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Monday, March 10, 2008
in this issue...
- Job Search Boot Camp
- Career Week 2008 - Something for Everyone
- Summer Internships
- Jobs & Internships! New This Week
- Ask Dot
- Featured Website
- Career Resource: Internship Listings
- Alumni Highlight: Social Work/Master of Education
- Employer Spotlight: Wells Fargo
- Calendar of Career Events
- On-Campus Interviews
- More Ways to Find Jobs & Internships!
Are you scared? Then get prepared! Feel the fear? The end is near!
Job Search Boot Camp
Saturday, March 29, 2008
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Career Services Center | Holthusen Hall, First Floor
Help for the last-minute job seeker!
Space is limited to 50
Register Today!
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March 29 - April 4, 2008
The Marquette University Career Services Center is pleased to offer a variety of activities for all students in all years, in all majors for our
Third Annual Career Week.
Career Week Events by Event:
Employer Career Panels
Career Workshops
Career Week Events by Date:
Saturday, March 29
Monday, March 31
Tuesday, April 1
Wednesday, April 2
Thursday, April 3
Friday, April 4
Considering a summer internship? Start your search now!
Thinking about getting an internship this summer? Great idea! Summer Internships are an excellent way to gain career-related experience. Internships provide an opportunity to learn about career fields, develop skills and gain experiences that will help prepare you for your goals after graduation. Plus, employers are always telling CSC staff that they like to see job applicants with internship experience.
So, you know you want to work as an intern this summer – what next? Start Now!
- First, define what type of internship you are seeking. Do you want to learn more about a specific career field (advertising, non-profit organizations, etc)? Do you want to gain experiences with a specific skill (research, event planning, or writing)? Identifying your goals for your internship will help make your search easier and more focused. If you are struggling with this decision, please consider making an appointment to talk with a career counselor.
- Determine where you are willing to go. Are you looking in the Milwaukee area, your home town, or nationwide?
- Put together a resume and cover letter. Check out the Career Services Center’s online resources for these topics available at www.marquette.edu/csc/students/resume.shtml. You always want to send cover letters, even if the job posting only asks for a resume!
- Get your resume and cover letter critiqued. You can come to the CSC walk in hours (Monday – Friday from 1pm – 3pm) or email your resume to career.services@mu.edu.
- START LOOKING. The three best ways to find internships are:
- Review Online Postings: check out MUCareerTRAK and Golden Eagle Search in the Career Gateway on the CSC homepage. Check out the CSC internship pages at: www.marquette.edu/csc/students/findaninternship.shtml
- Develop a list of Target Employers: Where do you want to work? The CSC career library, Reference USA (through the Career Gateway) and professional associations are great ways to get list of employers or organizations.
- Talk with People (Networking): Once you know what you are looking for, ask your professors, friends, neighbors, classmates and family who they may know or be able to refer you to in your field of interest. Also check out MUConnect (Career Gateway) to contact Marquette Alumni who work in the field.
- APPLY: The only way to get an internship is to get out there and apply. Respond to postings, contact employers on your target list and follow up on networking contacts. Looking for an internship is an assertive process. You are not bothering anyone when you call to ask about opportunities. The employers probably made similar calls when they were students looking for internships!
- 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 internship search, help with cover letters and resumes, give you networking tips, etc.
Summer will be here before we know it--
don’t delay your internship search.
Taking these steps now to find an internship will help get you ready for a summer of excellent career-related experiences!
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Looking to gain career-related experience with an internship? Ready to start your job search? View internships and jobs posted recently for Marquette University students. To see even more internships and full-time jobs, register with MU Career Manager.
College-to-Work combines scholarship dollars with educational paid internship opportunities at Wisconsin’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations, such as Luther Manor Adult Day Center and Society Insurance. Students participate in a 10 week internship program in which they complete over 400 hours of work during their summer recess.
Over 40 students from Wisconsin’s private colleges collectively spent over 15,000 hours during the Summer 2007 as interns. It is anticipated that over 40 students will participate in College-to-Work internships during the Summer 2008.
To apply for a summer internship, begin by clicking here. This page lists all of the opportunities and is updated often! Click on each link to bring you to a description of the opportunity. The descriptions also have a direct link to the application page and application instructions.
***IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL OF THE APPLICATION***
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INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!***
Remember, the Career Services Center would be happy to help you craft your resume, just drop-in for walk-in hours daily from 1-3 p.m. or call 414.288.7423 to make an appointment with a career counselor--Good Luck!!!
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The Career Services Center is participating in an internship survey being conducted by one of our research partners, Dr. Phil Gardner from Michigan State University. Dr. Gardner is looking for students who are currently on an internship or co-op or who have recently completed one to complete an on-line survey.
If interested please read the following information provided by Dr. Gardner and follow the web link to complete the survey.
I am involved in a large study several aspects of internship and co-op participation. I am still collecting data and am seeking input from students who had experiential experience (internships and co-ops) during the 2007 calendar year. I will be able to break out data on school size and public and private when the reports come out. If you have any students who could help simply have them go to the following web site and complete the survey:
http://research.monster.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.cgi?idx=V7TA4X
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Dear Dot,
I’m a junior and I was just offered a summer business internship. I am very excited about it but I am nervous about what to expect because it’s the first time I’m going to be working in a professional environment. I don’t know what I should wear. Do you have any advice?
Cole R.
Read Dot's advice
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University of Dreams - A Fee-Based Internship Placement Agency
University of Dreams runs fee-based summer internship programs for college and university students in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, London, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, and Sydney. It is a fee-based all-inclusive program that takes care of everything—from internship placement and housing to weekend activities and daily transportation to and from work—so students can be assured they will get a great internship. The average cost for a summer program is $7,000.
The University of Dreams guarantees that it will place you in your industry of choice or you will get your money back. It has successfully placed over 99% of enrolled participants. It successfully assists students in prime opportunities that might not be easily attained individually.
Reasons to attend University of Dreams include:
- Guaranteed internship placement
- Opportunity to live in great cities
- Provided housing
- Meet new people from schools all over the country
- Fun organized activities
- All-inclusive program—we take care of everything
- Safety—Live-in staff and emergency contacts available 24-7
For more information go to http://www.summerinternships.com/
You want an internship – now here’s where to look for one!
Develop a list of job search sites that list openings related to your field and check them regularly. Start your search with these Career Services Center favorites.
- MU Career Manager
Register or log-in to MU Career Manager to access internships and jobs submitted to Marquette’s Career Services Center. Make sure you have a resume uploaded because some employers search through resumes online and contact you directly. What’s easier than that?
- Golden Eagle Search
Instead of looking at 10 different job search sites – use Golden Eagle Search, a comprehensive web-crawler job search engine to search internships and jobs by skill area from over 5 million national job postings.
- Internship listings
Also check out the internship listings link with subscriptions and links to sites posting specific internship postings and programs.
- All Job Listing Sites
The Job Listing Site is not only for a job search but also includes internships. The areas of study are separated and you can find really helpful links for your specific interests.
- Occupational Listings
Not sure what types of positions are out there in your field? Learn about different careers and skills needed with the Occupational Listing site.
- Jobs@Marquette
Does the thought of leaving Marquette sadden you? Search professional positions at Marquette.
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Bridgette Behling, Social Work major, Psychology minor, May 1999; Masters in Educational Policy and Leadership with a focus on College Student Personnel, May 2006
Learn more about the success and career path of this Marquette Graduate.
Contact Bridgette Behling at bbehling@gmail.com.
Are you interested in contacting other alumni for career advice?
Check out MU Connect: Career Alumni Network.
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Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through almost 6,000 stores, the internet and other distribution channels across North America and internationally.
We're headquartered in San Francisco, but we're decentralized so every local Wells Fargo store is a headquarters for satisfying all our customers' financial needs and helping them succeed financially. Wells Fargo has $575 billion in assets and 159,800 team members across our 80+ businesses. We're the United States' 27th largest employer (SEC 12/07). We ranked fourth in assets and sixth in market value of our stock among our peers as of December 31, 2007.
Our vision is to satisfy all customers' financial needs, help them succeed financially, be the premier provider of financial services in every one of our markets, and be known as one of America’s great companies.For career opportunities, please visit: www.wellsfargo.com/careers/
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Calendar of Events
This calendar includes upcoming on campus recruiting events
and career-related workshops.
Upcoming Career Fairs
This calendar includes upcoming Marquette career fairs,
off-site career fairs, and e-fairs.
Sign Up NOW for On-Campus Interviews
Attention Seniors! Are you seeking a full-time job upon graduation? Full-time on-campus interviews are coordinated through MU Career Manager. Many of the organizations visiting campus require students to submit a resume well in advance of the recruiting visit. These deadlines are now arriving. To register with MU Career Manager, please visit www.mu.edu/csc/careermanager. A resume is required as a part of the registration process. You are always welcome to visit the Career Services Center in person for assistance with MU Career Manager and on-campus interviews.
Summer 2008 Insurance Education Institute: “THINK INSURANCE”
June 1-6, 2008
Concordia University – Mequon, WI
6 days/5 nights room & board, plus food & transportation = FREE to you
Included:
• Presentations & Instruction from leading executives
• Fun networking events – Brewer’s Game & Tailgate, Formal Dinner, Corporate Golf Outing
• Visits and behind-the-scenes tours at: Miller Park & Milwaukee Zoo
• Professional Certificate upon completion ( can be noted on your resume)
• Site Visits to some of Wisconsin’s leading Insurance organizations
• Opportunity to meet other WI college students, faculty and top-notch professionals
• For upcoming graduates: opportunity to seek full-time employment & promote yourself
Apply NOW for the 2008 Insurance Institute
Application Deadline: April 1
Rolling application process and space is limited to 55 students – apply early!
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MORE WAYS TO FIND JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS!
Uline Careers Information Session
Full-time and Internship Opportunities
To find out more about Uline and career and internship opportunities
plan to attend the Uline Information Session:
Marquette University Career Services Center
Holthusen Hall, First Floor
Thursday, March 27
6:00 to 7:30 pm
Topics to include:
- Uline Capabilities presentation
- Full-Time and Internship Opportunities
- Questions and Answers
If you would like to attend the Uline Information Session, please email Patricia Jaeger at: pjaeger@uline.com
College-to-Work Summer Internships
College-to-Work combines scholarship dollars with educational paid internship opportunities at Wisconsin’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations, such as Luther Manor Adult Day Center and Society Insurance. Students participate in a 10 week internship program in which they complete over 400 hours of work during their summer recess.
Over 40 students from Wisconsin’s private colleges collectively spent over 15,000 hours during the Summer 2007 as interns. It is anticipated that over 40 students will participate in College-to-Work internships during the Summer 2008.
To apply for a summer internship, begin by clicking here. This page lists all of the opportunities and clicking on each link will bring you to a description of that opportunity. The descriptions also have a direct link to the application page and application instructions.
***IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL OF THE APPLICATION***
*** INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!***
Remember, the Career Services Center would be happy to help you craft your resume, just drop-in for walk-in hours daily from 1-3 p.m. or call 414.288.7423 to make an appointment with a career counselor--Good Luck!!!
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