ISSUE 2

October 2012

VOLUME 1

UPCOMING EVENTS AND

QUICK JOB TIPS...1

FEATURED DEPARTMENT:

ANTHROPOLOGY CAREER ADVICE FROM KIM...2

Liberal Arts monthly C AR EER, R ESU M E AND J O B -R EL AT ED AD VI C E

FOR T H E SAVVY ST UD ENT OF L I BER AL ART S

Each semester, Career Services offers many services, programs,

workshops, job fairs and employer networking opportunities to help you

stay on your career “A” game. Check out what’s happening this month!

Coming up in October FALL JOB & IN TE RN SH I P FA IR

Oct. 3 | 2-5:30 pm | LBJSC Ballroom

Over 90 employers looking for all majors!

The largest job fair on campus.

LAW SCHO OL FAI R

Oct. 3 | 7-9 pm | LBJSC Ballroom

Over 80 law schools represented.

PRAC TICE L SA T

Oct. 5 | 1-5pm | LBJSC 3-15.1

With follow-up strategy session on

Wednesday, October 10 from 4 - 6 PM in

LBJSC 3-15.

YOU R O PP OR TUNI TI E S

ABOA RD BR OW ES

Oct. 16 | 10 am-2pm | LBJSC Paseo

Peace Corps, teaching English abroad,

travel and intern abroad and more!

GO VER N MEN T & S OCI AL

SERVI CES JOB F AIR

Oct. 16 | 3-6:30 pm | LBJSC Ballroom

Over 30 employers looking for all majors!

NA TU RAL R ES OU RCE S &

SUS TAI NAB IL I TY J OB F A IR

Oct. 23 | 1:30-4pm | LBJSC Ballroom

A smaller fair for students interested in

careers in sustainability.

CARE ERS IN P S YC H OL OG Y

Oct. 23 | 5-6:30 pm | LBJSC 3-15

Learn about the options for your degree.

MAS S C O MM F AIR

Oct. 31 | 1:30-4:30 pm | LBJSC Ballroom

30+ employers for students interested in

careers in communications!

View all upcoming events at

www.careerservices.txstate.edu.

Quick Job Tip: For a successful interview

Treat everyone you meet at your potential employer’s office with respect—from the guy who almost cuts you off in the parking lot to the administrative assistant who asks you to wait 20 minutes. Hiring managers often ask other employers (especially those who work on the “front lines”) about potential candidates’ behavior.

Department of the Month:

Anthropology

Each month, we sit down with a representative from one

of the liberal arts academic departments to learn about

what makes liberal arts majors great job candidates.

A Note from Your Career Advisor: Job Searching? Start with Career

Services.

It’s time to get back to school. After

getting your textbooks and every-

thing else need, you might be won-

dering where to find a job. Career

Services has some tools to help

make your job search a success.

First, decide what type of job you

want. Ask yourself: What are my

interests? Can I work part-time or

full-time? Will I work on-campus or

off? Is there a particular depart-

ment in which I’d like to work?

Then, get ready to start your

search with Jobs4Cats. Jobs4Cats

has postings for on-and off-campus

part-time jobs, full-time positions,

internships and more. Create your

account here to get started.

Career Services also hosts job fairs

throughout the semester so that

you can network with employers.

To see the job fairs coming up this

fall, click on the Events tab on our

website.

Finally, Career Services helps you

interview with employers right here

on campus. On-Campus Interview-

ing, or OCI, takes place all semes-

ter long. Check out upcoming op-

portunities in Jobs4Cats.

Questions about the job search?

Email knelson@txstate.edu.

This month, we caught up

with Anthropology

Internship Coordinator Neill

Hadder to ask a few ques-

tions about the career

perks of an anthropology

degree. What is it about a major in anthropology that help students succeed in the job market? Anthropology majors go outside of the box and pursue something intellectually challenging and interesting. Anthropology challenges students to think critically and creatively about the whole of actual human life— past and present, cultural and biological. This is an exceptional and uniquely broad training ground for critical thinking, and our classes allow students to refine these skills through writing and oral presentation.

Do you have any tips for a job seeker trying to “sell” his/her liberal arts degree to employ-ers?

Don’t focus on the lack of specialized knowledge. Employers are looking for people who can read, write, speak, think and be someone who someone who has an idea that no one else in the room has.

What are some popular career choices for Anthropol-ogy majors? Many students work with nonprofit organizations dealing with issues such as homelessness and refugee resettlement. Others are hired by local cultural resource management companies or state archaeological labs. Former undergrads also work in technical jobs such as a coordinator for a genetics lab and as a technician at the Eye Bank. Nationwide, anthropology undergrads often find careers with state and federal govern-ment, nonprofit organizations, or in management positions in the business sector, as well as pursuing academic ca-reers.

What factors should a student consider when deciding whether to attend graduate school? If the student has a

specific goal in mind—knowing where they want to do research and what they’d like to learn more about or what type of career requires a graduate degree—s/he will probably be successful. If the student doesn't have a purpose then graduate school is probably not the right decision. For more information about the anthropology depart-ment, visit www.txstate.edu/anthropology.

JOB BOARD Job & Internship

Opportunities

**All job & internship

opportunities can be

found in Jobs4Cats. You

must upload a resume in

order to apply for jobs

using Jobs4Cats.**

Register here.

On-Campus Part-Time Jobs

Cashier @ University Bookstore

Texas State (San Marcos)

Appeal Student Worker

@ University Bookstore Texas

State (San Marcos)

Part-Time Jobs

At Home Advisor @ Apple Inc.

(San Marcos)

Paid Bilingual Intern @ John

Adams Campaign (San Antonio)

Full-Time Jobs

Program Advisor @ Texas

Teachers (Austin, TX)

Scheduler @ Liquidation Channel

(Austin, TX)

Internships

Tech Writer Intern. @ Fiserv

EDD (Austin, TX)

Writer @ Game Override

(San Marcos)

Forgot your Jobs4Cats

login information? Call

(512) 245-2645 for help.

Jobs4Cats has postings for

on– and off-campus part-

time jobs, full-time positions,

internships and more.

Employers are looking for someone who has

an idea that no one else in the room has.