During my junior year, I was on the search for a part-time, flexible, on-campus internship. Sounds impossible, right? WRONG!
A year ago, I was lucky enough to start as the Marketing & Events Intern at the Pomerantz Career Center. And let me tell you… it’s the BEST. JOB. EVER.
I'm sure everyone has wondered where a lot of students they see working the front desks of campus buildings, the library, and the rec find out about their jobs. I'm here to tell you how to make the most of HireaHawk in regards to student employment.
It's officially INTERN WEEK at the University of Iowa! Do you need some more convincing as to why you should attend these awesome sessions? If so, you're in luck.
1) It's a great time to start your internship search!
Internship searching can be a long process with many different options and paths. The Pomerantz Career Center wants to help you work through this grueling search process! You'll learn about many different options on how to find the PERFECT internship for you!
It’s almost 2016! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?
*Written by Phil Stott
*Originally published at Vault Blogs: http://www.vault.com/blog/job-search/how-to-find-a-job-over-the-holidays...
Let’s face it... we live in a digital world. The days of only using “help wanted” ads are OVER. Most hiring employers have admitted to using social media platforms to aid in their search process, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Google Plus. There are many ways to use social media to aid in your job search.
It’s necessary for your desired profession such as teaching, law, social work, speech pathology, or healthcare
Interviews can be nerve racking. You want to present the best version of yourself, and showcase your best qualities to the interviewer. However, a crucial portion of every interview is the opportunity for the interviewee to ask the interviewer questions. Here are some questions you can ask to show how professional and prepared you are, that will undoubtedly make you stand out as a candidate for the position.
These tips will help you prepare for the big day of your professional interview! Follow these tips and you'll get through the big interview with flying colors! Whether you have a mock interview, or are starting to prepare for your professional career, practice these tips to properly prepare for the big day!
1) Dressing the Part
In order to impress the company you're interviewing with, you must dress accordingly. Wearing business attire, suites, a nice dress, or a pantsuit if you're a girl, you want to avoid dressing in your normal day clothes, including yoga pants.
With the Fall Job & Internship Fair and Diversity Networking night right around the corner, here are a few tips to help you make important connections!
You were nervous on your first day. You arrived, met people, and started to get the lay of the land. Now after meetings, projects, skill-building, and shadowing, your summer internship is about to end. Sad face. How do you finish strong? Do more than just exit by following the tips below.
1. Stop but Don’t Drop
I am going to tell a little story about some of the jobs I have had and how they helped me to reach my current job and position as a Career Advisor and as the associate director of outcomes (which means I get to work with the data from various assessments that we send out – mainly, the graduation survey of our recent grads).
My story is not going to be the one of career fairy tales (i.e. the first job she took was the perfect fit and she lived happily ever after in career bliss) – it is going to be about the potholes I ran over on my path to a job I love.
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Check out the infographic below to learn more about the internships that were registered during the Spring 2015 semester.
Are you on the search for your dream internship?
Internships are great stepping stones to explore various career options, further your skill development, and of course enhance your resume. This is a chance to learn through application rather than the textbooks and lectures hall you have been focused on for the past several months.
Clearly, internships are awesome. But are you worried about being awesome at your internship? Well, here are 7 surefire tips to rock your summer internship
Well, I can tell you what mine are: STUDYING ABROAD IN ROME, ITALY
The most stressful time of the year is already here… CLASS REGISTRATION! To avoid tears this year, here are some helpful tips to think about before registering for your Fall 2015 schedule
As graduation looms a little closer and the job search gets more deliberate, consider cleaning up your social media pages first- that picture of you passed out on a beach in PCB may be the deciding factor that eliminates you from the running for a position.
