Career Connections Newsletter • August 2007

Career Topic of the Month: Career Services Overview
Career Resource of the Month: Career Connections
Spotlight on Success: SNC Alumni Profile
Career Tip of the Month: Career Services New Resources
Internship of the Month: Public Relations Intern
Upcoming Events 

Career Topic of the Month: Career Services Overview

Career Services is committed to providing comprehensive career development and job search services to students and alumni.  This is accomplished through individual career counseling and the services, programs and events listed below.  To receive individualized attention on any of the topics outlined below, please contact Career Services.  

Self-Assessment

• The goal of Self-Assessment is to identify interests, values, skills as they relate to academic and career exploration.
• Available Resources: 
• • FOCUS: Assessment of your interests, values, skills, personality and preferences.  FOCUS will then identify occupations that match each of these aspects of your profile, and provide you the opportunity to explore those that appeal to you.  Keycode: greenknights
  • Strong Interest Inventory: Helps you understand how your interests relate to the world of work and college majors.  This assessment is available online after you meet with a Career Services staff member.  Please contact Career Services to schedule an appointment.
    
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Helps you understand how your personality preferences relate to the world of work.  This assessment is available online after you meet with a Career Services staff member.  Please contact Career Services to schedule an appointment.
  • MyMajors.com: Analyzes data about your values and high school experiences and provides a list of five majors that match your interests and preferences. 
    

Career Awareness

• The goal of Career Awareness is to learn about the connection between majors and careers. 
  
• Available Resources:
  
• • Are you unsure of the career possibilities for your chosen major?  Use What Can I Do With This Major to learn more about common career areas, typical employers and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities for each SNC major.
    
  • Career Exploration Day: Explore your career interests and options by networking with professionals representing a variety of occupations.  Tuesday, October 30, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Campus Center
  • Career Library: Numerous major, career and graduate school resources are available for check-out. 
    
  • Click here for additional Career Awareness resources. 
    

Career Exploration

• The goal of Career Exploration is to learn as much as possible about your chosen career field. 
  
• Available Resources:
• • Career Contact Program: Provides opportunities for students and alumni to interact with over 400 professionals from career fields in which they have an interest.  Contact a career contact to gather information that will help you make decisions about majors or career fields, strategies for finding employment or internships, or gaining admission to graduate/professional school.
  • Alumni Profiles: Check out the growing list of alumni participating in our database project centering on their current career status and experience.
  • Professional Internship Experience:  Obtain relevant work experience in your area of interest. 
    
  • Click here for additional Career Exploration resources. 
    

Job Search

• The goal of the Job Search is to develop a plan, prepare your job search materials and conduct a comprehensive job search.
  
• Available Resources:
• • Career Connections
  • Job Search Links
  • On-Campus Recruiting
  • Career Fairs
  • Click here for additional Job Search resources.   
    

Graduate and Professional School Planning

• The goal of Graduate and Professional School Planning is to assist you in the preparation process for graduate school. 
  
• Available Resources:
• • Graduate School Planning Workshop: Tuesday, October 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Cofrin 15. 
    
  • Graduate/Professional School Links
  • Graduate and Professional School Advisers
  • Click here for additional Graduate School resources. 
    

Workshops

• A sample of workshops being offered in fall: 
• • Developing Your Internship
  • Resume & Cover Letter Writing
  • Interviewing Skills
  • Choosing Your Major
  • And Many More!
  • Fall 2007 Calendar of Events

Please contact Career Services for assistance with any of the services listed above. 
 

Career Resource of the Month: Career Connections

Career Connections is an online database of internships and jobs posted by employers interested in hiring a SNC student or alumni.   In order to view the jobs and internships, you must first register for Career Connections and complete a short profile, which will allow you to:

• Search for internships and jobs.
• Participate in the Resume Referral Program, which allows you to post your resume to be viewed by employers or allows the Career Services staff to refer your resume to employers based on their criteria.
• Access over 400 Career Contacts (alumni and friends of SNC) who have volunteered to give career advice to SNC students and alumni. 
• Register online for career workshops and events.  Click here for the Fall 2007 Calendar of Events. 
  

Spotlight on Success: SNC Alumni Profile

Martin Fallon, Geology and Business Administration, 2000
Geologist/Project Manager, Shaw Environmental, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois

Click here to learn about the work experience and career path of this successful SNC alum.

Check out our growing list of Alumni Profiles to learn more about their career paths, experience and to envision what you can do with a degree from St. Norbert College. 

Career Tip of the Month: Career Services New Resources

Be sure to check out these great new resources available from Career Services!

• Blogs: Read about the firsthand experiences of St. Norbert College students and alumni.
• Resources for K-12 Educators: View topics which comprise the components of all aspects of the job search process, specific to those intending to teach in a K-12 setting.
• EmployOn: Comprehensive job search tool that searches all public job postings in the U.S. in one easy search.

Internship of the Month: Public Relations Intern

Why intern? Internships are a great opportunity to apply classroom theory to real life work and to acquire experience to make yourself more marketable for future employment. It can also be one way to "test" your chosen career area to determine if it is a good fit for you.

Public Relations Intern, Aurora Health Care, Green Bay

• Description: As an intern with Aurora Health Care’s public relations team in Green Bay, you will have the opportunity to help carry out the integrated communications plan for the entire north region, which includes Brown, Door, Marinette, Manitowoc and Outagamie counties.  Assist with three main areas of responsibility: Media Relations, Internal Communications and Crisis Management. 
  
• Contact: If you are interested in this unique internship opportunity, please contact Kristine Behnke, kristine.behnke@aurora.org, for more information and to apply for this position.  

For more information on this internship and to search for additional internships, please login to Career Connections.

Upcoming Events

To register for an event or workshop, login to Career Connections and click on Career Events. 
Click here for the complete Fall 2007 Calendar of Events. 

Part-Time Job Fair
Wednesday, August 29, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Outside of the Union

Life After SNC - Senior Orientations (same presentation, offered at three different times)
Tuesday, September 4, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 5, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 6, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Cofrin 15