Career Services Update - week of February 6, 2006!

 

 

* Job Hunting – Many job candidate searches begin with a phone interview.  Bill’s first rule of phones clearly states that you should never answer a phone unless you are prepared to speak to the person on the other end. 

 

It sounds obvious, but you need to consider a few issues before you start talking.  Are there any immediate distractions (loud music, noisy friends, are you driving?)  that would get in the way of a productive conversation.  Do you have the time for a 10 minute talk?  What if it stretches to 20 minutes?  Will you be able to take notes – and will you have your resume in front of you?  Some recruiters like to catch you “off guard”.  Don’t let them – only answer the phone when you’re confident you’ll sound your best.

 

* Mark Your Calendar –  The Thomas College Career Fair is slated for March 15.  Companies are making their commitments to attend – you can see who’ll be there by

 clicking here.

 

The Maine Recruiting Consortium is sponsoring the Maine Tourism & Hospitality Fair.  The fair will focus on summer jobs, is open to all college students and will be held  Friday April 7th from 1:00 – 4:00pm at the Augusta Civic Center.  You are encouraged to pre-register online prior to the event.    

 

* New Job Openings – Lowe’s Home Improvement is looking to fill Loss Prevention positions in their Scarborough and Biddeford locations.  These stores haven’t opened yet.

Channels 2 & 6 are looking for an Online Content Producer.  The IRS anticipates several openings in Bangor and Augusta this May.

 

 Please click here for the latest job and internship openings.

 

The Career Services Office will be closed Wednesday

 

Have a great week!