CENTER FORCAREER SERVICES

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OVER 450 COLLABORATINGCOMPANIES

3 CAREER FAIRS PER YEAR

MORE THAN 40 SEMINARS EVERY YEAR REGARDINGORIENTATION TO THE JOB MARKET

OVER 900 JOB AND INTERNSHIPOFFERS EVERY YEAR

80% OF STUDENTSINTERVIEWED GET THE POSITION

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIELD EXPERIENCEThe Center for Career Services collaborates with more than 450 companies and organizations. This allows students to access the business world early in their career through a number of internships, job positions, and the development of business projects. Under the supervision of teachers, managers, and entrepreneurs, students apply theories and concepts studied in class to practical, real-world cases. In addition, students have the opportunity to gain professional

experience immediately within a company, which helps them build, sooner and better, their so-called soft skills. They develop a positive approach toward problem solving, the ability to work in teams and in multicultural contexts, and the ability to meet deadlines and cultivate time management skills. These are the skills and experiences that allow our students to enter and succeed in this increasingly competitive professional world.

Antonella Salvatore,Director of the Center for Career Services andContinuing Education

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ORIENTATIONTO THE JOBMARKET AND PLACEMENTPlacement activities at John Cabot University connect the educational offers of the University with the best opportunities in the job market. Through a solid information service and personalized guidance, the University’s aim is to promote the integration of academics with the business world through internship positions in numerous public and private entities.

The Center for Career Services designs a personalized training process in which each participant can direct his/her own academic path. The process includes:

• Selecting a specific topic for the development of the individual’s projects, which is then shared with companies and partner institutions;

• Assistance during the hiring process given by company and/or partner institutions;

• Fulfillment of the position in accordance with the qualifications of the participant, the professional needs of the company/institution, and macroeconomic scenarios in terms of professional and business development.

Through the path described above, the Center for Career Services aims to help young individuals enter the job market and increase the chances of success for a quick and profitable integration of the participant in the professional world.

THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTERS OVER 900 INTERNSHIP AND JOB

POSITIONS RECEIVED ANNUALLY BY PARTNER COMPANIES.

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INTERNSHIPSOur internships are offered on the basis of merit and compatibility with the host organization, which evaluates and ultimately selects candidates. Internships are highly competitive; we do our best to assist students, but we do not guarantee that they will obtain an internship.

HOW TO APPLYOur internship catalogue can be accessed via the JCU Intranet. Internship and job opportunities are also posted on the bulletin boards and through our Facebook app Work for Us.

Once the student has chosen the internship he/she should send his/her cover letter and CV to careerservices@johncabot.edu.

Students do not have a limit on the number of positions to which they can apply, as long as they only apply to one company every 2-3 days.

REQUIREMENTSTo be eligible to apply for an internship through JCU Center for Career Services, students should have at least sophomore standing and a minimum GPA of 2.7.

TIME COMMITMENTWhile courses are taking place, the internship would be part-time, meaning on average 120-150 hours in total, to be distributed over the semester.Generally, interns work between 15 and 20 hours per week.

FOR-CREDIT INTERNSHIPSTo undertake a for-credit internship, students must obtain an internship, have junior standing, and a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Once the internship is obtained, students should follow these steps:

• Step 1: Notify the Center for Career Services that they wish to enroll in the for-credit internship class;

• Step 2: Obtain the Department Chair’s approval;• Step 3: Register on-line for the for-credit internship class

in their respective field of study (e.g., AH 398 Art History Internship; BUS 398 Business Internship, etc.).

REQUIREMENTS10 hours of in-class instruction.

• 120 or more hours worked;• daily internship log;• in-depth interview with the internship sponsor;• 2500- to 3500-word “white paper” presenting a position or

solution to a problem encountered by their employer.The for-credit internship course is graded on a “pass/no pass” basis. The course will begin the 4th week of each semester.

Students can take a for-credit internship course only once in their academic career.

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CAREER FAIRCareer Fairs serve as an opportunity for students and alumni to begin investigating their future careers, exercise their interviewing skills, and potentially gain valuable work experience with various companies and organizations.

Every year we host three Career Fairs, where representatives of more than 100 companies come to JCU to meet and interview with interested students and graduates. Some of the companies of the latest Career Fairs include: UNICRI, FAO, INAER, Fintecna, Vatican Museums, YourCFO Consulting Group, Rocco Forte Hotels, Europcar, Page Personnel, Gi Group, Croce Rossa Italiana, Coca Cola Hellenic, Hays and Randstad.

VARIOUS SEMINARS ARE PROVIDED DURING THE WEEK OF EACH CAREER FAIR TO BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE.

SEMINARS AND SPECIAL LECTURES

ORIENTATION TO THE JOB MARKET AND SEMINARSThe Center for Career Services offers more than 40 seminars each year that focus on students’ orientation to the job market.The objective is to help students successfully enter the professional world. Some of the most important seminars are:

• How to Write a CV• How to Prepare for an Interview• How to Use Social Media in a

Professional Manner• How to Dress for the Workplace• How to Create a LinkedIn Profile• How to Write Great Cover Letters

SPECIAL LECTURES Our partner companies offer special lectures regarding the industry area they operate in. Among these lectures:

• Jobs Act: Legislative Novelties in the Labor Market

• Teaching and Training in Human Resources• Television Production in Italy• Social and Technological Innovation• Image Risk Management• Labor Market in Asia• Entry Strategy in International Markets

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MARIANO VOTTA Director - Active Citizenship Network

“Once I was appointed EU Politics Manager and Coordinator of Active Citizenship Network, one of the first decisions I made was to sign an agreement with JCU, offering students six-month internships in our

headquarters in Rome and Brussels. I strongly believe in this kind of experience, especially for international students coming from abroad. We hope for a long-term collaboration with JCU, given the successful work experiences, the applications we receive, students’ high-level education, and their interest in what we do.”

CHRISTOPHER SMITHDirector - British School at Rome

“Over the past years, the British School at Rome has had the privilege to work with many talented students from John Cabot University. As Fine Arts interns, the students play an important role in the running

of our Visual Art Residency Programme, working alongside our Visual Art Residency and Programme Curator, Marco Palmieri, and our numerous award holders. This exchange has proven time and time again to be a fruitful one, not only for our interns, but also for our award holders, who have been able to rely on their constant support.”

SIMON BOTTOCo-Founder & CEO - DayBreakHotels

“We have been collaborating with John Cabot University Center for Career Services for about two years now and we have established a wonderful relationship with both the Center and the students. In spite of

their young age, the students who worked with us in these years always showed themselves to be reliable, willing to learn, and adaptable to the dynamic and ever-changing environment of our start-up, helping our internationalization process. We consider our collaboration with John Cabot and its students a perfect example of a win-win situation and an important asset in our strategy for international growth.”

AMY DOHERTYManaging Director - LUXE Associates Travel

“I wanted to thank the Center for Career Services of John Cabot for introducing me to Emily and Janelle. Both girls were absolutely outstanding during their internships with Luxe this semester–dedicated,

resourceful, creative, hardworking and willing to learn. It was an absolute delight working with them both and it has been an enriching experience not only for the company but also for me personally. An A+ experience!”

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WHAT COMPANIES SAYABOUT US

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MARCO OLIVERI Senior Manager - Hays Response

“We have recently started our collaboration with John Cabot University by choosing one of its students to work in our company. I was positively impressed by the Center for Career Services for its availability, compared to the Career Services of Italian universities. Foreign companies like ours need students who speak English perfectly, and John Cabot is one of the best resources for this purpose. Considering their young age, the students we interviewed proved to be professional, reliable, mature, and self-confident. Unfortunately, not enough universities offer classes in English in order to help students acquire fluent knowledge of the language. John Cabot University is one of these and stands out for its high-quality organization and professors. I hope this will be the beginning of a fruitful collaboration.”

DANIELA VELLUCCI Regional Recruiter - Randstad Italia

“The collaboration between Randstad Italia and John Cabot University only started in May 2016. However, from the very beginning, we discovered we share the same kind of values, including careful attention to young people and their professional path and

development. The Center for Career Services at John Cabot University is able to make projects and ideas concrete. As for now, this mutual dedication is leading us to significant results, such as the development of several special lectures, seminars and workshops for the students, as well as the implementation of GOAL, which are student group projects as orientation to the job market with our division “youth@work”. Our ambition is to continue with this agreement, expanding the opportunities day by day with such a dedicated and reliable partner.”

ANNA BUCCAFUSCAQuality Manager - Rocco Forte Hotels

“Our first collaboration with John Cabot University dates back to several years ago. Since then, we have welcomed many interns. Undergraduates and graduates from the university have joined our Quality Management, Administration and Front Offices. Some of them have also had access to employment opportunities, thereby consolidating their internship experience. Rocco Forte Hotels considers the collaboration with JCU a valuable opportunity for the exchange and sharing of young resources; this is all thanks to the efficiency of their Center for Career Services.”

ANDREA MAZZEOFounding Partner - Elidea Psicologi Associati

“The collaboration between Elidea Psicologi Associati and John Cabot University has developed throughout the years and has now become routine. This was made possible thanks to the Center

for Career Services, with whom we share goals, professional attitude, and the commitment to create employment and self-promoting opportunities for students. Students who worked as interns in our company always had meaningful educational experiences and got the chance to know the context, behaviors, and skills needed in the fields of Human Resources, Management, and Marketing.”

FABIO SCOGNAMIGLIOPartner - yourCFO Consulting Group

“yourCFO has proudly beenJohn Cabot University’spartner for some time now.We immediately establisheda good synergy because weshare the same values. JCUcombines the best of American

philosophy, in terms of pragmatism, meritocracy,immediacy and special attention for skillsdevelopment: this is also part of yourCFO’s DNA.Case studies, interactions, and experiences in

an international environment make the student’slearning process extremely rich and dynamic,even with an apparently more technical subjectsuch as finance. On this note, the Center forCareer Services deserves praise for offering JCUstudents not only many work opportunities, butalso tutoring (ranging from seminars about thejob market to individual coaching and counseling)going beyond the student’s mere academic path.”

VERONICA OCCHIUTOHR Manager - BizUp

“The combination of BizUp and John Cabot University has proved to be very successful: this is testified by the numerous internships obtained by JCU students, which, very often, turned into stable

collaborations. All JCU students showed a positive attitude, curiosity, and very high quality standards; having them working here in our company has been a very important competitive advantage for us. The most striking characteristic of JCU students is their capacity to get promptly into the business dynamics, in spite of their young age. This is a very relevant aspect for a dynamic and growing environment such as ours. Furthermore, we know we can always count on the rapidity and efficiency of the Center for Career Services: a special thanks goes to them, for the help and support they have always given us.”

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FRANCESCA: “Very soon after my graduation, thanks to John Cabot University’s Center for Career Services, I had the chance to start a full time internship with Dorothy Circus Gallery, a contemporary art gallery in the heart of Rome. This gallery focuses on exhibiting and sponsoring Pop Surrealism, a contemporary art movement born in the USA but now popular all over the world. Since the very first days, Dorothy Circus Gallery has stood out as a special place where I have met amazing people and gained an extremely wide knowledge about the management of an art gallery.”

DANIEL: “Few days after my graduation, I sent my application to Hays Response, who were looking for an intern to join their accounting & finance division. I have been always passionate about matching my communication skills with my love for the financial environment. After only three days, I received a phone call from a Hays Response’s consultant who was asking me to come to their office for a job interview.”

LUIGIA: “I strongly believe that the opportunity to work for the Budapest Centre and its team has made me grow both professionally and personally. Working for and with the Budapest Centre staff is helping me improve my research skills, thus preparing me for a future Master’s Program, and understand who I want to be.”

JOSEPH: “Similar to the learning experience at JCU, interning at FAO allowed me to thrive within an international environment and further enhance my critical thinking and analytic skills. My advice to students is to take great advantage of the JCU Career Services Centre; they have the ability to open an expedient door that all students should utilize.”

WASIM:“JCU did not only provide me with knowledge, but it also helped me to overcome the most difficult step after university, which is a step that every person takes in order to find a job. In fact, with the help of JCU Center for Career Services, I am currently working as submission officer at VFS Tasheel.”

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STUDENT TESTIMONIALSANASTASYA:“My current internship as Social Media Marketing Manager at Dishes Only, a startup which sells designer dinnerware based in Rome, has taught me the importance of being proactive and managing my time effectively. It has also opened up phenomenal learning opportunities where I constantly apply the skills and knowledge I have learned at John Cabot University.”

FABIO: “I had just graduated when, thanks to John Cabot University’s Center for Career Services, I started interning with both Looking for Value (L4V) and yourCFO Consulting group. L4V is a small consulting firm, which provides Marketing, Management, and Compliance consultancy services to SMEs. yourCFO, on the other hand, is a network that currently connects about 50 CFOs across Italy. These professionals offer temporary financial services thanks to their longstanding work experience with SMEs, Multinational Companies and Financial Institutions.”

NICHOLAS: “Not only has Career Services assisted me in applying to these opportunities, they have guided me along the process of exploring my interests during my studies, providing me with relevant out-of-classroom experience that helped me to realize how to achieve my goals. I would highly suggest students at John Cabot to take advantage of the Career Services Office; they are extremely professional and provide excellent opportunities to gain experience to jump-start a future career.”

SALVATORE: “When I enrolled in John Cabot, I expected the university to provide me with excellent English language skills, an uncommon entrepreneurship mindset and extraordinary Marketing skills that would have launched my career right after graduation. One year from that date, I must admit that my expectations were met as I am now working for an Australian company that operates in the major areas of the Asia South Pacific.”

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John Cabot UniversityCenter for Career Services and Continuing Education

Via della Lungara, 23300165 Roma

Tel. 06 68191219 - 06 68191267careerservices@johncabot.edu

www.johncabot.edu

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