Career Services Update - week of March 7, 2005!

* Congratulations New Hires – They applied. They interviewed. They’re employed. Both Derek Dumont and Darrolyn Worcester have accepted Auditor Internships at Banknorth. These positions are for the summer and will begin in June.

* Mark your calendar – We have 36 exhibitors scheduled to take part in our annual Career Fair on March 16^th. An email describing them has been sent to all students. If you didn’t receive yours let me know. Check out this link for the list of companies attending and links to their respective websites.

UMaine Farmington is having their annual Education Job Fair on Monday April 25^th. 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 – Prof. Stephen Turner gave me an article from Sunday’s Kennebec Journal that deals with the issue of employers Googling their applicants. What many employers are doing is putting an applicant’s name into Google and viewing webpages that are related to that person. I mentioned this in the October 11^th issue of the update, but the newspaper article brings up another point that warrants discussion.

With the increasing popularity of blogs there’s a chance that your name is in more places than you think. From disgruntled boyfriends to partners in crime - if they have a blog you might be mentioned in it. Google yourself every so often just to be safe.

* Resume Tips – 20 seconds. That’s the average time spent looking at a resume before a recruiter decides to keep reading or put you back in the pile. With that in mind take a look at the top third of your resume. Does it show what types of skills you have? Are the facets most related to your field of interest near the top? Employers want to know what you can do for them - show them by putting your valuable, transferable skills at the top of your resume.

Have a great week!