WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002
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Career planning help available
By Erin Beatty
ebeatty@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Students graduating this year should be aware that it's not too early to start career-planning activities.
Graduating students should already be networking with employers and researching the types of organizations they want to work for, said Liz Caldwell, University Career and Employment Services recruitment coordinator. She also said students should be revising their resumes.
"Students should improve their resumes at the earliest possible moment." Caldwell said.
Cathy Schwabauer, engineering career services director, warned that certain companies recruited employees and interns only during the fall, so students shouldn't miss the opportunity to interview or submit resumes.
David Libby, business recruiting coordinator, said if business students who planned to graduate this semester hadn't already practiced interviewing skills and attended job fairs, they were behind. He said the most important step for graduating seniors to take was to register at their respective career centers and use
the Experience e-recruiting software.
Jamie Patrick, Topeka senior, is planning to graduate in May and said she was concerned about finding a job. Patrick is enrolled in the class bus 600, Career Planning and Job Search Strategies, and planned to attend career fairs throughout the semester. She attended the career fair at the Kansas Union last week and also attended a resume review workshop given by UCES.
UCES has planned activities to help students improve their resumes and conduct job searches.
This afternoon, Mary Andrade, assistant director of UCES, will conduct a workshop for students on interviewing skills. Andrade will cover what employers look for in an employee during interviews and discuss how students can best display their skills and experiences in their answers.
She will also go over practice questions with students, including questions students find difficult. Andrade said examples of tough interview questions are: "What are your weaknesses?" and "Will you tell me about yourself?"
Adrade's workshop will be held
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today at room
149 in the Burge Union.
—Edited by Matt Gehrke
Career-Planning Tips:
Take leadership roles in clubs, activities and volunteer organizations. Employers are impressed by students who take initiative.
Update your resume. Create several versions that can be used for various job positions. Have a career counselor prineue them for you.
Conduct informational interviews with professionals in your career field. Ask to shadow a professional for a day to find out about the daily routine of that career.
Join professional organizations in your field. They can be a good source for contacts and job leads.
Sign up for interviews with on campus recruiters. Practice your interviewing skills. Remember to follow up your interviews with a thank-you note to the recruiter.
Attend career fairs. Bring several resumes to give out, and keep all business cards you receive.
Use free job-search Web sites. Their job boards have comprehensive and up-to-date job listings.
Register at your respective career center and search job listings on Experience e-recruiting software.
Sources: FastWeb.com, KU career services coordinators
OCTOBER EVENTS:
2 Dynamic Interviewing Skills Workshop 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., 149 Burge Union
3 Volunteer Fair
3 Volunteer Run
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Kansas Union Lobby
8, 10, 11 Resume Doctor
6, 10.11 Resume Doctor
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Kansas Union Lobby
22 Dynamic Interviewing Skills Workshop
3:00 to 4:00 p.m., 149 Burge Union
23 Job-Winning Resumes Workshop
3:30 to 4:30 p.m., 149 Burge Union
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
23 Job-Winning Resumes Workshop
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.,149 Burge Union
24 Effective Networking and Informational Interviewing
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
29 Conducting Successful Job Search Workshop
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
30 Using the Internet in Your Job Search Workshop
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
24 Effective Networking and Informational Interviewing 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
29 Conducting Successful Job Search Workshop 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
30 Using the Internet in Your Job Search Workshop 3.00 to 4.00 p.m.,149 Burge Union
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