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The Career Development
Center's biweekly student newsletter.
In this Issue:
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Mardi
Gras Invitational Career Fair
By: Jan Moppert
Associate Director, Career Development Center
Catch the bus to your future! The Mardi
Gras Invitational Career Fair (MGI) is Wednesday, February
4 from 1 P.M. until 5 P.M. at the New Orleans Hilton.
Your future employer may be waiting there for you. Buses
will continually provide free transportation from the
Navy ROTC building on Freret Street to the Hilton from
12:30 P.M. until 5 P.M.
Students and recent alumni from Loyola,
Tulane, Xavier, Dillard, UNO, Holy Cross, and SUNO are
invited to this event, and many have been successful
in securing internships, part-time, and full-time employment.
Even if you are not currently looking for a position,
this is a valuable opportunity to talk to potential
employers about industry trends, career options for
your major, continued education planning, and tips on
recruiting success. Career fairs also provide a safe
place for networking, practicing your elevator speech,
and honing your professional demeanor. Professional
recruiters are there to meet you and find new talent
for their organizations, so take advantage of this event.
This annual, seven university-sponsored
career fair regularly draws 75 to 150 national, regional,
and local employers. A few of the employers registered
for the MGI are Bloomberg, Disney, Target, Sports4kids,
Peace Corps, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
To see a more comprehensive list of employers and begin
your pre-fair research, go to http://www.loyno.edu/careerservices/mgi-employers.php
The event will run from 1 P.M. until 5
P.M., but don't wait until the end to arrive. You want
to give yourself plenty time to talk with many employers,
and some employers shut down early to catch planes for
home.
To learn tips on career fairs - what to
wear, what to bring, what to say, and much more - stop
by our office on the second floor of the Danna Center
to pick up the handout Career Shopping: How to Successfully
Use a Career Fair. You may also download this PDF
through your EMPLOYOLA account at www.loyno.edu/careerservices.
We hope to see you at the Hilton on February
4.
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The
Career Development Center's Website
YOUR CHOSEN CAREER PATH - PROSPECTS,
EARNINGS, PREPARATION
Through CareerBeam you can research demand,
earnings, requirements, and much more about your career
path or considered career paths. Log into CareerBeam,
which is found on our homepage at www.loyno.edu/careerservices.
In the rust-colored banner, place your cursor over E-LIBRARY
and click on Occupational Information. Then pull down
the options at Select a Category and choose Career &
Occupational Guides. At this point you will find numerous
guides that offer career information based on specific
careers. We especially recommend you spend some time
researching through the Occupational Outlook Handbook
produced biannually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Learn what professionals in specific careers do, what
they earn, what the job prospects are, related careers,
and much more. Make good career choices and plans; we
have the resources to help you.
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EMPLOYOLA
Tips
CAN EMPLOYERS FIND YOU?
Just as you can search through the database
of Loyola-friendly employers in EMPLOYOLA, employers
can search through students' profiles and posted resumes
for potential candidates. Don't miss un-posted opportunities
with employers; update your profile and post your resume
today. Log into your EMPLOYOLA account (all registered
students and new alumni have accounts already created)
at www.loyno.edu/careerservices
. Through the MY ACCOUNT tab at the top of the webpage
you may update your profile and upload resumes. If you
aren't there, employers can't find you. Contact Brian
Creel at bjcreel@loyno.edu
or (504) 865-3860, if you need any assistance with your
account.
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Job
Spotlight
Abercrombie & Fitch Manager
in Training Program
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF)
is a leading specialty retailer encompassing five lifestyle
brands: Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister
Co., RUEHL, and Gilly Hicks. A&F was founded in
1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. A&F
sells merchandise through retail stores in the United
States, Canada, the United Kingdom and is continuing
to grow internationally.
The Manager in Training program is a blended
learning program focused on immersing the trainee in
all aspects of managing a multi-million dollar business
for Abercrombie & Fitch. Training takes place in
all of our domestic and international store locations.
Each week of training focuses on a different aspect
of running the business. Every trainee will learn about
different principles of management, including store
operations, recruiting, diversity, creating the best
in-store experience, human resources, stockroom systems,
and visual merchandising.
In addition to meeting other associates,
the trainee will also interact daily with the store
manager and at least weekly with the district manager,
who will facilitate coaching sessions as well as conduct
weekly assessments and performance evaluations. The
trainee must successfully complete the training program
to be moved into an Assistant Manager role.
More information and application instructions
can be found at EMPLOYOLA.
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Internship
Spotlight
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Financial Representative Intern
Northwestern Mutual offers insurance,
investment products, and advisory services to help people
in the areas of financial protection, wealth accumulation,
estate preservation, and distribution. Whether clients
seek personal financial security or security for their
business or estate, Northwestern Mutual offers an array
of solutions including permanent and term life insurance,
disability insurance, long-term care insurance, annuities,
trust services, mutual funds, and advisory services.
Financial representative interns have
an opportunity to test drive the same career as our
full-time representatives. Financial representative
interns gain necessary skills and knowledge of the financial
services industry, define their own target markets,
and establish client relationships.
Visit EMPLOYOLA
to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
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Upcoming
Events and Workshops
RAPID RESUME REVIEWS
Is your resume ready for the Mardi Gras Invitational
Career Fair on February 4, 2009? We invite you to drop
in the Career Development Center any time during Rapid
Resume Reviews (RRR) on Monday, February 2 and Tuesday,
February 3 from 10 A.M. until 4 P.M. Career coaches
will be available to review your resumes and make editing
recommendations. We can also answer questions regarding
how to work a career fair. Stop in and let us help you.
No appointment required during RRR.
EMPLOYERS ON CAMPUS
Abercrombie and Fitch Information Session:
Second floor of the Danna Center, Room 215, 12:30 P.M.
until 1:30 P.M.
MGI Employer Interviews:
By invitation only. Come to the fair the day before
to qualify.
CAREER WORKSHOPS
All workshops for the spring will be held in Multi-media
Room 2 of the Monroe Library.
February 10 - Interviewing
Workshop
February 17 - Job Searching and Networking Workshop
March 3 - Internship Workshop
March 10 - Resume Writing Workshop
March 17 - Job Searching and Networking Workshop
March 24 - Interviewing 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.
- 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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