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Program Videos

A series of collaborations have enabled us to provide links to videos of panels and presentations delivered in recent years. Questions and comments may be addressed to Chuck Reutlinger, Associate Director for Information Resources and Services.

Job Search Topics | Career and Internships | PhD Topics

Explore & Experience Videos . Explore & Experience was a series of programs delivered on March 27, 2009 at the Whitman School by numerous employers.

While a number of the following programs were targeted at students in the iSchool, we offer them as valuable to students in other schools and programs as well. Comments and questions can always be discussed with advisors at the Center for Career Services.

Watch a video on constructing an effective resume which was part of a career development series in the iSchool in the spring of 2008.

Watch a video on the value of a mock interview which was presented as part of a career development series in the iSchool in the Spring of 2008.

Watch a video on showcasing soft skills in an interview which was presented as part of a career development series in the iSchool in September of 2008. View a Spring 2008 program.

Watch a video on preparing for a career fair which was produced as part of a career development series for the iSchool in the Spring of 2008.

What is the Employer Recruiting Cycle (and How Does it Affect You), a video of a presentation to iSchool grad students on August 29, 2008.

Using Email in Your Job Search; What To Do Before You Hit Send
A video of a presentation made to iSchool graduate students on September 5, 2008

Researching Employers Video. Click this link to view a 60-minute presentation delivered to students in the iSchool in January 2008. Its focus is on what to research, when to use your results, and what resources to use in your search for information. View a September 2008 program.

Watch a video on networking. Click this link to view a 60-minute program on networking with a special emphasis on the Mentor@SU program which was produced as part of a career development series for the iSchool in the Spring of 2008.

Career- and Internship-related topics:

Watch a video focused on finding an internship. For students seeking an IT internship, this program focused on exploring and winning opportunities at Diamond, Deloitte, KPMG, Creditex Inc. or Goldman Sachs. It was part of a career development series in the iSchool in the spring of 2008.

Career Orientation for iSchool Graduate Students
A presentation from members of SU's Center for Career Services as well as the Syracuse recruiting team from Ernst & Young, filmed in August of 2008.

How did they do it?
Watch a panel of three international students discuss how they achieved significant roles in American employers.

Working in the Federal Government
A video of a career panel on careers in the Federal government held on September 28, 2007. Follow instructions to receive login information for this password-protected resource.

PhD Resources:

Watch the video - Panel Discussion: "The Academic Job Search: Large or small, public or private- where will I find the best fit?"

Watch the video - Panel Discussion: "The Academic Job Search: Negotiating an Academic Job Offer"

Video of Susan Basalla's April 11, 2007 Presentation: "So What Are You Going to do With That?"
How to Prepare for the many things you can do with your advanced degree outside academia

Watch the video - Presentation: "Adjusting to your first year as faculty" (Power Point slides)

Watch the video - Panel Discussion: "What can you do with a PhD at a University besides teach? "

Watch the video - Panel Discussion: "How to Get a Post Doc and Make the Most of it"
Listen to the advice of a panel made up of three SU first year faculty and two post docs as they describe their experience in searching for and productively using their post doc opportunities. Panelists include:

Gareth Fisher, PhD, Asst. Prof., Religion;( Post doc at Yale);
Ines Mergel, PhD, Asst. Prof Public Administration, (Post doc at Harvard);
Andrew Darling, PhD, Asst. Prof, Dept. Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, (Post doc Dartmouth); Nancy Kang, PhD, Faculty Fellow in the Humanities, English, (Post doc Syracuse University)
James R. Metcalf, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Earth Science, (Post doc at Syracuse University).

The Changing Landscape of Higher Education
Chris M. Golde, Ph.D., Associate  Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Stanford University and Research Director of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate, provides an overview of higher education in the United States, addressing how changes in tenure and in the student population will affect you as a future professor. A program from October 2008 sponsored by the Center for Career Services, Maxwell Career Services, the Graduate Student Organization (GSO), Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, and the Graduate School.

The inside scoop on the grant application process.

Trish Lowney, Ph.D., is the director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at Syracuse University.  The Office of Sponsored Programs assists faculty in pursuing grants. During these four sessions, Dr. Lowney clarifies the grant application process, assists you in identifying funding sources, and sharpens your understanding of the review process. Dr. Lowney  has served as the program manager of two competitive grant programs at the New York State Department of Health. She has also been a grants program manager for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. and the National Dairy Council.

This four-part series on grant writing was sponsored by the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Center for Career Services during the Fall of 2008.

Grant Writing Workshop, Program 1: Managing Expectations video | Power point
Grant Writing Workshop Program 2: Practical Strategies video | Power point
Grant Writing Workshop Program 3 video | No Power point for this program
Grant Writing Workshop Program 4: Mechanics of Applying video | Power point