e-news archive
Friday, February 16, 2007
in this issue...
- POWER Lunch: Free Lunch & Career Networking
- Career Services for Every Major
- Internships! New this Week
- Ask Dot
- Featured Website
- Career Resource: Mu Connect
- Alumni Highlight: President-Moran Media Group
- Employer Spotlight: Kohl's
- Calendar of Career Events
- Sign Up for On-Campus Interviews!
- Teach For America: Application Deadline
- U.S. Work Visas and Green Cards Information Session
POWER Lunch: Pan-African/African American Heritage
Wednesday, February 28
12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
AMU 227
(note change of location)
See who is speaking...
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Career Services is here to give ALL students the tools they need to conduct a successful job search!
- Ask your professors for advice and networking contacts. Our faculty are very connected and often bring years of industry experience to the classroom.
- Consider utilizing our reciprocity arrangement with other career centers at Jesuit institutions. These career centers might know of opportunities in their region that Marquette University professionals would not be aware of.
- View the alumni profiles in MU Connect, our alumni on-line community. Many alumni have volunteered to help current students with their job search. You may login to MU Connect and search for alumni who work in your field/region of interest and whose ability to network may assist you. To login to MU Connect, please see https://www.mu.edu/gateway/.
- Also through the https://www.mu.edu/gateway/, consider utilizing Golden Eagle Search, a job search WebCrawler. It is a new and powerful tool for our students.
- Consider making an appointment with one of our career counselors by calling our office at 288-7423, or by stopping by. Our counselors can help you focus your job search, give you networking tips, etc.
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No college student should be graduating without career-related experience. Be sure to gain skills through internships and co-ops related to your career goal or major. View internships posted recently for Marquette University students. To see even more internships plus full-time jobs, register with MU CareerTRAK.
Don't miss these great SUMMER INTERNSHIP opportunities!
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Dear Dot,
I am graduating in May of this year and all of a sudden it seems like all of my friends are landing interviews and are on their way to getting jobs. Do I really have to start my job search now?
Liz F.
Read Dot's advice
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www.payscale.com
PayScale is a market leader in global online compensation information for employers and individuals. With the world's largest database of individual employee compensation profiles, PayScale provides an immediate and precise snapshot of the job market. Their patent-pending real-time profiling system indexes custom employee attributes (such as industry-specific certifications) and specific job titles for every industry.
Create your Current Job profile and keep it up–to–date
so you know your value in today's marketplace!
Create a New Job Offer and evaluate a
position's salary in the current marketplace!
Create a What If profile and see how choosing
different career paths might affect your salary!
Check it out TODAY!
MU Connect: Career Alumni Network is a link to alumni who have expressed interest in helping MU students with career options. The program can assist you in many ways; whether you are researching career fields or seeking a position in a particular state, industry, or organization. Visit www.mu.edu/gateway/ to begin using the Marquette University Career Alumni Network!
Tips for Students
Select a manageable number of alumni volunteers to contact. Following up with more than three might prove time consuming. You can always visit this site again to select more alumni volunteers later.
Be sure to include your full name, major, year and any other information relevant to your request. You may choose to include your phone number if a conversation would be appropriate and amenable to you both.
Do not feel that you are imposing, as these alumni volunteers have given their permission for students and alumni to contact them.
Be patient after your initial contact with an alumni volunteer. It may take someone a couple of days to follow up with you.
Begin your e-mail with a little bit about you and your background. Then move into questions that you may have.
Remember to keep your contact communication on a professional level. Use complete sentences and proper grammar.
Monitor the time and the amounts of contact you have with alumni as they have careers, families, projects and their own deadlines and responsibilities.
Show appreciation whenever you can. A thank you letter is always appropriate when someone has provided assistance.
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Brian Moran, Advertising, May 1986, President, Moran Media Group.
Learn more about the success and career path of this Marquette Graduate.
Contact Brian Moran at brian@moranmediagroup.com.
Are you interested in contacting other alumni for career advice?
Check out MU Connect: Career Alumni Network.
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You've read the headlines: "The fastest-growing retailer in the nation."
They're on the move … into new states, new markets, and new communities across the country.
Kohl’s expansion means unlimited opportunity for you. As they build new stores, you build your career. Kohl's is committed to performance-based advancement, and they believe in challenging their employees to take on responsibility … and empowering them to make decisions.
Whether your career path leads to retail, information systems or marketing is entirely up to you, because we offer a variety of career opportunities for all majors: at our Stores, Distribution Centers or Corporate Headquarters. No matter where you're from or where you plan to go, Kohl's is the best career move you can make.
Kohl’s is currently recruiting for a variety of permanent and intern positions. For more information please visit: www.kohlscareers.com.
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Calendar of Events
This calendar includes upcoming on campus recruiting events and career-related workshops.
Sign Up for On-Campus Interviews!
Junior and Seniors:
On-campus interviews began on February 16 (the day after the Workforce Career Fair). Since most of the on-campus interviews involve submitting a resume three weeks in advance of an employer visit, the time to sign up for interviews is now!
All interviews are arranged through MU CareerTRAK. We strongly encourage all job seekers to register with MU CareerTRAK. The process is easy and begins by submitting a resume to career.services@marquette.edu. One of our counselors will respond with detailed instructions. Campus interview schedules are also available through the Marquette Calendar of Events. You may also visit our office in person for personal assistance with MU CareerTRAK and signing up for on-campus interviews.
Teach For America
About half of the 13 million children growing up in poverty today will not graduate from high school. You have the power to change things.
Teach For America urges individuals of all academic backgrounds and career interests to join the movement to eliminate educational inequity.
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Sunday, February 18, 2007 at midnight PST (3 a.m. EST)
Apply now at www.teachforamerica.org
The initial application consists of only a resume and two short essays.
With your involvement and leadership, we can reach the day when all of our nation's children have the chance to attain an excellent education.
U.S. Work Visas and Green Cards Information Session
Topics will include a detailed discussion of the H1B visa, which is the most popular work visa in the US, as well as options for pursuing permanent residence through employment. The attorneys will give options for dealing with the H1B quota, and will provide practical strategies for talking to employers about work visa issues during interviews.
Date: Friday, February 23, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Straz Hall, 105
Space is limited to 200
RSVP to the Career Services Center by calling 414.288.7423 for the event and/or to schedule a 15 minute appointment with one of the attorneys (graduate students or faculty only) about a specific, unique question to your situation.
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