Career Services
Update - week of March 21, 2005!
* Congratulations
New Intern! – Michael
Warren has become the first Thomas student to be accepted for an internship at The Washington Center. A CJ major, Michael will intern with a law
enforcement agency in D.C. in the fall.
TWC is a Thomas partner and has internships that will accommodate any
major with all positions located in our nation’s capital.
* Career Fair
Recap – Student turnout was almost double last year’s
total and without a snowstorm to deal with 35 businesses were on hand to speak
with our students. While many recruiters
were impressed with a good number of our students they did have some feedback:
Many
students were not dressed in business attire (even people in the t-shirt
business dress up for meetings…) and a fair amount didn’t have resumes handy. A decision maker’s job is to judge people –
part of that involves judging what they see.
Even if you don’t need a job it’s important that you give the impression
that you’re committed to being a hard-working member of a team (they may
remember you - and it’s good practice).
Please keep that in mind when
speaking with recruiters in the future.
If
you picked up a Monster.com bag at the
fair you may have noticed a Student Survey inside. I’d appreciate it if you’d fill it out and
bring it back to my office. If you do
you’re eligible to win a sweatshirt from our bookstore. I’ve extended the deadline for entries to
this Friday. I’ll announce the winner
after break.
In
another piece of unfinished Career Fair business – the announcement of the Putnam Investments winners.
The
pullover was won by Chris Simpson, ticket #487179
Lindsay
Sturm won the keychain, ticket #487172
Rick
Manchester won the coffee mug, ticket #487183
The
prizes are available at Career Services for pickup.
UMaine
Farmington is having their annual Education Job Fair on Monday April 25th. Thomas students are welcome to attend. You’ll find more information at this link and you
are encouraged to register with UMF here.
* Job Hunting Tips
– In his HR
Management grad class Dr. Madore mentioned he is frequently called on by HR
reps regarding student references. More
often than not they want to know if the person shows up and is on time for
class and turns in their work on time.
Was this brought up because just the week before I turned in a paper
late? Perhaps – but I already have a
job…. Please remember that if it feels
like work it probably is. Treat your
classes like jobs. Be on time, be
focused and ready to contribute. Your
future employers expect the same things.
As
this is the last update before break I’d like to remind you that you will
probably have chances to network while at home.
Don’t be afraid to speak with your parents about people they know who
are working in your field. There are
people in your circle who might be in a position to help you with a job or
internship if they knew you were looking.
Let them know.
* New Job Openings
– I wanted to
take a moment and talk about WorldWide Language
Resources. Located in
Check
out the rest of the openings – including a growing list of summer opportunities
here.
Have a great week!