...a new year and a new beginning (continued)

  9. Practice interviewing with "Interview Prep", available from the Virtual Career Center.

10. Write your resume and have it critiqued in the Center. Come to drop-in (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4pm for a face-to- face critique).

11. Use "Optimal Resume" to format your resume -- available from the Virtual Career Center.

12.  Identify job listing sites specific to your industry by using the RileyGuide.  Put your resume on-line at sites you have identified.

13. Be sure to schedule information interviews. Click here to learn how.

14. Identify faculty and employers who can act as references in your job hunt. Be sure to ask their permission before naming someone. 

...a new year and a new beginning

Do you have a plan for this year, job and career wise?  Given the state of the economy, it is smart to give some thought to what you want to be doing to earn a living well before you graduate, so how about making a plan early in the year so that you can be unstressed later in the year???  Check out these tips:

1.  If you're unsure of your career direction, do some self assessment on the web (see http://www.montclair.edu/CareerServices/undergraduate/whoami.html). These tools should be one of your first steps in researching careers. 

2. Make an appointment to meet with a career counselor by calling x5194 to discuss the self-assessment exercises you have done.

3. Research careers at http://www.montclair.edu/CareerServices/studentservices/researchocc.html.

4. Talk with your contacts -- family, friends, professors, teachers, neighbors, peers, colleagues, mentors -- about potential careers. 

5. Register with Career Directions, our on-line job listing service, at http://www.montclair.edu/CareerServices/studentservices/careerdirections.html and check positions at least once a week. New positions come in 24/7!

6. Volunteer to check out work that interests you. 

7. Join a LinkedIn group in your industry. Go to http://www.montclair.edu/CareerServices/onlineworkshops/Linkedin/player.html to learn how.

8. Meet with your career counselor to discuss what you are learning about yourself and the world of work.

Get started now...more tips to come next week!

She got the job she wanted!!!

Hi, 

Our grad student got the job she wanted (see the previous entry!) and had prepared for and we want the same result for all of you!

Work with the Center for Career Services and Cooperative Education no matter where you are in your education and let us help you! Follow this blog, check out the website regularly, come to Career Fairs and workshops and get prepared!!

Welcome back,

The staff of the Center