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Opinion | Unpaid internships will never be fair

By Jameson Keebler, Senior Staff Columnist • May 24, 2024

My internship ended up taking over my semester at some point. I expected that would happen and could manage it, but without the financial support I receive from my family, I don’t see how that would have been possible.

Pitt Career Center hosts summer job, volunteer fair

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer • March 29, 2024

Pitt’s Career Center hosted a summer job and volunteer fair on March 27 in the William Pitt Union, where students explored different career opportunities and got to speak with representatives from organizations...

Satire | The real villain is Linkedin

By Paige Wasserman, Senior Staff Columnist • August 28, 2022

Many people blame social networking sites as the main culprits of our society’s ills, but they fail to address the true villain — Linkedin.

Opinion | Yes, I’m an English major. No, I’m not stupid.

By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor • February 19, 2020

I actively made the decision to major in English over marketing because I value using my creative skills over getting a job in the business world. It does not seem very complex to me, but to many others, it’s rocket science.

December graduates look to the future

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • December 8, 2019

The culmination of every student’s college career and hard work is graduation. For Pitt seniors graduating in December, with the holidays around the corner and many of their peers making schedules for the spring, the experience is a little different.

Don’t tempt Amazon with tax cuts

By Ben Sheppard | For The Pitt News • September 21, 2017

In the struggle between American cities for economic dominance, an influx of 50,000 new jobs seems too good to be true. But that’s exactly what tech giant Amazon is offering. More than 100 cities...

Employment Guide: Looking for a job? Better dress the part.

By Matt Singer / Senior Staff Writer • September 12, 2013

Robert Beecher is no stranger to professionalism. And as a Pitt senior who has had internships in Senator Bob Casey’s district office and with 8th District City Councilman Bill Peduto’s mayoral campaign,...