Career Services Update - week of September 15, 2003!

 

* JOBS! – If you are looking for a job, please stop into the Career Services office to look through our binders, or check out our JOBS POSTED page on-line (this page requires a PIN).  We have a had a few employers contact us recently looking for part-time workers ASAP!

 

* Mark your calendar - Our first on-campus recruiter is coming TOMORROW!  Christian Gajowski is looking to hire two students for internship positions for the Alfond Youth Center.  These internships are for students who are work-study eligible ONLY.  If you are interested, please stop into the Career Services office and sign up TODAY!  For a complete list of all scheduled recruiters, click here. 

 

**SENIOR COOKIE DAYS!! - Wednesday & Thursday THIS WEEK, all seniors may stop into the Career Services office to pick up their senior packet and a yummy cookie!  Senior packets were created to outline your plan as you approach graduation.  These dates were switched from the original dates designated for senior packets, please make a note of this change!  If you cannot make one of these dates, you may still pick up your packet anytime by stopping by!

 

**ALSO - our first BROWN BAG discussion will take place TODAY, at 12:00, in the Stickney Room.  Join us as we learn about the GRAD SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS!  Dr. Thomas Edwards is today's speaker.

 

**Career Information Day - October 6!  This is a new event that Career Services is planning with the Student Affairs Office.  We will have over a dozen presenters discussing their careers and which degree options took them to where they are today.  Presentations will last one hour, from 3-4, and sign up sheets are located on the Student Affairs bulletin board outside that office. 

 

* Contest News - The entries are coming in!  This month's contest?  SECTION YOU'RE LEAST LIKELY TO SEE ON A RESUME?  You can enter this contest by e-mailing your ideas into our office, or just stopping in!  For the prize this month we're giving away a gift certificate to !  We'll post your entry on our bulletin board and judging will begin at the end of the month.  Good luck!

 

* New Staff member -  We are pleased to announce that we've added Jessica Magee to our staff as our new work-study student!  Make sure to stop in and say hi to Jess the next time you're in the neighborhood...

 

* Good news! Employers project increasing their hires by 12.7% for the 2003-04 academic year, according to the results of NACE's Job Outlook 2004 Fall Preview Survey.  There is room for cautious optimism:  This represents the first time since 2000-01 that employers are projecting an overall increase in the number of new college graduates they plan to hire.  More than half of all respondents (50.7%) said they'll hire more new grads for entry-level positions this year than they did last year, while slightly more than a quarter (28%) plan to cut back on their hires.  In addition, 21.3% anticipate no change in hiring levels. 

 

By region, changes in college hiring plans are most significant in the Northeast, where employers expect to increase hiring by 15.3%!  Specific hiring projections for the Northeast:  55% of the responding employers expect to increase hiring; 15% expect to maintain last year's level; and 30% expect to decrease hiring.  Overall, employers expect to hire 15.3% more college grads this year.

 

* Weekly humor -

A magician was performing on a cruise ship, and since the audience was different each week, he repeated the same tricks. The captain's parrot watched the show every week and learned the secrets of the magician's tricks. During the show the parrot would then reveal the secrets to the audience by squawking, "Look, it's not the same hat!" or "He's hiding the flowers under the table!" or "All the cards are the Ace of Spades."
The magician was furious but felt powerless to control the captain's parrot.
One day the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself adrift on a piece of wood, and discovered the parrot by his side. They stared at each other, but did not utter a word. This went on for hours until finally the parrot finally inquired, "Okay, I give up. What did you do with the ship?"

 

Have a great week!

Career Services

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

(207) 859-1106 - phone

(207) 859-1114 - fax