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Career Newsletter 2/27/14
Happy Thursday Everyone!
As March approaches, a lot of interesting opportunities are coming your way!
Big 10 Career Expo
Friday, March 14th, from 9AM-3PM, the Big Ten conference in Indianapolis is hosting a Career Expo! The Expo is a unique opportunity for employers to connect with students and alumni from all 12 prestigious universities that make up the Big Ten. The conference is currently comprised of the University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, Michigan State University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Penn State University, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin. For information regarding the Expo, please click here: http://www.bigtencareerexpo.com/registrant/
Here is a list of Employers that have registered for the Expo… please take a look at the companies that will be at the Expo and let me know if you are interested in going by filling out this form by March 3rd: https://illinois.edu/sb/sec/4803792
If we have enough interest we will rent a van and carpool to the Expo together! Leaving at 10am CST and heading back at 3pm EST when the EXPO is over.
Registered Companies
- Angie’s List
- Atterbury Job Corps Center
- Avnet Services
- Big Ten Conference
- Big Ten Network
- Bridgestone Retail Operations
- Charles Schwab
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co
- Dematic Corp
- Eli Lilly and Company
- EmployIndy
- ExactTarget, a salesforce.com company
- Ford Motor Company
- Glencore Ltd.
- GobbleBox, LLC
- Greater Des Moines Partnership
- hc1.com
- Heartland Dental
- Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC
- Imagine Schools
- Indiana INTERNnet
- INDIANA SPORTS CORP
- Indiana State Police
- Keyence
- KIK Custom Products
- Kronos
- MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc.
- Magnitude
- Marian University for St. Vincent Health
- MD Logistics
- Mead Johnson Nutrition
- Naaiip
- NCAA
- OneAmerica
- ORAU
- Pacers Sports & Entertainment
- Paycom
- PLS Logistics Services
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Shaw Industries
- Southern Wine & Spirits
- Spectrum Bands
- Stanley Electric US Co., Inc.
- Swissotel Chicago
- Toyota Boshoku
- TRW Automotive
- Tulsa Police Department
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Urban Teacher Center
- WellPoint
- WESCO
- WISH-TV/WNDY-TV
- Zimmer Inc.
All Campus Career Expo
The All Campus Career Expo is Tuesday March 18th, 1-5 pm at the ARC! Career Services is offering great workshops to help you prepare for the Career Fair.
Career Fairs: Making a Positive Impression: The Career Center, 715 S. Wright Street
Tuesday March 4 at 4p.m.,
Thursday, March 13th at 5p.m.
Monday, March 17 at 5 p.m.
Winning Resumes and Cover Letters: The Career Center, 715 Wright Street
Wednesday, March 5 at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11 at 5p.m.
Monday, March 17 at 5p.m.
Selling Your LAS Degree at the All Campus Career Fair
Social Science Students: Monday March 10th at 6 p.m., Lincoln Hall 1065, our own Melissa Newell will be one of the presenters!
Successful Interviewing, The Career Center, 715 Wright Street
Wednesday, March 12 at 6p.m.
Attending a Career Fair for the First Time, The Career Center, 715 Wright Street
Thursday March 13th at 3 p.m.
Resume Blitz with Employers
Thursday, March 13, 12-3 p.m., The Career Center Interview Suite, 616 E. Green
The Capital Markets Group
The Capital Markets Group on Campus is hosting a Webinar from Akuna Capital
Tuesday, March 4th, 5PM at Wohlers Hall 245
Akuna Capital is a fast-growing derivatives trading firm located in downtown Chicago that specializes in market-making and arbitrage. Founded in 2011, Akuna has quickly grown from a start-up to a successful leader on US options and futures exchanges with imminent plans for international expansion. At the meeting, Akuna Capital Co-Founders Andrew Killion (CEO) and Mitchell Skinner (Head of Trading) as well as Senior Trader Peter Berger will be attending the webinar and walk through the general questions regarding proprietary trading and tips on trading interviews. Time will be reserved at the end for an open Q&A. Papa Dels Pizza and drinks will be provided. Email cmg.uiuc@gmail.com if you have any questions.
The Capital Markets Group at UIUC was established to provide students, interested in the capital markets and passionate about trading, with the guidance and tools necessary to gain hands-on experience in investment research and portfolio management. Our club activities include stock market update, trading competition, stock pitches, lecture by experienced fellow students, speaker events, office visits and etc.
Your Identity @ Work
March 8, 2014
10am-5pm
Ikenberry SDRP Rm 2009
What does my (gender, religion, sexuality, race, disability) have to do with getting a job or applying to grad school? Come learn why identity matters in your job and graduate school search. Learn strategies from professionals and alumni and find out how you can create positive change in the workplace or school. Lunch will be provided.
Register at go.illinois.edu/IdentityAtWork Co-sponsored by The Career Center, Diversity & Social Justice Education, University Housing and Disability Resources and Educational Services.
It’s Not Too Late to Line up Your Summer Internship!
Summer internships are a great way to immerse yourself in an organization and gain on-the-job experience before graduation. Learn the ins and outs of a job while strengthening your skills, building relationships with industry contacts and improving your resume to stand out to future employers.
To find internships, go to AfterCollege and enter your school, major and graduation date. You’ll be recommended opportunities you can rate positively or negatively to get better results more aligned with your interests.
Possible internships include:
SanDisk- SanDisk offers technical and business internships that provide the opportunity to learn from industry experts and help solve business challenges. As part of the program, you will get to participate in training and development that goes beyond classroom learning to help you develop your skills and experience. Find out more…
White House OSTP Internship- Serving as an Office of Science and Technology Policy intern provides a unique opportunity to work closely with senior White House officials and science and technology policy analysts in OSTP’s topic-based divisions, or on OSTP’s legal team. Find out more…
Kaiser Premanente Internship- Kaiser Permanente is a place where your ideas translate into real impact. And where what you do every day saves lives. No matter what your role, you’ll apply your knowledge and passion to influential real-world projects that help shape your success. Find out more…
Tips:
Looking for a job or internship this summer? Check out the Career Center Student Jobs webpage! Just click here
As always, visit our careers blog by clicking here
Career Newsletter
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The semester is underway and so are the Career Fairs! Upcoming Career Fairs are as follows: All Campus Career Fair Date: March 18, 2014
Research Park Career Fair Date: April 2, 2014 Time: 4:30-6:30 pm Location: Atkins Building (located at the corner of First Street & St. Mary’s Road), at 1800 South Oak Street. Please click here to find out about the Research Park Career Fair
International Virtual Career Fair This event is great for anyone (students or alumni) looking for internation opportunitites, you can attend from anywhere! Date: April 8-10, 2014 Time: TBD Location: A computer and quiet area
ECS Spring Engineering Career Fair Date: Tuesday & Wednesday, February 18th & 19th, 2014 Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Location: Activities and Recreation Center-The ARC Please click here to find out about the Engineering Career Fair, there will be internship opportunitites as well.
Workshops to help you prep for Career Fairs or other career positions are coming up through the Career Center: Thursday, Feb. 6 4-5 p.m., Successful Interviewing Monday, Feb 10, 5-6 p.m., Building Transferable Skills Tuesday, Feb 11, 5-6 p.m., Winning Resumes and Cover Letters Wednesday Feb 12, 4-5 p.m., Career Fairs: Making a Positive Impression For information on Career Center Workshops please visit the Career Center Workshop Website here.
Other Workshops that are available to you (check the dates): Building Transferable Skills Learn how to market the skills you develop outside of the classroom (RSO’s, volunteer work, internships, part-time positions, Greek experiences) and how to inclde them on your resume. Sign up for Building Transferable Skills
UIntern Information Session UIntern aims to organize summer internships at local nonprofit organizations for students interested in helping their community while also developing useful career skills. Come to this information session to learn about the program and how to apply to be a UIntern! Sign up for UIntern Information Session
Career Services Paraprofessional Info Sessions Thursday, February 6th, 2014@ The Career Center, 5-6pm The Career Services Paraprofessionals are charged with the following responsibilities:
For more information about Paraprofessional Info Sessions please click here.
Looking for opportunitites beyond the classroom? Certificates are a great way to add to your resume and a great talking point to showcase all of your abilities. Please see below for a list of some of our most popular certificates. NOTE: The college of media offers a wide variety of certificates, for information all all of their offering please contact them. The Leadership Certificate: The Leadership Certificate is a multi-semester structured program designed to provide students with a customized experience to help develop leadership skills in a way that integrates leadership education, reflection, and experience. Certificate students are matched with a Leadership Coach to partner with during the program and create a Leadership Portfolio documenting their leadership growth upon completion. The Certificate Program is grounded in the Illinois Philosophy of Leadership which states that “all students can exercise leadership” and a skills-based model of leadership development. The enrollment periods to begin the Certificate occur during the first 10 weeks of each Fall and Spring semester. For more information on the leadership certificate and to apply, please visit the Leadership Certificate Website.
Public Relations Certificate This professional development program provides a practical foundation in the principles and practice of public relations. The undergraduate-level coursework is designed for students from any discipline who wish to develop public relations competencies and skills to enhance their primary area of study or expertise. Public relations is important to many disciplines, including engineering, English, computer science, communication, business, agricultural communications, and numerous others. You can find information on how toapply, core courses, and other requirements on the webiste. Computer Science Certificates The certificates can be acquired after you obtain your bachelor’s degree. Each certificate requires a completion of three 4-credit hour courses (4 hours each, a total of 12 hours) identified in the certificates offerings below. The grade in each course must be a B or higher and all three courses must be completed within a two year timeframe. When all three courses have been completed, please contact Rhonda McElroy at rmcelroy@illinois.edu to request a review of completed courses and pending successful completion, a certificate. Visit the website for more information. LENS (Diversity) Certificate The LENS Diversity Certificate Program is a year-long cohort program that helps Illinois students build important skills and practice for engaging diversity on campus and beyond. LENS Diversity Certificate participants take courses, attend workshops and regular cohort meetings, and design their own action project. The LENS Diversity Certificate is open to any university student with a full academic year (fall to spring) remaining. Applications to the LENS Diversity Certificate are accepted in late spring through early fall. For more information regarding the program, please visit theLENS Website. Professional Advertising Certificate Our Professional Advertising Certificate Programs provide an opportunity for advertising, marketing, and communications professionals to enhance their knowledge of brand communication in today’s global context through short courses and other activities. Certificate enrollees participate in sessions with industry professionals from the Midwest Our comprehensive certificate programs will allow those enrolled to gain industry-specific, distinctive skills in communicating across channels while keeping a consumer-centric approach. For more information on the Professional Advertising Certificate and contact information, please visit the website. Media Sales Certificate This new program will provide students with a valuable set of skills which could help them towards developing a career in the advertising/media sales industry. All of the new sales-related courses have been approved and the curriculum has been set. The program will consist of 15 credit hours and will require the following courses: MDIA 270 (Introduction to Media Sales) BTW 271 (Persuasive Writing) MDIA 320 (Sales Management) MDIA 370 (Advanced Media Sales) MDIA 495 (Internship/Individual Study) The program is open to any undergraduate students on campus, regardless of major. For questions regarding the certificate, please contact Brett Clifton at bclifton@illinois.edu Global Business The goal of this certificate program is to incorporate the business in foreign language and international studies programs. This program will encourage students in LAS and other colleges outside of Business to develop foreign language expertise with international business incorporated into their particular program of study. This certificate has four required components, including a total of five semester courses and an international experience. The requirements are as follows:
For more information please visit the Global Business Culture Certificate website. Please check out our Undergraduate Blog for more information, virtual job board, and various professional Development Opportunitites!
“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.” -Gary Ryan Blaire |
Welcome Back!
Hello Students, welcome back to campus! I hope you all had a great winter break and are ready to embark on the Spring 2014 semester adventure! Right now is a very busy time for our office, so the blog may not be updated for another week or so. Walk in hours for the week of January 27th-January 31st are as follows:
Monday: 2pm-4pm (only come if you are around the area, it is too cold to be walking over)
Tuesday: 9:30-11:30, 2pm-4pm
Wednesday: 10am-12pm
Thursday: 10am-12pm, 1:30-3:30pm
Stay warm! Remember if you feel it is too cold to go to class please alert your professor and stay home if need be
Winter Break and New Site
Hello Everyone! I hope finals went well for you! The semester has come to an end and now you can enjoy a whole month with friends and family, but we wanted to introduce a new blog to you. The careers blog!! Based off of what students reported in the Careers Survey this blog was created to better serve you and your after college needs. The careers blog not only discusses everything related to careers but also prepping for careers! We also feature alumni and soon enough will have information on graduate school. The blog will do what blog’s do and be updated and added to as much as possible. Enjoy!
Fall Break
Hello Everyone!
Registration Season is almost over! I sure hope you had wonderful luck getting into classes that you needed/ wanted. Classes will still be opening up as students withdraw from them. Remember you have until the second week of classes to change your schedule around.
Next week is Fall break, if you celebrate Thanksgiving we wish you a happy holiday! If you are taking the week off to relax and explore we wish you safe travels! Have a great week off from classes!
Hello!
Welcome to the Undergraduate Economics Career site. Here you will find information regarding careers, internships, resume building and professional development, as well as college and department announcements. As we grow this program we will be growing the site. Enjoy!