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The Career Development
Center's Biweekly Student Newsletter.
In this Issue:
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Getting
to Know Your Career Development Center
By: Georgia McBride
Coordinator, College of Music and Fine Arts
Welcome to a new year! Whether you're
a new or returning student, it is never too early to
become acquainted with the Career Development Center.
We offer guidance and assistance to students at all
levels, whether you're trying to:
- Pick your major
- Find an interesting career related volunteer opportunity
- Search for a part-time job during the school year
or for next summer
- Land your first career-related internship
- Research possibilities for graduate school
- Spread your wings and find your first real full-time
job out of college
Start utilizing our services now. Your Career Development
Center is ready to help you. Call us at (504) 865-3860
to schedule an individual appointment with the career
coach assigned to your college. We can help you:
- Take career assessments 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
- Develop job and internship search strategies
- Create resumes and cover letters
- 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
Also, stop by during walk-in hours to have your resume
critiqued or ask a quick question on Mondays, Thursdays,
or Fridays from 2-4 p.m.
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What
EMPLOYOLA Can Do for You
The Career Development Center is especially
excited to offer EMPLOYOLA, an interactive, proactive,
online recruiting tool that does a lot more than just
list positions. Through EMPLOYOLA you can:
- Update your personal profile (you are already registered
in the system) to control the information you want
employers to know about you
- Upload your resume and other related documents,
while deciding how these documents get passed on to
potential employers
- Search the employer directory to see who is looking
for talent at Loyola
- Search for part-time jobs, internships, and full-time
jobs
- Sign-up for interviews and career information special
events
- Get e-notices of hot internships and jobs related
to your major
- Receive the latest information about upcoming career
fairs, workshops, graduate fairs, etiquette events,
and other career development events
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EMPLOYOLA
Tips
In order to get the most out of your EMPLOYOLA
account, please take the time to log into your account,
update your profile information, and upload your most
recent resume. Follow the directions below to get started.
Update Your Profile
- Go to http://www.loyno.edu/careerservices/employola/students/
- Enter your username and password; first-time users
should enter their Loyola email username as their
EMPLOYOLA username and their student ID number as
their password
- Update your profile
- If you want employers to be able to find you, make
sure to select yes when answering
the question: Allow Employers to View Your Information?
- Click on Save, then Submit
Profile
Upload Your Resume
- Move your cursor over My Account
and select My Documents
- Click on Upload File next to Resumes
- Type in a name for your resume; this will be the
name for your resume 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
Read next month's newsletter to learn how to search
for jobs and get updates on leads sent directly to your
email.
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Job
Spotlight
Nestlé USA
Retail Sales Representative (Slidell, Baton Rouge)
Nestlé USA is a part of Nestlé S.A. in
Vevey, Switzerland – the world's largest food company
with a focus on nutrition, health and wellness. The
company consists of nearly 22,000 employees nationwide
with 26 manufacturing facilities, 22 distribution centers,
and 15 sales offices across the country.
The retail sales representative develops
relationships with Wal-Mart store personnel to achieve
directed short and long-term performance objectives
at assigned stores. Activities center on wall-to-wall
sales coverage of Nestle items, including systemic problem
solving related to out of stocks, new item speed to
shelf, share of shelf, price compliance, promotion selling
and product merchandising, resulting in incremental
sales volume.
The ideal candidate should possess the
following qualifications:
- BS/BA desired, or equivalent
- 0-2 years sales related and/or consumer product
goods experience preferred
- Valid Drivers License
- Ability to lift and carry 55 pounds
- Strong communications skills, both oral and written
- Detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced
environment
- Computer skills: Microsoft Office applications:
Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access and e-mail
More information and application instructions
can be found at EMPLOYOLA.
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Internship
Spotlight
Audubon Nature Institute
Graphic Design Intern (New Orleans)
The Audubon Nature Institute is family
of museums and parks dedicated to nature based in New
Orleans, Louisiana. It consists of the Audubon Zoo,
Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center,
Audubon Park, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Freeport-McMoRan
Audubon Species Survival Center, Entergy IMAX Theatre,
Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species (ACRES),
Audubon Wilderness Park, and the Audubon Insectarium.
The graphic design intern will support
the lead graphic designer with changes to employee intranet,
public website and print creative/production. The intern
will also work collaboratively with staff to traffic
projects from Photoshop to completion, manage Flickr
account, and assist with content creation in Wordpress
and Drupal.
The ideal candidate would be a graphic
design, marketing or communications student with previous
experience with Wordpress, Adobe Creative Suite and
proficiency with both Windows and OSX is preferred.
Prior experience with web development is strongly preferred.
Visit EMPLOYOLA
to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
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Upcoming
Career Events and Workshops
Each semester, the CDC plans several relevant
events and workshops. The events focus on networking
events, such as career fairs. The workshops focus on
development of a specific skill, such as resume writing,
cover letter writing, and interviewing. The event and
workshop schedules for this semester are outlined below.
Career Events
The Center also offers several networking
and skill-sharpening events throughout the semester.
Application Deadline for Mock Interiews Day:
Thurs., 9/17, Midnight
Mock Interviews Day: Fri., 9/25, 9:00
A.M.-4:00 P.M.; Career Development Center
Sno-balls Promotion: Fri., 9/25, 11:30
A.M.-2:00 P.M.; Dana Center Porch
Rapid Resume Reviews: Mon. and Tues.,
9/28 & 29, 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.; Center
Loyola~Tulane Career Fair: Wed., 9/30,
12:30-4:30 P.M.; Tulane’s LBC
Careers in Healthcare: The Non-clinical Perspective
Career Panel: Thurs., 10/15, 12:30 P.M.; Location
TBD
Grad & Professional School Fair:
Wed., 10/28, 12:30-4:30 P.M.; Dana Center
The Power of Vocational Discernment for National
Career Development Month: Date, Time, and Location
TBD
Jesuits at Work: the Blending of Jesuit Calling
with Professions: Tues., 11/3, 12:30 P.M.;
Location TBD
Sophomore Vocational Discernment Retreat:
Fri.-Sun., 11/13-15; Location TBD
Speed Networking: Thurs., 11/19, 6:00
P.M.; Location TBD
Career Workshops
Please plan to come to a regularly scheduled
workshop during the fall 2009 semester. All workshops
are held from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m.
on Tuesdays in the Monroe Library
Multimedia Room II. Here is the schedule of
workshops:
September 15: Resume Writing
September 22: Career Fair Preparation
October 6: The Employment Interview
October 13: Internships
October 27: Grad School Prep: Personal Statement
to Interviews
November 10: The Job Search
November 17: Resume Writing
December 1: Networking/Informational Interviews
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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Etiquette
Tip
Follow up with your summer supervisor:
Did you have a summer job, internship, or volunteer
opportunity? No matter if your summer activity was related
to your career of choice, it’s a great idea to thank
your supervisor, and maintain that professional contact.
You never know when that person could prove to be a
valuable reference or if they could provide a future
career related contact.
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