Senior Seminar Series: “Roadmap to the Real World” all next week

The UT Dallas Career Center is offering several programs next week as part of the Senior Year Experience.

October 18 – 22
SSB 3.300

• Monday, Oct 18 – 10-10:45 a.m. – Resume Workshop
• Tuesday, Oct 19 – 4-4:45 p.m. – Behavioral Interviewing
• Wednesday, Oct 20 – 3-3:45 p.m. – How To Write Cover Letters
• Thursday, Oct 21 – 12-12:45 p.m. – Conducting an Effective Job Search
• Friday, Oct 22 – 11-11:45 a.m. – Working for the Federal Government

Seniors:  check out our suggestions for career preparation activities for your final year of college!

Foreign Service Careers talk on Oct. 19

Careers Representing America:  Ambassador Ron McMullen discusses Foreign Service experiences, careers, and internship opportunities within the U.S. Department of State.

Bring your lunch!

Tuesday, October 19

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Career Center, SSB 3.300

Interested in Graduate School?

Are you pre-law?  Planning to attend medical school?  Thinking about earning a masters degree in your field?  Check out the Career Center’s resources for students interested in attending graduate school here.

Also, today is the Graduate School Expo at UT Dallas.  Visit with representatives from many different professional and graduate schools about your future!

Galaxy Rooms, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Personal Branding, from a Corporation’s Viewpoint

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC) created Personal Brand Week, an online resource for job seekers.  The site’s tools help you develop your elevator speech, explore your passion, build and leverage your network, create and maintain your online brand, and manage your career.  The site offers “Top 10 tips” and worksheets for each category.

Check out this free service today.  PwC is one of the nation’s largest recruiters of recent college graduates, so they really are the experts!

Source- PwC Personal Brand Week site: http://www.pwc.com/us/en/careers/pwctv/personal-brand-week.jhtml

Schneider Logistics Info Session: Oct. 14

Schneider Logistics, a division of Schneider National, is coming to campus to meet with students about the Logistic Sales Account Executive full-time opportunity.

Thursday, Oct. 14

Career Center, SSB 3.3

6:00 – 7:0o pm

On-campus employer events are open only to UT Dallas students and alumni.

Find Off-Campus Career Events

Did you know that the UT Dallas Career Center website features off-campus career events?

You can view events such as company open houses, virtual career fairs, events put on by different industries (e.g., careers in sports, STEM, etc.), and expos sponsored by professional organizations.

You should check this link regularly for updates: http://www.utdallas.edu/career/students/resources/events.php.  We encourage our students and alumni to participate in the regular Career Expos held at UT Dallas, but you should also see what is happening in the community.  These could be great networking opportunities!

Graduate School Expo on October 13

Interested in returning to graduate or professional school? This is an opportunity for UT Dallas students and alumni to speak with graduate university representatives about admission, scholarships, financial assistance, and degree programs.

Representatives from law schools, medical schools, business, engineering & computer science, and other programs from private and public institutions, including UT Dallas, will be in attendance.

More information is available at www.utdallas.edu/career.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Galaxy Rooms, UT Dallas Student Union

CVS Caremark Info Session: Oct. 8

CVS Caremark is visiting campus to speak with students about Summer 2011 internship opportunities in corporate, retail management, and logistics management.

Friday, October 8
3:00 PM- 4:30 PM
Career Center Seminar Room (SSB 3.107)

On-campus employer events are open only to UT Dallas students and alumni.

Utilize Perfect Interview™ for interviewing success

The UT Dallas Career Center is now offering an online interviewing resource exclusively for our students and recent grads (you will need a NetID to log in), Perfect Interview™.

Perfect Interview™ is an innovative learning tool that you can use to enhance your job interviewing skills and develop an edge over the competition. Perfect Interview™ creates a compelling and realistic “simulated interview” experience where you are asked challenging questions and must respond, just as you would in a real job interview.

This is a great resource because you can practice interviewing at home at any hour of the day.  However, don’t forget to also visit the Career Center for a live mock interview with a career counselor or the career coach for even more in-depth feedback.

Log in here to check out Perfect Interview™ today!

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Info Session: Oct. 4

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services will be on campus to talk about their Data Analytics Associate full-time position.  Open to Dec. 2010 and May 2011 graduates.

Monday, October 4

5:30 pm

TI Auditorium – ECS South

On-campus employer events are open only to UT Dallas students and alumni.