Career Services Update - week of February 2, 2004!

* UMO Recap – The UMO Career Fair was a huge success. Over 120 businesses attended and I have to say that many decision makers were impressed with the way Thomas College students presented themselves at the event. You should be very proud (that is if you went – if you didn’t insert “admiration” here – being sure to conjugate the verbs properly). Aside from meeting many decision makers myself, I came away with 1 beach ball and 2 rubber coated wire things that you make into shapes (I must point out that these were given to me by folks who will be attending our Fair so I couldn’t say no). Apparently their purpose in life is to give your hands something to do while you are on the phone (because the sound of typing is rude).

* Mark your calendar – Robin Kelley, Human Resource Representative of UPS , will be visiting our campus on Tuesday February 10^th. The Waterville Center is in need of a Part-Time Supervisor and Robin hopes you’re the one she’s looking for. The hours are approximately 4:30 – 9:30 am (and yes, that is early) Monday thru Friday. Base pay is $1450 a month. UPS offers a nice benefit package – including tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000.00 per year. There is more info on our Jobs website. Come to the Stickney Room anytime between 11am – 1pm on Feb. 10^th (with your resume) if you are interested in learning more.

* Bulletin Board – Our new Career Services Bulletin Board is up and fully operational (thanks Jess). The theme is “Stars of the Moment”. The star(s) is/are you when you tell us you have a new job. You can either stop by and tell us or click on the newly renamed “I got a job!!!” link on our website. This used to be called the “Congratulations Form” But after conducting several focus groups we found 2 things: we have great snacks at our focus group meetings and no one knew what the congratulations form was for. We hope you’ll take a moment, be counted and be an inspiration to other jobs seeks here at Thomas.

* Job Hunting tips – I just got off the phone with a recruiter who was at the UMO Career Fair who wants to interview several of our students. He told me that he wanted to get those people “off the market” as soon as possible if they are a good fit for the position and want the job. I point this out because if you are graduating in May (or need a summer job) THE MARKET IS OPEN. A job hunt is a competition, like a race. And a race is like a box of chocolates. If you get a late start you may not be able to catch up and all you’ll end up with is that funky little piece with the weird filling that isn’t even described on the map that’s in the box. The longer you wait, the less prepared you’ll be. Stop in to the Career Services office and let’s give that resume the once over.

* Career Fair – The next college Career Fair will be the BATES COLLEGE
NON PROFIT & SCIENCE JOBS/INTERNSHIP FAIR. It will be held this Thursday. For more info click here. The Thomas Career Fair will be March 17^th.

* Jobs – Have you checked our jobs website? We’ve added some part-time positions. And there are internships and seasonal as well as full-time positions available. It’s updated on a regular basis so it’s worth checking every few days. You can’t win the lottery without buying a ticket and you won’t get a job without looking for one (buying a lottery ticket is no substitute for looking for work – plus you’ll never convince me that the silver stuff that rubs off is safe).

Have a great week!

Career Services

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

(207) 859-1106 - phone

(207) 859-1114 - fax