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The Career Development
Center's Biweekly Student Newsletter.
In this Issue:
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Quintessential
Careers:
Long-Distance Job Search Dos and Don'ts
By: Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
Here are the keys to a smooth long-distance
job search. Follow these simple rules and you should
avoid many of the stresses of job-hunting from a distance.
Click
Here to Read More
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Rise
Up: Women Mentoring Women
A panel discussion with:
Margo DuBos
Publisher, Gambit Weekly and Chair, Women’s Leadership
Council of United Way
LaVerne Saulny
Regional Manager, Office of Senator Mary Landrieu
Moderated by:
Marie C. Wilson
President of the White House Project
Thursday, March 19, 2009
12:30 until 2 P.M.
Multimedia Room 2 of the Monroe Library
The White
House Project, a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit
organization, aims to advance women's leadership in
all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency.
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The
Career Development Center's Website
CareerShift – Networking and Research
Tool
The job posting on the website asks you
to upload your resume through its electronic application
system. It offers no contact name or title. It's impersonal.
It's a blackhole you'll never climb out of. What if
there were a way to identify the name and title, and
maybe even the e-mail address of someone inside that
company, to whom you could address a cover letter and
resume?
The Career Development Center has added
a new resource to your job search arsenal - CareerShift
- that can do just that. Through this resource, which
uses cutting-edge technology to search through public
information throughout the Internet, you can search
by company, name, or even university and industry to
locate a person or persons to whom you can reach out
to. Send an email asking for industry information and
trends. Request an informational interview. Let them
know you've applied online and ask for recommendations
for getting your resume seen. Or better yet, make an
appointment with a career coach in the Career Development
Center to discuss a comprehensive campaign using CareerShift
that supports your career search.
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Job
Spotlight
YRC Worldwide Inc.
Account Representative (New Orleans)
YRC Worldwide Inc., a Fortune 500 company
and one of the largest transportation service providers
in the world, is the holding company for a portfolio
of successful brands including YRC, Reimer Express,
YRC Logistics, New Penn, Holland, Reddaway and Glen
Moore. Building on the strength of its heritage brands,
Yellow Transportation and Roadway, the enterprise provides
global transportation services, transportation management
solutions, and logistics management.
An account representative attains revenue
and profit goals in assigned territory through the development
and maintenance of long term, business-to-business relationships.
Responsible for developing and maintaining customer
relationships within the transportation industry.
The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:
- BS/BA degree or college experience
- Record of quantifiable prior success
- Excellent written andoral communication skills
More information and application instructions
can be found at EMPLOYOLA.
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Internship
Spotlight
The White House Internship Program
The White House Internship Program provides
a unique opportunity to gain job experience and an inside
look at the life of White House staff while building
leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed
to mentor and cultivate today's young leaders, strengthening
their understanding of the Executive Office and preparing
them for future public service possibilities. In addition
to normal office duties, interns will supplement their
learning experience by attending a weekly lecture series
hosted by senior White House staff, help at White House
social events, and volunteer in community service projects.
The ideal candidate must be:
- US citizen
- Eighteen years of age on or before the first day
of the internship
- Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
at a college, community college, or university (2-4
year institution) or must have graduated in the
past two years from undergraduate or graduate school.
Visit EMPLOYOLA
to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
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Mark
Your Calendar
Louisiana
Statewide Career Fair
Friday, April 17, 2009
Baton Rouge River Center
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Career
Workshops
All workshops for the spring will be held
at 12:30 p.m. in Multimedia Room 2 of the Monroe Library.
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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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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