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Next Week in Career Services, September 28th Index 1. Upcoming events 2. Five Common Career Fair Mistakes 3. NEW Resume Builder tool 4. Walk-in hours 5. Upcoming Resume Clinics 6. Hot Jobs! Featured OCI positions 7. Get paid to interview 8. Job Fair volunteers needed 9. Koch Associate Program accepting applications 10. Narcissism vs. Self-confidence 1. Upcoming workshops and events Federal Government Career Panel: Law Enforcement, Intelligence & Security Careers Monday, Sept 28 6 - 8 p.m. Prince William campus, Verizon Auditorium Prepare for the Job Fair Tuesday, Sept 29 5:30 - 7p.m. SUB I, Room 348 (Career Library) Co-op Orientation for F-1 Visa Holders Wednesday, Sept 30 4 - 5 p.m. SUB I, Room 348 (Career Library) Orientation to OCI Wednesday, Sept 30 3 - 4 p.m. SUB I, Room 348 (Career Library) Resume Clinic Thursday, Oct 1 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. JC, Room 116 For a complete list of workshops and events visit our calendar. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 2. Five Common Career Fair Mistakes By Ronald Mitchell on GottaMentor.com 1. Don't have your elevator pitch nailed down. 2. Have not researched the companies that are attending 3. Find out... Prepare for the Fair today! Start researching employers. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 3. NEW Resume Builder tool Resume Builder is our new online software that walks you through writing each section of a resume. You can input your personal information as you go and come out with a rough draft you can build on. To access Resume Builder: 1. Log in to PatriotJobWeb 2. Click on "documents" in the menu bar 3. Click on the Resume Builder tab 4. Follow the directions through each step Try it out then take your draft to our Resume Clinic to get it critiqued by area employers or career counselors on Thursday, Oct 1 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in JC, Room 116. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 4. Walk-in hours Stop by for a short visit with a career counselor. Walk-ins are done on a first come, first served basis. Walk-in Schedule Mondays 2 - 4 pm Tuesdays 10 am - noon (and 4:30 - 6:30 pm when classes are in session) Wednesdays 2 - 4 pm Thursdays 2 - 4 pm Fridays 10 am - noon Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 5. Upcoming Resume Clinics Thursday, Oct 1 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. JC, Room 116 Monday, Oct 5 4 - 7 p.m. JC, Room 116 Is your resume ready to be given to employers at the Job & Internship Fair on October 7 & 8? To find out, visit our Clinic with your resume in hand. Employers from a variety of organizations and career counselors will be available to give you practical feedback. First come, first served. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 6. Hot Jobs! Featured OCI positions The resume submission deadline for these On-Campus Interviewing positions is Wednesday, Sept 30. Employer: Telcordia Position: Systems Engineer-Network Security, Analyst Employer: Booz Allen Hamilton Position: Technical Consultant Employer: Pricewaterhouse Coopers Position: Tax Intern & Associate, Assurance-Audit Intern & Associate Employer: Prudential Insurance Company of America Position: Financial Service Associate Search for these positions on PatriotJobWeb. Learn more about on-campus interviewing by attending our Orientation to OCI workshop on Wednesday, Sept 30 from 3 - 4 p.m. in SUB I, Room 348. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 7. Get paid to interview Accenture, a leading global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, is looking for qualified students to participate in a practice interviewing training. For helping us hone our recruiting techniques, you will receive a $50 American Express® gift card and sharpen your own interviewing skills. Date: Thursday, Oct 29 Time: 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Location: Reston Accenture Office 11951 Freedom Dr. Reston, VA 20190 Specifically we are looking for 3rd and 4th year students and graduate- level students who have good communication skills and are interested in working in a corporate environment. Exact times will be determined after a phone screening. The time commitment is typically 3 hours. If interested, submit your resume including a telephone contact number and email address. Responses will be accepted through Tuesday, October 13. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 8. Job Fair volunteers needed Over 130 employers will be participating in this semester's Job & Internship Fair. That's 130 different employers to connect with by volunteering! We're looking for students to do check-in and work the loading dock. Positions are available on October 7th and 8th in the morning and afternoon. Email or call Rebekah Truog at 703-993-2370 for more info. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 9. Koch Associate Program accepting applications The Koch Associate Program is a year-long, competitively paid program based in Washington, D.C. It offers each Associate the opportunity to work full- time at a think tank, policy organization or other non-profit organization while also learning and applying Market-Based Management in the non-profit sector. One day of each work week is spent in a seminar setting at the Foundation immersed in Market-Based Management (MBM) - the management philosophy that enables an organization to succeed long term by applying the principles that allow a free society to prosper. Associates engage in reading discussions and group projects, networking with their peers, learning from guest speakers and applying MBM through interactive exercises and workshops. Associates range in experience from recent graduates to those with up to ten years of work experience, and come from many diverse fields and academic backgrounds. Applications are due by March 1, 2010. Available positions include: Policy research and analysis Non-profit operations Grassroots education Fundraising and donor relations Communication and public relations Back to Index __________________________________________________________ 10. The Career Tap: Narcissism vs. Self-confidence, Part 2 Catch the second part of a two-part series on Narcissism vs. Self- confidence tomorrow, September 25th on WGMU's show The Career Tap at 11 a.m. Career Services' Employer-in-Residence Ralph Lattanzio will be the featured guest. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ Career Services ... Connecting to Your Future SUB I, Room 348 careers.gmu.edu 703-993-2370