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BUILD A BETTER CAREER WEEK
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Helping you choose
success! Rose-Hulman
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Career Services Quick Links:
Career Services Partnership Program
Career Services Programs: Entrepreneurial Intern Program
Reporting Forms: Internship offer reporting form Full-time offer reporting form
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September 28, 2009 Graduate School Fair - TONIGHT! Tonight is the annual Graduate
School Fair from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Union Lobby & Kahn Rooms.
This event is open to all students and is a great chance to meet with
graduate school recruiters from around the country. Over 40 programs will be
in attendance. Be sure to stop by! You can see the list of who is coming on our
website! Build a Better Career Week: 9/28 through
10/2
1.
Attend the Graduate School Fair tonight from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the
Union. 2.
Attend one of our Interview Skills workshops
– just sign in and you’re entered! 3.
Attend our Career Bootcamp on Friday, Oct. 2nd from 11am to
2pm in the Union Kahn Room. We’ll have 5 minute resume critiques, time to
practice your sales pitch for the career fair, and free food! 4.
Stop by Career Services and meet a Peer Advisor or Career Services staff
member for an entry form, too! 2009 Career Bootcamp – Friday, October 2nd
Stop by our 2009 Career
Bootcamp on Friday, October 2nd from 11am to 2pm in the Union
Kahn Room. Not only will we have some free food, but we’ll have stations
set up to meet with Career Services staff members and Peer Advisors for 5
minute resume reviews and prep sessions to help you craft your personal
introduction. Stop by with your career-related questions, and enter our
drawing for a 500GB external hard drive, too! The winners of the Senior Seminar
Challenge will also be announced on Friday and can pick up their prizes at
the bootcamp! Advice from Recruiters: Don’t Wait, Be
Specific We know that it is only the fourth
week of classes, but we also know that companies and recruiters are ready to
see student candidates (and their resumes) now. We’ve already gotten some
feedback from recruiters that we’d like to share: ·
Be sure you know how
to spell the company’s name EXACTLY. If you aren’t sure, look it up. Avoid
any other errors on your document as well. ·
Be certain that your
objective statement is updated to reflect exactly what you are looking for:
internship, co-op, full-time, grad school, etc. In addition, the objective
should match specific jobs or types of jobs/work when possible. ·
Your communication
with, and interaction with, a company should indicate to them how interested
you are. As a recruiter, it is difficult for them to push you as a candidate
when they don’t really get a sense that you’re interested in their
company or opportunities. ·
Get active on
eRecruiting. This isn’t just the usual message from Career Services. This
message is from recruiters. If you can’t take the time to apply for their
positions, they very well could stop posting them with us! Recruiters get
frustrated when they know we have talented students, but they haven’t taken
the time to view their jobs and apply. Find a way to make weekly checks of
eRecruiting part of your schedule! WANTED: Facebook Fans!
Need Interview Help? We have 2 events you might want to
check out if the thought of interviewing makes you nervous, or you just want
a quick brush up before recruiters start calling: 1. Interview Skills Workshops. These are part of our Build a Better Career Week. They
are open to any student, and when you come, you are entered to win a 500GB
external hard drive. View our workshop
schedule online for dates, times and locations. 2. Boston Scientific STAR interviewing workshop. Boston Scientific is having a workshop on Tuesday,
October 6th at 4:30pm in Olin 157. These recruiters will be
talking about the STAR technique and why you should know how to interview in
this style. This is a great chance to not only hone your interview skills,
but to also interact with a top recruiting company! Over 130 Companies Plan for Fall Career
Fair The Fall Career Fair is just over
a week away, planned for Wednesday October 7th. We currently have
over 130 companies registered to join us for a day of networking and
recruiting. Be sure to do some research ahead of time so you can make the
most of this event! You can find
company profiles and information online. Info Session with the Indiana General
Assembly Are you interested in an
internship that is different than what you’re studying in class? Do you want
to challenge yourself? Perhaps you have an interest in politics… The Indiana
General Assembly is seeking energetic candidates for their internship
program. Come learn about internship and co-op positions with the Indiana
General Assembly and State Senate. A representative from this office will be
on campus to provide a short presentation about the program and answer
questions. When:
September 29th at 5:30 p.m. Where: PA room
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Located in the Hulman
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The Graduate School
Fair tonight is just one of many opportunities you have this week to begin
preparing for our Fall Recruiting Season, including the upcoming Fall Career
Fair on October 7th. We are giving away a 500GB external hard
drive, and have 4 different ways you can enter. Enter them all!
Do you have your
resume prepped and ready to be seen by recruiters at the Fall Career Fair on
October 7th? Do you know how you plan to introduce yourself and
sell yourself as a brand that companies will want to hire?