* Congratulations –

 

Tucker Hoffman is now working for American Express!  His job title is Financial Advisor and his office is located in South Portland.  Congratulations, Tucker!

 

Tina McKinley has been hired as a summer intern for Good Will-Hinckley!  Good luck, Tina!

 

* UMaine Career Fair - LAST CALL FOR A RIDE TO ORONO!  THURSDAY, January 30 will find the Career Services staff in Orono for the day and the office will be closed.  We would like to invite any interested students or alumni to join us!  As of today, 117 companies have registered to participate in the UMaine career fair.  Click here for the most up to date list of participants.  This is a wonderful opportunity to distribute your resume and meet people from companies that are looking to hire!  We have had several students sign up for the ride north - won't you join us?  Don't forget!  There are many other upcoming career fairs that you may attend.  A full list of other fairs can be found here.

 

* Contest News - Nine entries are posted on our contest board in the Career Services office.  Won't you come in and vote for your favorite?  You are welcome to grab a lollipop while you're here...  but don't hesitate as voting ends on Friday.  The winner of a Subway gift certificate will be announced in next week's weekly update!

 

* Summertime! -  It is not too early to begin your summer job or internship search.  We've compiled a list of great links to sites that offer many of these opportunities.  Click here to begin your search!

 

* e-Fair – This virtual fair will run for the entire month of February.  Click here for details on how to participate!  You will need your Thomas College password to utilize the efair.  Your password can be found at the top of the job listing page.

 

* Job hunting tips - author:  Patricia Kitchen,  Newsday

You might wonder how a hiring manager whittles down 400 job applicants to six great candidates and another 40 or so to keep on file for projects down the road. Well, most job hunters miss those A and B piles because they mess up what some see as the detail work...  

 

To read more of this informative article, click http://www.newsday.com/business/local/newyork/ny-bzfast3084209jan12.story

 

* Weekly humor-

A woman walks into a post office and notices a middle-aged,
well-dressed man standing at the counter methodically placing
"Love" stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all over them. As he seals
each envelope he sprays it with a puff of perfume.

The woman's curiosity gets the better of her, so she goes up to the
man and asks what he is doing. The man replies, "I'm
sending out 1,000 Valentine cards signed, 'Guess who?'"

"But why?" she asks.

"Because I'm a divorce lawyer," the man replies.

Have a great week!

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