Q+A: New CDC director Farouk Dey
The Daily sat down with Dey to discuss his career, time at Stanford to date and plans for the future.
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Finance internships lure, challenge students
Twenty-five finance companies interviewed for internships on campus, compared to 80 engineering and technology companies and eight non-tech companies.
CDC makes $100,000 a year from companies for targeted recruiting services
Employers interested in participating in the program can choose one of three membership levels: a “Platinum Partner” company, which pays $10,000 a year receives the ability to send unlimited emails to targeted Stanford students and alumni, among other benefits.
Stanford job portal warns students of fraudulent postings
The Center for Career Development (CDC) sent out two messages earlier this month to students registered in their database warning about potentially fraudulent job postings on Cardinal Careers, Stanford’s online job-searching portal.
CDC predicts increased employment
Forty percent of Stanford students obtain their post-graduation jobs through friends, alumni, faculty and family, according to Career Development Center (CDC) Director Lance Choy, which he said demonstrates the prevalence of traditional networking strategies in the job search.
PayScale ranks Stanford salaries ninth
Stanford graduates ranked ninth for median starting salary and 16th for median mid-career salary in national university rankings released by PayScale on Oct. 24.
Meningitis case remains isolated
A meningitis scare prompted Dr. Ira Friedman, director of Vaden Health Center, to visit Casa Italiana on Monday night after a resident was hospitalized with the rare illness. The resident, a female senior, was sent to an undisclosed hospital on Sunday for a suspected case of bacterial meningitis.
Editorial: Improving the strength of the CDC
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