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The Career Development
Center's Biweekly Student Newsletter.
In this Issue:
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Gap
Year: Exploring Alternatives after Graduation
After four…or five...years of hard work
(and a whole lot of fun), you will soon find yourself
in possession of a brand new Loyola University New Orleans
bachelor's degree. The big question then becomes --
"Now what?" Should you find a job and make
your first forays into the career your college education
has prepared you for? Should you apply to graduate or
professional school before heading out into the workforce?
Or, are you like many students across the country in
need of a break, a gap year to ride out these tough
economic conditions and figure out what you really want
to do?
What is a Gap Year?
If you are considering taking a break before going to
graduate school or starting your career, think about
doing something meaningful. Short term (6-27 months)
in nature, gap years may provide a great way to fill
the space between college and graduate school or the
"real world." Opportunities include temporary
positions, alternative work experience, volunteering
and service, learning opportunities, or traveling. These
experiences not only aid in the career development process,
but can provide experience and direction, as well as
satisfy curiosity about the real world.
Click
Here to Read More
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New
Orleans Citywide Teacher Fair
Friday, March 27, 2009
Human Performance Center
University of New Orleans
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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The
Career Development Center's Website
ArtSearch and Bridge, Worldwide Music
Connection
Electronic job boards are the want ads
of today. But, wading through them can sometimes feel
no different than running your fingers down the columns
of a newspaper's classified ads. Fortunately, specialty
job boards are making it more efficient and effective
for both job seekers and employers looking for new talent
tofind each other. Many of these job boards are targeted
to identify a specific set of skills and opportunities.
JobProfiles, an electronic library of job search related
information lists 100 such specialty job boards on its
site.
The Career Development Center provides several subscription-based
specialty job boards for students. Two of the newest
are ArtSearch and Bridge, Worldwide Music Connection.
ArtSearch
has listings for full–time, part–time, seasonal, year–round,
and internship opportunities in the performing arts.
Employers range from colleges to professional theaters
and positions range from arts administrators to performers.
Bridge,
Worldwide Music Connection connects
musicians' artistry and skills with opportunities around
the world. Bridge, like ArtSearch, attracts a wide array
of opportunities and types of employers.
What is best about both ArtSearch and Bridge is that
while the primary audience is performing artists, both
sites post opportunities for administrators, business
managers, designers, educators, and more. So whether
you want to be on stage, behind the stage, or in front
of the house, use ArtSearch and Bridge to take advantage
of specialty job boards.
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Job
Spotlight
IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
Sales Representative (New Orleans)
IKON Office Solutions, Inc., a Ricoh company,
is a leading provider of innovative document management
systems and services, enabling customers to improve
document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON leverages
the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh,
a $22 billion global technology innovator, with the
experience and reach of its locally-based sales and
services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and
one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of document
management services, including on-site and off-site
managed services, technical service and support, and
customized workflow design and implementation.
The sales representative's primary focus
is to expand business sales revenue as well as drive
new market share by growing current accounts and hunting
for new business. IKON offers you the potential for
growth. To help you thrive as a sales representative,
IKON provides an award-winning sales training program,
an excellent support structure, impressive earning potential
(base + commission + expenses) and a comprehensive benefits
package.
The ideal candidate should possess the
following qualifications:
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A 4-year college degree or equivalent
experience in a related field.
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At least 1 year of business-to-business
(B2B) successful account management and account
development experience is also a plus.
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Valid driver's license and reliable
transportation required.
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Should be PC and software literate.
More information and application instructions
can be found at EMPLOYOLA.
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Internship
Spotlight
Entercom New Orleans
Promotions Intern
Entercom Communications Corp. was organized
in 1968 as a Pennsylvania corporation. The Company operates
in 20 markets and is the fourth largest radio broadcasting
company in the United States.
The promotions intern assists the Promotion
Department with daily activities, such as on-air contesting,
database management, and the coordination/execution
of station remote broadcasts, appearances, and charitable
community events.
The ideal candidate should possess the
following qualifications:
- Be a college student receiving college credit
- Positive, professional attitude, and willingness
to learn
- Solid writing and computer skills
- Commitment of 10 to 15 hours per week
- Reliable transportation necessary
- Ability to work weekends for assistance at station
promotions, as needed
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 a.m. - 4 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 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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