrees have been disproven over the years, but the fight for their value to be seen all year round, not just for a month, continues. Choosing to major in the arts or humanities—especially during a time of artificial intelligence— means many […]

Cut down on ridiculous job requirements

Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer As I scroll through Handshake, I realize that I’m not qualified for half of these jobs— and that is terrifying.  Many jobs have a ridiculous amount of requirements because they want to weed out the “wrong people” from getting the job—but just because someone worked 5 years in retail doesn’t […]

Florida’s population growth can have direct effect on students

Florida will surpass New York in population and this growth is driven by youth, creating competition for students in both resources and the job market.

Summer graduation now a “hot” commodity

Typically, there are six summer graduation ceremonies that occur. According to the Sun Sentinel, 3,500 students graduated this past summer, as opposed to 4,000 last winter and 4,300 last spring. Ivette Duarte, the interim director of Career Services, said seniors enrolled in summer A, B and C term that graduate in August face a better job market.

Undaunted by bleak job prospects

Contributing writer Ashley Valentin believes students should not be discouraged when they cannot find work in their fields.

Mac vs. Windows

Contributing writer Moises Fuertes thinks that students should be familiar with the operating systems of Macs and Microsoft Windows in order to have an advantage in the competitive job market.

Editorial: Campus alert system effectiveness needs work

The University’s emergency text alert system, Panther Alerts, is plagued by inefficiencies which have led it to misinform students and, in some cases, cause panic. The primary concern regarding the alert system is its reach. Although the system is implemented University-wide through a mandatory sign-up through myFIU, it seems that not all students are receiving the texts.
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