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Requesting a Workshop

The Center welcomes requests from faculty, RA's, and student groups to present workshops on a variety of topics at any time during the year. If after reading what follows and our ideas for workshops, you would like to discuss sponsoring a program or a series of programs, please call the Center at 443-3616 or email Daniel Klamm , our Outreach/Marketing Coordinator.

If you are certain what you would like to request, then open our request form in your Acrobat Reader, print it out, complete it and either deliver it to us in 235 Schine or fax it to us at 443-2805. Don't have Acrobat Reader? Download it for free here.

Suggestions for Workshops

INTRODUCTION TO CAREER SERVICES
This program describes all the services, resources and programs of the Center and links them to students' career decision-making, job search and grad school planning activities. Specific emphases are placed on:
+ utilizing OrangeLink, our online management system
+ advising, critiquing and coaching services
+ informational resources
+ on-campus recruiting
+ alternatives to campus recruiting
+ credentials service

JOB SEARCH SKILLS

Resume Writing
+ Provides guidance on resume purposes, formats (including "electronic" resumes), wording, length categories of information and typical mistakes.
+ Recommended for any student needing a resume for any employment pursuit.
+ Especially valuable before requesting an individual critique.

Cover Letter Writing
+ Features discussions, models and examples of ad responses, exploratory, and referral letters.
+ Tips on writing style, flow of information, use of related research, length and related issues.
+ A must for anyone who will mail, fax or electronically submit a resume.
+ Recommended highly in advance of a critique.

Interviewing
+ A comprehensive primer on successful interviewing, focusing on preparation, attitude, predictable stages and questions, and follow up.
+ Emphasizes developing and using key information on jobs and employers, handling certain employers styles, and generally presenting an informed, focused, confident image to any employer.
+ A crucial program to attend before taking on or off-campus interviews or practice interviews conducted by consultants.

Researching Employers and Careers
+ An introduction to the value, techniques and resources for conducting employment-related research before and during any search.
+ Emphasizes what should be sought and why--creative sources of information.
+ Addresses where in a contact campaign or interviewing process such research can have a favorable impact on an employer.

Succeeding at a Career Fair
+ An overview of elements that contribute to success at a fair
+ Covers pre-fair preparation, notably employer research and personalized "commercials"
+ Addresses what to wear, what to bring, questions to expect, questions to ask, and how to follow up

JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES

Succeeding in the Internet / Advertised Job Market
+ Where to find ads and announcements
+ How much expectation to invest in the advertised market
+ Techniques that may improve the effectiveness of a search and subsequent responses

The "Hidden Job Market"
+ Formulation of targets/timetables of a self-marketing effort.
+ Research, communication and follow up skills for success
+ Crucial for students who have a limited time to devote to job hunting during the academic year and those whose talents have not historically been sought by on-campus recruiters.

Networking
+ The who, when, how, where and why of networking.
+ Especially recommended for students who feel they "have no contacts."

GETTING STARTED WITH CAREER PLANNING

+ Focuses on the assessment of skills, interests, career satisfaction, expectations, and personality that serve as foundations for evaluating career options.
+ Intended to be very interactive, the program can include written excercises completed in advance that can be discussed in the workshop.
+ Resources for further exploration are presented as well.

PREPARING FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL

+ Focuses on the advisability, timing, financing and application process of further study.
+ Print, online and other SU resources for researching programs and financing are introduced.

SUCCEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE OF THE 21st CENTURY

+ Examines trends and employer practices that have already begun to impact careers and workplaces of the near future.
+ Suggests strategies that new professionals may use to start out and prosper.
+ Tips on managing career, personal life, finances, and more are offered and discussed.
+ This program is usually tailored to the interests of the audience in advance.