UI CareerConnect is a quarterly newsletter for University of Iowa students. The publication highlights upcoming career events, and it provides articles and useful tips that guide you to a career that fits you.
What Happened? Backstage Access
Iowa Students Explore Career Opportunities on the Road
November 2 - Dubuque, Iowa
Printing and Publishing Road Trip: McGraw-Hill Companies, S4Carlisle Publishing Services and Carlisle Ryan Digital Services as well as Financial Services Road Trip: Cottingham & Butler and Prudential Retirement
November 9 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City/Coralville
Event Planning Road Trip: Englert Theatre, The Coralville Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Brucemore Museum and KZIA Radio Station
December 8 - Iowa City, Iowa
Senior Conference
Think Internships
Experience Iowa Internships
Are you low on cash and looking for a job? Why not work as a paid intern that can benefit your career path in the Corridor area?
With Experience Iowa, you can work for employers that may not normally be able to have an intern – previous internships have included software development with Bio::Needs, Inc., Marketing for Michael Trains, and graphic design at Van Meter Industrial!
The program provides a stipend covering one-half of the intern's salary with the balance provided by the employer.
To be eligible, students must be undergraduates of at least sophomore status who are enrolled full-time at the UI with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
To find these positions, log on to Expo and from the top menu, select "Jobs", "Job Search", and "Experience Iowa Internship".
Note: There are a few employers still looking for spring interns - check UI Employment Expo for more information!
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Growing Up, Looking Forward:
Career Leadership Academy
Connect your classroom experience to your career!
The career Leadership Academy is an exciting opportunity for YOU to develop your leadership and employment skills- those same skills that employers have told us they’re looking for—all while earning 4 academic credits.
- 4-semester program; earn 1 academic credit per semester
- Weekly academic seminar to discuss:
* Leadership and group dynamics
* Career exploration
* Professionalism
* What employers are REALLY looking for
- Exclusive opportunities for networking with employers and community leaders
- Graduates of the academy will receive notation on their transcripts
- New ‘entering classes’ both spring and fall semesters
The Pomerantz Career Center brings you an all day career exploration event in downtown Chicago. Students interesting in advertising, public relations, journalism, and law will be given the opportunity to meet and mingle with local firms and businesses.
February 15, 2008 from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
The day includes:
- breakfast and an opening presentation
- a morning site visit
- lunch
- afternoon site visit
- networking with companies/peers
*Previous Organizations include: Edelman, Starcom, WBEZ, CBS Chicago, and more.
An application can be found at www.careers.uiowa.edu. Students must submit the application, cover letter and résumé to apply. Please email your application materials as an attachment to james-seyfer@uiowa.edu by January 11, 2008.
You Oughta Know: UI Employment Expo (online recruiting system)
Two great new features:
1) Live Help – you can now use a live chat option for assistance with job searches, interviews, job postings, career fairs, or just simple questions about Employment Expo.
1. Click on "Live support is online"
2. Pick a topic and type in a question
3. Wait for an operator’s response (may take a few minutes, be patient!)
4. Engage in a conversation about using Expo effectively
This is a great way to understand how you can use employment expo to your full advantage. Staff at the Pomerantz Career Center are waiting on the other end to help answer your questions. * This tool is available from 9am-4pm for all employment expo users
2) EmployOn – search employers' web sites!
EmployOn is a great tool within Expo that allows you to search for millions of jobs from employer and corporate sites. Get started now to explore different jobs, make contacts, and send your resume to potential employers.
Getting Started:
1. Go to External Resources and click EmployOn External Search 2. Set up an account 3. BEGIN YOUR SEARCH!
I’ll be finishing with registration for the spring soon, and I have no idea what I want to major in or what type of job I want after graduation! My parents told me that I should take an assessment - what is that?
Sincerely,
Not Sure of Anything
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Dear Not Sure,
While taking an assessment can not tell you what to major in or choose as a career; it can provide direction for you and help you identify career areas that may be a good fit for you! It is a great idea!
Self assessment is the first step of the career planning process. It is often conducted with the help of a formal career assessment tool and your career advisor.
A formal career assessment measures your individual values, interests, personality, or skills, and provides information on how these areas relate to potential occupations. There are several available at Pomerantz Career Center:
Interest Inventories — Questions center around your likes and dislikes regarding various activities and helps relate them to types of work
Values Inventories — Measure how important different values are to you, values play an important role in job satisfaction
Personality Inventories — Look at individual traits, motivational drives, needs, and attitudes
Your career advisor will discuss any possible fees for these assessments (all minimal) with you before you take an assessment and which ones are right for you.
Completing a self assessment is a good place to begin exploring careers and majors that might be good fits for you. Talk with your career advisor about what assessment might be best for you!
Sincerely Ivanna Work
Pomerantz Career Center
100 Pomerantz Center, Suite C310, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-335-1023 careercenter@uiowa.edu
What Happened? Backstage Access
Growing Up, Looking Forward: 
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