Career Services Update - week of February 23, 2004!

* Mark your calendar – Tomorrow, Tuesday February 24^th, UPS will conduct a tour and information session at their location on 75 Industrial Park in Waterville for the Part-time Supervisor position (you may recall that UPS came to our campus before break). The session will run from 7:30 until approximately 9:00 am. You are welcome to come even if you didn’t stop by to meet with UPS during their visit. Everyone who attends (and is interested) will be given a brief interview.

Wednesday February 25^th MBNA will conduct an info session from 4-5pm in the Stickney Room. This will be a great opportunity to learn about full time positions such as:

Customer Satisfaction Specialists, Customer Marketing Account Managers & Customer Assistance Account Managers. Positions are available in Belfast, Camden & Rockland.

* Job Hunting tips – Last week a Career Services Director who shall remain nameless was going through some files in his office. In one of the cabinets I found a folder with resumes and cover letters of people who had applied for a position with Career Services over 2 years ago. If you’ve figured out that I found my resume among the pile you’re right (please stop by the office and pick up your free piece of candy).

This parable gives me a chance to make a point – There may be times when you think a job is “yours”. In my years as a recruiter I’ve seen more than a few folks get angry over not getting a position. The fact is you will get turned down for jobs many more times than you will get jobs. Learn to accept defeat gracefully. Try to review your performance (for legal reasons the recruiting company will generally not tell you why you were not picked) and make corrections to your resume, interviewing technique, or both. Most importantly keep looking. Your job is out there and it may be at a place where you’ve previously applied (if you haven’t burned that bridge).

* Career Fair – There have been some additions to our Career Fair list – click here for the scoop. Our fair is on March 17.

UMF is having their Career Fair on Thursday, March 11, 2004 from 1:00-4:00pm.

* Interview tips – If you’ve won an award or scholarship be prepared to explain what was involved in getting it – generally, it’s because you’ve accomplished something or were chosen because you met an academic criteria. You may not be asked about these things, but if you’ve put it on your resume you need to be able to explain it. That’s not the time to sound awkward. If you’d like to discuss interviewing tips or your resume please email me and set up an appointment.

Have a great week!

Career Services

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

(207) 859-1106 - phone

(207) 859-1114 - fax