January Newsletter
Eastern Michigan University SHRM Student Chapter
EMU SHRM Winter 2015 Events
Date
January 14th
(WORKSHOP)
Topic
The Impact of Change Styles on
Change Management and Success
January 27th
How Mobility is Affecting Your
Career
February 5th &
6th
February 10th
Employer Branding
February 18th
Alumni Panel
March 16th
Student Center
6-8pm
Dr. Christine Day
Roger Atchinson
Job Shadowing Event
March 6th @
Noon
March 11th
Speaker
HR Metrics
Allison Gacek, Dominos Pizza
Ford Motor Company, Varroc Lighting, Systems
in Motion
Company Tour at Jiffy
*Must register for event
Chontae Sylvertooth, SPHR, Compensation &
Benefits Analyst , Eastern Michigan University HR
Business Etiquette Dining Event
*Tickets can be bought at the MGMT Dept. RM 466 @ COB
JOB SHADOWING EVENT
You are invited to SHRM job shadowing event on Thursday and Friday, February 5th and 6th!
Job shadowing is a wonderful opportunity for us as a student, to better understand a career path in the human
resources profession. Shadowing also helps us see how our textbook learning can be applied in the real world. There
is absolutely no reason why we cannot participate in this invaluable practice.
The career-exploration aspect of job shadowing is certainly one of its benefits. As a student we can start to think
about careers since we are about to embark on careers soon. This job shadowing event is our chance to try on jobs by
visiting workplaces and observing its typical working environment. We can also learn a lot more about companies by
experiencing them in the actual trenches than you can in any other way. For example, you know what type of career
you want to enter, but are unsure of which companies in that field to target in your job-search. Job-shadowing can
reveal inside information about company culture that can guide you in determining which companies to apply to.
Job shadowing company participants include: Quicken loans, City of Ann Arbor, Systems in Motions, Eastern Michigan
University- Human Resources, PMA Consultants, Varrock Lightning, and many more. Don’t miss out on this great
opportunity!
If you are interested with this event or you would like to know more, you can contact:
VP of Mentoring
Janaki Thekkepat - jthekkep@emich.edu
Juan Quirindongo - jquirind@emich.edu
EMU SHRM Student Officers 2014 - 2015
President
Rachel Morrissey Rmorriss@emich.edu
7 Things You Can Learn From A Company’s Website
In your effort to find the right job and advance your
career, you will need to learn a lot about many potential
employers. When you take the time to research
companies, you'll be able to strengthen your candidacy
from what you say in you cover letter all the way through
the process of gaining and evaluating offers of
employment.
There are many ways you can research employers, but
often a company's own website will give you the key
information you need. Here are seven things job seekers
can glean just by paying attention to what a company puts
online for all to see:
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6.
7.
Company Overview
Available Positions
Employer Brand
Events Calendar
Company in the news
Leadership team
Financials
Of course, you don't need to know every detail about a
company before you apply, but you should know enough
to show you've done some research and aren't just
randomly distributing your résumé.
Once a dialog begins, you should go deeper and deeper
into the company site. Your research will pay off in your
interviews, and even more when you have to make the
decision of whether or not to accept a company's offer of
employment.
FERTIG, A. (2015, January 8). 7 Things You Can Learn From A
Company’s Website. Business Insider.
Read more: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voicescareers/2014/11/18/7-things-you-can-learn-from-a-companyswebsite#ixzz3OGS0B0US
VP of Communication
Michelle Putri mputri@emich.edu
VP of Programs
Shante Jackson sjacks31@emich.edu
VP of Mentoring
Juan Quirindongo juan_quirindongo@yahoo.com
Janaki Thekkepat jthekkep@emich.edu
VP of Membership
Alana Dennis Adennis9@emich.edu
VP of Community Outreach
Helena Bardakjian Hbardakj@emich.edu
Matthew Kauffman matthewkauffman1@gmail.com
VP of Social Media
Maria Santana-Mendoza msantana@emich.edu
VP of Merit Award
Laurial Ross Lross11@emich.edu
SHRM Advisors for 2013-2014
Dr. Fraya Wagner-Marsh GPHR, SPHR
fwagnerm@emich.edu
Anushri Rawat arawat@emich.edu
Website: www.emushrm.com
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