Friday, December 15, 2006 eNews Archive
in this issue...
- Graduate and Professional School
- Internships! New this Week
- Ask Dot
- Career Resource: Chicago Career Works
- Alumni Highlight: Pharmacology Doctoral Student
- Employer Spotlight: Direct Supply
- Calendar of Career Events
- Open House Weekend with Inner-City Teaching Corps!
Planning for graduate/professional school is a long-term process and should begin about two years before the semester you intend to begin a program. Because many graduate programs have fall application and financial aid filing deadlines, planning should start during the junior year.
Researching and Choosing a Graduate or Professional Program
• Determine whether or not graduate or professional school is for you
• Create a list of CRITERIA for your graduate program
• Research careers, institutions, and programs
• Choose about five programs and institutions that meet your criteria
Preparing Application Materials
• Develop a calendar of deadline dates
• Sign up to take required admissions exams
• Gather application materials
• Write your personal essay or “statement of purpose”
• Pay non-refundable fee
• Complete a separate financial aid application
• Request registrar’s office to send transcripts to admissions office
• Obtain letters of recommendation
After You Have Submitted Your Applications
• Call all institutions to ensure they have received your complete application materials
• Possibly interview for assistantships or entrance into programs and institutions
• WAIT for notification from schools
CELEBRATE your acceptance to the program of choice!
• Send deposit to the institution of your choice
• Notify other institutions of your decision, allowing them to accept others in your place
• Send thank you notes to your letter of recommendation writers and inform them of your plans
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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.
Federal Government Employment Opportunity
The Federal Government is hiring Field Investigators/Special Agents for the Federal Investigative Services Division. Openings are available in the Milwaukee and Madison areas. This is for a two-year internship under the Federal Career Intern Program. During this full-time, post-graduation internship you will participate in a formal training program and job assignments to develop competencies applicable to the Group’s mission and needs. Upon satisfactory completion of the internship, you may be converted to a career (permanent) appointment.
Please visit the Career Services Center in person to review this position posting, which is not available on-line. It is under the “F-18” tab in the employment binders in the Kimberly-Clark Career Library. Applications are due December 22, 2006. If you have any questions, please e-mail luz.cintron@opm.gov or by phone at (724) 794-2005 x3096.
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Dear Dot,
I am a junior at Marquette and, based on my career goals and advice from my advisor, I plan on attending graduate school for Marine Biology. I am so overwhelmed because I know I need to take a test soon, but I don’t know which one. I also have no idea what schools offer this degree and what they require for admission to their programs. What steps should I take to make it through the application process smoothly?
Cathy D.
Read Dot's advice
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Chicago Career Works is the City of Chicago’s new online job application. Candidates can search the city’s job opportunity lists to apply for multiple jobs using a single online profile, without re-entering the same information. The City employs 38,000 people and offers excellent benefits including tuition reimbursement.
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Melanie Hippert, Biomedical Sciences, May 2004, Pharmacology Doctoral Student.
Learn more about the success and career path of this Marquette Graduate.
Contact Melanie Hippert at melanie.hippert@UCHSC.edu.
Are you interested in contacting other alumni for career advice?
Check out MU Connect: Career Alumni Network.
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Headquartered in Milwaukee, Direct Supply is the nation’s leading supplier of equipment and electronic commerce systems to the healthcare profession. Every day, in everything they do, they are committed to improving the way healthcare equipment and services are delivered to millions of Americans.
Direct Supply is a fast-growing, innovative company that’s 100% employee owned. The company is built on the principles of treating employees as partners, embracing diversity, providing outrageous customer service, and maintaining a commitment to quality, excellence and integrity.
Since 1985, they’ve assembled one of the brightest, hardest working teams in America. And because of their continual growth, they are currently looking for a variety of talented individuals to join their team. From sales and customer service to software engineering and marketing, they have many exciting opportunities for ambitious, self-motivated people like you.
For more information please visit: www.directsupplycareers.com.
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Calendar of Events
This calendar includes upcoming on campus recruiting events and career-related workshops.
Open House Weekend with Inner-City Teaching Corps!
Want to Make a Difference? Want to Teach?
Join the Inner-City Teaching Corps!
The Inner-City Teaching Corps (ICTC) is an education non-profit whose mission is to transform education in underserved communities, and to empower children in urban schools through innovative people and programs. One such program, the Volunteer Teaching Corps (VTC), is a two-year service program training outstanding recent college grads of all majors to serve as classroom teachers in inner-city Chicago parochial schools. By combining teaching and involvement in after-school activities, the VTC provides Corps members with excellent opportunities to channel their enthusiasm toward children from inner-city neighborhoods while earning professional experience, teacher certification, and graduate credits at Northwestern University.
Benefits Include:
- Housing
- Meals
- Health insurance
- Transportation
- Loan deferment
- AmeriCorps Education Awards
- Teacher certification
- 22 graduate credits at Northwestern University
- Mentoring/professional development
- Retreats and reflections
- Monthly stipend
Open House Weekend: January 11th-14th
Applications Due: January 21st
All Majors Eligible!
More information can also be found on our website: http://www.ictc-chicago.org or by emailing Recruiting Coordinator, Lauren Fiamingo: teach@ictc-chicago.org.
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