CAREER
CAREER
JOURNAL
JOURNAL
December 2007, Vol.
December
5 Issue
2007,
2 Vol. 5 Issue
Published by the Office
Published
of Career
by theServices
Office of
and
Career
Cooperative
ServicesEducation
and Cooperative Education
WE’RE MOVING!!!
WE’RE MOVING!!!
After the holidayAfter
break,
thethe
holiday
Career
break,
Services
the Career Services
office will be located
officejust
willdown
be located
the hall
just
in down
Killian
the
Annex,
hall inSuite
Killian
205!
Annex, Suite 205!
IN THIS ISSUE:
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 Service Learning:
1 Service
Why It’s
Learning: Why It’s
Important
Important
Dr. Glenn Bowen talks
Dr. Glenn
about Bowen
the talks about the
necessity of service learning
necessity of service learning
in your education in your education
3 Do You Know3 Where
Do You
You’re
Know Where You’re
Going? Career Events
Going?and
Career Events and
How They HelpHow They Help
There are lots of great
There
reasons
are lots
to of great reasons to
attend a career fair,attend
and benefits
a career fair, and benefits
of doing so. Find out
of why.
doing so. Find out why.
December
December
Class of 2007
Class of 2007
By Brandy KigerBy Brandy Kiger
This is it. After years
This is
ofit.diligently
After years
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Prepares Prepares
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By Dr. Glenn Bowen
By Dr. Glenn Bowen
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the Director
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Mardy Ashe, Director and Career
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Michael Despeaux, CoordinatorMichael
and Career
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Do You Know Where
Do You
You’re
KnowGoing?
Where You’re Going?
Great Reasons toGreat
AttendReasons
a
to Attend a
Career Event
Career Event
By Brandy Kiger
By Brandy Kiger
A lot of students are still askingAthemlot of students
areofstill
them-is “more
perience of job searching is “more
perience
jobasking
searching
selves, “What am I going to do?”
selves,
as “What
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realam
at aI career
fair”
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they near graduation. Many more
theybegin
near graduation.
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jobs students are exposed to jobs
asking that question when theyasking
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question
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first
in their field that they might not
their field that they might not
year students. It’s not uncommon
yeartostudents.
be have
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not uncommon to be have considered.
unsure about your career choice.
unsure
That’s
about your career choice. That’s
why we’re here.
why we’re here.
“It gives them the opportunity“It
to gives them the opportunity to
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Mardy
Ashe,
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of job application letters and résumés.
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and use
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Seniors, continued from p. 1
Seniors, continued from p. 1
JobCat and DISCOVER can be
JobCat
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cessed through http://careers.wcu.edu,
so feel free to search the job listings
so feel free to search the job listings
there and post your resume as there
well. and post your resume as well.
Enjoy your graduation! When Enjoy
you areyour graduation! When you are
done celebrating, remember that
wecelebrating,
are
done
remember that we are
still here supporting you 100 percent.
still here supporting you 100 percent.
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Se
Calendar of Events
Calendar
: Spring
of Events
2008 : Spr
February 6
19
March 11
12
February 6 Construction
Management
Dinner *Career Fair *
12am -Etiquette
9:00
12:00
pm,
UC pm,
Grandroom
6:00
pm
- 8:00
UC Grandroom
12
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6:00 pm
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of proper
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ticket/Ca
chased at
Primp Your
Resume
& SLP
Career Fair*
26pm -Therapy
26
19 Physical
12:00
pm -UC
2:00
pm, UC Grandroom
4:00
6:00 pm,
Grandroom
Primp Y
12:00 pm
Does you
Services s
gestions f
Construction Management Career Fair *
9:00 am - 12:00 pm, UC Grandroom
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Interviews
Meet with the experts in multiple segments of the
construction and construction related industry.
You do not have to pre-register to attend the career fair portion of the event. Interviews may be
available with some attending organizations from
1pm –5pm following the career fair.
Physical Therapy & SLP Career Fair*
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, UC Grandroom
The Physical Therapy Fair is a great opportunity
for students and alumni seeking employment in
these fields. See JobCat for a list of employers who
will be coming to this event.
intended to teach students the rules
1:00 pm -This
5:00event
pm is
Interviews
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experts
in multiple
segments ofinthe
dining
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a formal
construction
and construction
related
industry.
setting.
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casual.
The event is
You do not
have per
to pre-register
to check
attendor
thestudent
ca- meal
$15.00
person, cash,
reer fair portion
of the event.
Interviews
may be
ticket/CatCard
is accepted.
Tickets
can be puravailable with
some
attending
organizations
chased
at Career
Services
in Killianfrom
Annex.
1pm –5pm following the career fair.
Does
your resume
facelift? Let the Career
The &
Physical
Therapy
Fair is aneed
greata opportunity
&
Services
staff take
a look
at it and provide
sugfor students
and alumni
seeking
employment
in
gestions
for revision.
these fields.
See JobCat
for a list of employers who
will be coming to this event.
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27
SummerEtiquette
Jobs & Internships
Reception *Fair*
March 11 11:00
11am5:30
- 2:00
UC Grandroom
pmpm,
- 7pm,
Summer Jobs & Internships Fair*
11:00 am - 2:00 pm, UC Grandroom
Not graduating until August and/or looking for
summer employment on or near the WCU campus?
This is the event for you! Businesses, campus and
University departments set up booths to recruit for
summer jobs and internships. Students are not required to sign up for this event, but are encouraged
to bring copies of the their resumes.
11 Etiquette
5:30 pm -
Not graduating
until August and/or
looking for
UC Multipurpose
Room A&B
summer employment
or neartothe
WCU campus?
Students are on
welcome
participate
in this speThis is the
for you!
Businesses,
campus
and emcialevent
reception
where
you can meet
potential
Universityployers
departments
set
up
booths
to
recruit
and how to network! This eventfor
is insummer jobs
andtointernships.
Students
areetiquette
not re- during
tended
teach students
proper
quired toasign
up for this
event,
but are encouraged
reception.
If you
are interested
in participating,
to bring copies of the their resumes.
Engineering, Math and Computer Sciences
Corporate,
Non-Profit
Career
Fair *& Government
Career Expo
9:00*am - 12:00 pm, UC Catamount Room
1:00 pm - 1:00
4:00 pm
pm,- UC
Grandroom
4:00
pm, Interviews
EmployersEmployers
in the Public
Service,
man- engineerin the
fieldsmarketing,
of engineering,
agement, finance,
accounting,
computer
proing technology and math and computer science
gramming,will
engineering
andfair.
engineering
technolattend this
Meet experts
in these fields
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present
at this
event. Please
join
andbe
receive
timely
information
on careers,
occuus and meet
expertstrends,
in thishiring
field, receive
informapational
qualifications
& job opention on careers
advice. You
do not
ings. and
It is hiring
not necessary
to pre-register
for this
need to pre-register
for
this
event.
event.
12 13
Corporate, Non-Profit & Government
Career Expo *
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, UC Grandroom
Employers in the Public Service, marketing, management, finance, accounting, computer programming, engineering and engineering technology fields will be present at this event. Please join
us and meet experts in this field, receive information on careers and hiring advice. You do not
need to pre-register for this event.
13
Opportunities for Non-Teaching
Opportunities for Non-Teaching
13 Teaching
13 Teaching
Majors *
Majors *
*For all Expos and Career Days:
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, UC Catamount Room
So, you have (or are getting) a degree and you
don’t know what to do with it. Have you considered teaching? There are lots of ways to get into
the system for non-education majors Come
check out the information and see what you
might be missing out on!
April
8
6
April
Education Recruitment
Recruitment Day*
Eduation
Day *
9:00 am - 12:00pm, UC Grandroom
Education Recruitment Day is a great
opportunity for students, alumni and general
public interested in opportunities within
schools and school systems.
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, UC Catamount Room
So, you have (orBusiness
are getting)
a degree
and you attire is recausal
to professional
don’t know what
to
do
with
it.
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check out theyou
information
and seewith
whatdeveloping
you
need assistance
a resume,
might be missing
out
on!
please visit Career Services (2nd floor, Killian
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Annex) or schedule an appointment with a
career counselor 828.227.7133.
Eduation Recruitment Day *
9:00 am - 12:00pm,
Grandroom
Lists of UC
attending
organizations will be availEducation Recruitment Day is a great
able at
opportunity for
students, alumni and general
http://careers.wcu.edu
and on JobCat. Lists
public interested
within
willinbeopportunities
updated as registrations
are received.
schools and school systems.
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