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Career Center Close-up. Majors, Internships, Career Planning & More!. Hart Career Center Minor Myers Welcome Center, 2 nd Floor www.iwu.edu/ccenter 556-3071. Hart Career Center Staff. Warren Kistner , Director Laurie Diekhoff , Assistant Director & Internship Coordinator - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Career Center Close-upMajors, Internships, Career Planning & More!
Hart Career Center Minor Myers Welcome Center, 2nd Floorwww.iwu.edu/ccenter 556-3071
Assisting students with their career goalsHart Career Center Staff
Warren Kistner, Director
Laurie Diekhoff, Assistant Director & Internship Coordinator
Robyn Walter, Career Consultant
Sue Noonan, Career Recruitment CoordinatorL to R: Robyn, Warren, Sue & Laurie
Career Guidance & Exploration
Internship Assistance
Graduate & Professional School Prep
Job Search & Employment AssistanceHart Career Center Assists in All 4 Areas!
Career Center4 Main Areas of Support
Career Consulting
MANY students are unsure of career plans!
Two professional counselors on staff Provide Interest / Skill / Personality
assessments Major / Minor selection Career discovery (What can I do with my
major?) Graduate school exploration
(20-30% of our students go directly on to graduate school)
Career Planning Cycle
Set Goals
Self-Assess Explore Options
Experience Opportunities
A circular & on-going process that will last throughout lifetime!
How Can Parents Help?
Help identify strengths & passions Encourage student to explore through:
- introductory courses- job shadowing or informational
interviews- Career Center meetings or
programs- involvement in campus groups,
jobs, volunteering or internships
IWU Internship Program
Provide centralized database of opportunities
Host annual internship fair (Sept. 29) Help students sift through options Assist with resumes & cover letters
Over 515 IWU interns last year; 69% of Class of 2013 – had at least 1
internshipCan be paid/unpaid; for-credit/not-for-credit
Part-time during year; summer- full- or part-time
Experience the Possibilities!
Where do students Intern? All over!
See Google Map on Internship section of CC Website
A recent study found that resumes with Internships were more likely to get a job interview.
In fact, Internships were MORE IMPORTANT than MAJORS or GPAs on a resume for candidate success.
“How Summer Can Change Your Future,” by Brett Arends, Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2014
Can’t emphasize enough – Internships Matter!
1 – INTERVIEW performance2 – RELEVANT experiences (other internships, research, volunteering, etc.)3 – High ACADEMIC performance4 – Strong RESUME and COVER LETTER5 – Recommendations or REFERENCES
(Internships.com, 2013 Employer Survey)
Who Gets Hired?What Employers Value Most when Hiring an
Intern
Successful students tend to: Get “Practical!” Visit CC early and often Take advantage of networking
opportunities Practice and develop interviewing
skills
Recipe for Success?
The Career Center is Your Student’s Career Success Partner
Resume Preparation & Review Practice Interviews Extensive Resource Library Job Shadowing Opportunities Job Fairs & Campus Interviews Career Workshops & Panels Internship & Job Search
Assistance
Support campus involvement balanced
with academic achievement Emphasize internships and
volunteering Activate and share your network
(Are you LinkedIn?) Help them think widely about
options, and…
What Role Can Parents Play?
Meet our staff Determine Career possibilities Explore internship opportunities Develop resume & cover letters Participate in practice interviewsAttend IWU Internship Fair, Sept 29, 4-6 pm
Encourage students to visit the Career Center early and often!
Hart Career Center: Minor Myers Welcome Center, 2nd Floor
Online: www.iwu.edu/ccenter
THANK YOU!IWU Hart Career Center
www.iwu.edu/ccenter