...from the Career Development Center

Are looking to start your career? Do you want another way to get your resume out there? You can now post it to TommieCareers and include it in our resume books for potential employers to see!  Most employers requesting resumes have full-time career positions available, but sometimes we get requests for intern resumes as well.  It only takes four easy steps to have your resume included in the resume book:

1. To post your resume, log in to Tommie Careers.
2. Go to the Documents Tab to upload your resume.
3. Go to the Resume Book tab in that section and click on the box, Add/Remove Resume Books next to your resume name.
4. Select the book that most closely matches your career interests and academic background.  You can even post your resume in more than one book!

More detailed written instructions are available in the Career Resource Center, located in Murray-Herrick Campus Center room 355. We can also help you with developing a resume, giving feedback on your current resume, or post to TommieCareers and the resume books—just call (651) 962-6761 to schedule an appointment with a career counselor or check for available pop-in hours.

Career Talk airs Mondays at noon live on KUST

This week, we get into some great musical rhythems as well a dole out tips on getting specific about your choices and interview attire. Music played includes Doyle Bramhall, Blues Brothers, Memoryhouse, and Black Keys.

• Career Talk Podcast (MP3) (20 min podcast version with only career news and tips)
• Listen Online (stream from our web site)
• Additional Subscription/Download Feeds

Career Talk is sponsored by the UST Career Development Center and can be heard online, live on KUST (kustradio.com) Mondays at noon.

Can’t listen live? Download the episode from this blog or subscribe to the dedicated Career Talk podcast feed. We are happy to take career related questions, comments, greetings, and stories from the St. Thomas community to share on-air. Students, faculty, staff and alumni may contact us via email: careertalk@stthomas.edu or the Career Talk hot-line at (651) 962-6770.

...from the Career Development Center

Even if you are away from campus this summer, it is easy to stay up-to-date with all of the offerings of the Career Development Center by connecting to our social media links. Throughout the summer, we will be posting career-related information on topics of interest, as well as other updates. There will even be reminders for upcoming events, and occasionally tips for hot jobs or internships! Connect now by:

• Liking our Facebook page, or
• Following us on Twitter, or
• Joining our LinkedIn group.

However you want to connect, we’ll be here to help through the summer months. Good luck with the last week of class!

Career Talk airs Mondays at noon live on KUST

It is wise to learn not only from our own experiences, but also  from those who have played the game once or twice. Paul brings in music relating to the theme “Older and Occasionally Wiser,” in today’s success story we hear about a bookstore owner, and we learn about thank you notes.  Music played includes Loudon Wainwright III, Greg Brown, M83, and Phantogram.

• Career Talk Podcast (MP3) (20 min podcast version with only career news and tips)
• Listen Online (stream from our web site)
• Additional Subscription/Download Feeds

Career Talk is sponsored by the UST Career Development Center and can be heard online, live on KUST (kustradio.com) Mondays at noon.

Can’t listen live? Download the episode from this blog or subscribe to the dedicated Career Talk podcast feed. We are happy to take career related questions, comments, greetings, and stories from the St. Thomas community to share on-air. Students, faculty, staff and alumni may contact us via email: careertalk@stthomas.edu or the Career Talk hot-line at (651) 962-6770.

...from the Career Development Center

As we head towards finals week, we’d like to remind you that our services are still available this summer.

Resources and Services

Use the TommieCareers job posting site to look for jobs or internships, save jobs to your profile for later reference, upload resumes and cover letters, create search agents for automatic e-mail notifications of new jobs, and view extended employer profiles.

Participate in the Virtual Career Fair May 2-3 by registering and submitting a resume. Chat with employers about potential opportunities.

Join the Job Search Group: This opportunity will give you ideas and support as you pursue a job or internship. The group meets weekly on Wednesdays from 1 p.m.-2 p.m., June 6 through June 27.

Schedule an appointment to meet with a career counselor! They can help you map out a plan for your search or discuss things such as resume writing, interviewing skills, or job offer evaluation.

Reminder to All Students

Looking for a job or internship? Start your search early! Some employers will be on campus beginning in Fall 2012 to recruit for Summer 2013 internships or full-time positions. A recent study showed that 56 percent of UST graduates secured employment prior to graduation. Findings also indicated that the longer graduates wait to begin their search, the longer it takes to find employment.

The Career Development Center is open during the summer months—we can help you get that early start. It is a great time to explore options for a college major, begin your search for a fall 2012 internship, or prepare a resume to use for a full-time job search. We offer individual appointments and pop-in hours. Call (651) 962-6761 to set up your appointment or find out about available pop-in hours, or check out our website for more information.

Graduating Seniors

Seniors, as you head into the homestretch of your college experience, ready to graduate, we’d like to remind you that our services are available even when you are no longer a student. Make use of the previous resources if you have not yet secured employment or graduate school for the coming year. Congratulations on graduating!

Always remember that Linkedin is not Facebook. You should not post personal photos, nor engage in unprofessional conversations. Remember, no one wants to know what you ate for breakfast, or what you did on Saturday night. They are interested if you are looking for a new position, recently found a new one, or acquired an important competency. Business people are busy, and will disconnect you if you send out too many or too frivolous status updates.

Though you may be able to connect with someone meaningfully through LInkedIn, nothing beats connecting with someone in person. Face-to-face meetings continue to be invaluable in helping you form strong personal connections.

Now step away from the computer. There’s a perception that young people are only comfortable communicating online, so be sure to support your online networking with real human contact. Set up phone calls and attend live events.

Remember that LinkedIn should supplement, not replace, in-person relationship building.

Consider updating your status weekly-

• Share links (using a URL shortener) to interesting articles, websites or video you have found that some individuals in your network might appreciate. Don’t worry about whether all of your connections will find the information equally valuable. Also, try to use words that grab the readers and encourage them to click the link.
• Talk about an event you are attending or have attended to encourage involvement and/or questions about what you learned there.
• If you are a job seeker, don’t use this to say, “Hey, I’m still looking for a job.” Rather, mention job fairs you are attending, people you are interviewing with, networking events you are going to, etc.
• Use the “Like” feature when you see a helpful update from one of your connections. Doing this shares that update with your entire network. This is a great way to give the writer of the helpful update exposure to your network that he/she wouldn’t normally have.

Always keep your e-mail and phone number current. Remember to change these after graduation.

Tomorrow-Now step away from the computer and really link!

As a college student you can request recommendations from professors, supervisors, colleagues at internships, classmates, and virtually anyone with whom you’ve shared professional or academic experiences.

You can only be recommended by someone who is a direct connection to you.   You will need to invite your professors or supervisor to connect with you before they can provide a recommendation. The person who recommends  you writes the recommendation, and then sends it to you through LI for your approval.

Be sure to thank each of your colleagues who recommends you on LinkedIn, and consider returning the favor with a follow-up recommendation.

Tomorrow-Actively participate on LinkedIn

LinkedIn also has a unique feature that is not available on other job websites. LinkedIn tells you how many people in your network or group who works at the company. Those people can help you get the job that you are interested in!

We develope ad Tutorial video which will show you how to navigate the process.

Tomorrow-Request recommendations on LinkedIn

* Remember to attend the Maximizing LinkedIn workshop on Friday at noon. 350 MHC

This tutorial video will walk provide you with information needed to get you started.

When you have identified a company in which you have an interest in, Linkedin gives you the opportunity to receive notifications of any changes to that company’s profile pages. This can be done by clicking “Follow” (Company name) located next to the star on the right side of the page. You will then receive notifications on changes to the page as part of your network updates. This is a great way to  keep track of companies you are interested in.

Tomorrow-Searching for jobs and internships on LinkedIn