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The Career Development
Center's biweekly student newsletter.
In this Issue:
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Career
Development Center Launches New Website
By: Tracie Donnell
Office Manager, Career Development Center
The Career Development Center is kicking
off the New Year with a redesigned and improved website,
which launched on January 5, 2009. The website is a
combined effort of members of the Career Development
Center staff and the University Web Team. The design
is based on a template used by Career Services at the
College of Law in order to give a consistent look and
presence between the two career centers.
"This new tool exemplifies the CDC's
commitment to bring career planning tools and resources
to the Loyola community wherever its members live and
whenever they need access to our programs and services,"
says Roberta Kaskel, Director of Career Development.
The new Career Development site offers
an array of services to benefit the Loyola community.
Using the best technology available, the Career Development
Center has invested in a number of online career development
tools to make career planning and job searching as convenient
as possible. Among these is EMPLOYOLA, the trademarked
career development networking tool exclusive to Loyola
University. Students can also create resumes online
using Optimal Resume, navigate through the career development
process with Career Beam, or connect with Loyola alumni
nationwide with Career Shift. In addition, career handouts
on a variety of topics available in the Career Development
Center in hard copy are now online in PDF format. The
site also has a wealth of information available about
everything from how to dress for an interview to how
to search for jobs in other countries. Students will
also find it easy to keep up-to-date with sponsored
events, jobs, and internships simply by visiting the
home page.
"The Career Development team is really
excited to launch this new website," says Kaskel.
"We look forward to everyone fully using all its
resources."
Check out the CDC's new look at www.loyno.edu/careerservices/.
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CDC
in the Den
Join the Career Development Center and
show your support for the Loyola Wolfpack basketball
players on Thursday, January 15. It's
the first home game for the women's team.
Tip off is at 5:30 P.M. The men
take the court at 7:30 P.M.
There will be a special gift for all attendees,
between game entertainment, and lots of fun as the Wolfpack
beats the Spring Hill Badgers. Hope to see you there.
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Mary
Crane: The Rules of Engagement
Renowned business etiquette expert offers
a multimedia presentation to the Loyola community, the
Rules of Engagement, at 3:30 P.M. Friday, January
16 in Nunemaker Auditorium.
Learn how to develop your professional
image from Ms. Crane, a former D.C. lobbyist, attorney,
and White House chef. Ms. Crane's been featured on 60
Minutes, Fox Business News, and ABC Radio News; she
has also presented to numerous Fortune 500 companies
and AmLaw100 firms.
This presentation is free and open to
the entire Loyola community.
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EMPLOYOLA
Tips
UPLOADING RESUMES
It's like the old joke...You can't win the lottery if
you don't buy a ticket.
Employers won't find you in EMPLOYOLA,
if you don't upload your resume.
After you've filled out your EMPLOYOLA profile…
- Click on My Documents located
under My Account on the navigation
bar of your homepage.
- Click on Upload File next to
Resumes.
- Type in a name for your resume; this will be the
document name that employers see when you apply
for a position, so name it carefully.
- Use the Browse button to select the file you want
to upload.
- Click on Upload.
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Job
Spotlight
New Orleans College Prep Director
of Recruitment
New Orleans College Prep is a new PK-
12th grade charter school for underserved children from
across Orleans Parish. New Orleans College Prep opened
in August 2007 and currently serves a population of
170 6-7 graders. The elementary school will open in
Fall 2009, starting with PK-1 and adding one grade per
year until serving PK-5.
The Director of Recruitment will be responsible
for the recruitment, identification, and cultivation
of new talent, securing the human capital required to
grow the organization while maintaining high standards
of performance for every child we serve.
More information and application instructions
can be found at EMPLOYOLA.
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Internship
Spotlight
New Orleans Metropolitan Convention &
Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Convention Sales Intern
The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention
& Visitors Bureau, Inc. is the official destination
sales, service, and marketing organization for the New
Orleans Metropolitan area. The NOMVCB is the only agency
devoted full time to selling, servicing, marketing,
branding, and promoting New Orleans as the premier convention,
special event, and leisure destination.
The primary focus of the conventions sales
internship is to research potential businesses - via
the web, through directories, and cold calling to see
if corporations and/or associations have meetings that
would consider New Orleans as their meeting destination.
Interns will also assist the convention sales team by
prospecting potential new clients, as well as maintaining
and updating established accounts in the convention
sales database with current contact, decision-maker,
local contact, and site selection process.
Visit EMPLOYOLA
to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
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Career
Workshops
Please plan to come to a regularly scheduled
workshop during the spring 2009 semester. All workshops
are held from 12:30 until 1:30P.M. on Tuesdays in the
Monroe Library unless otherwise stated. Here is the
schedule of workshops, workshop titles, and locations:
Thursday, January 22: Resume
Writing, Monroe Library, Multimedia RM 2
January 27: Career Fair Preparation,
Monroe Library, Multimedia RM 2
February 10: Interviewing, Monroe Library,
Multimedia RM 2
February 17: Job Searching/Networking,
Monroe Library, Multimedia RM 2
March 3: Internship, Monroe Library,
Multimedia RM 2
March 10: Resume Writing, Monroe Library,
Multimedia RM 2
March 17: Job Searching/Networking,
Monroe Library, Multimedia RM 2
March 24: Interviewing, Monroe Library,
Multimedia RM 2
The upcoming workshop schedule can be
found at: www.loyno.edu/careerservices.
Create Your Own Workshop
If your student organization would like to schedule
a career development workshop for one of your meetings,
contact us. Request one of the topics listed above or
ask us to develop a targeted presentation of your choice.
Past presentations have included such topics as:
- The Interview from Hell
- Business Etiquette
- Preparing for MBA School
- Writing Personal Statements
- Networking
- Careers in a Major
- Professional Image
Let us help you design a presentation
to fill your organization's needs.
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Mark
Your Calendar
Mardi
Gras Invitational Career Fair
Wednesday, February 4
Hilton Riverside Hotel (Free Shuttle Service Available)
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Louisiana
Statewide Career Fair
Friday, April 17
Baton Rouge River Center
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
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Get
To Know Us
Your Career Development Center
is ready to help you. Visit us with career-related questions
and concerns.
We can help you:
- Take career assessments in order to investigate
how your personality and interests might lead to
various careers.
- Explore different types of careers and what appeals
to you - there are more options than doctors, lawyers,
accountants, and teachers.
- Decide on a major in line with your interests.
- Find internships and gain practical experience
prior to graduation.
- Create resumes and cover letters.
- Develop job search strategies.
- Connect with employers through career fairs, workshops,
and on-campus recruiting.
- Put together graduate school applications and
establish necessary timelines for admittance.
- Create personal statements and other written materials
for graduate schools.
- Practice your interviewing skills.
- Examine your options if you change your mind about
a career path.
- Discover alternative opportunities for a "gap
year" between college graduation and finding
a first career job or enrolling in graduate school.
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