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Job Hunting Tips For University Students

January 21st, 2010

Where are these jobs listed?

Most job opportunities are not advertised in the published job market. Often, the best jobs are filled through word-of-mouth networking.

Instead, many successful job applicants take a proactive approach to their job hunt and advertise themselves to the companies they wish to work for.

To help you get started on your job search, we’ve created a list of accessible information resources:

Network
Access the hidden job market when you network with professors, career counselors, guest speakers, and industry professionals. Don’t be afraid to cold call the company that you want to work for and get to know them a little better. When an opening arrives in the future they will remember your enthusiasm.

Information Interviews
Get in the habit of doing some informational interviews. This is a career research strategy that allows you to interview companies of interest to learn more about them and specific career fields within them. This is a win-win situation for you, as it will help you expand your career network, and to determine whether or not this career field or company is really suited to you. And most companies and professionals are very receptive to giving you the interviews, keeping you in mind for upcoming opportunities, and if they really like you, giving you some tips to prepare you for similar positions. But remember, like many job hunting strategies, you have to start this long before you actually need your first real job.

Labour market information
Research current labour market information to determine the employment trends and salary data of your career field of interest.

Now that you’ve begun to think about your job search, relax knowing that the right opportunities will come to you at the right time. Keep checking these key resources for potential jobs and don’t forget to network.

Oh, and don’t be shy. Drop by locazU, trade textbooks and network with other students and share resources from courses to jobs.

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Four Ways to Find a Part Time Job Within your Major

January 6th, 2010

Your career starts in college. You need to explore opportunities and professional options while you’re still in school. Linking your studies with real world work experience is highly recommended approach. If you need extra cash, don’t work at Blockbuster, try and find a gig that supports your academic endeavors.

Here are four ways to find a part time job within your major.

1. Tutor your fellow students

Get involved in the learning process by instructing others about what you already know. Tap into your desire to help others. Approach the education process from the view of another person. Learn how and what other people learn. Discover new things about the material that you’ve embraced. Link that deeper understanding with practical applications and subject-related solutions. If you learn how to apply your major practically, you’ll be able to visualize your career goals more clearly.

2. Go to the career center on campus.

Explore ways to apply your knowledge. Identify job skills you currently possess, and find a way to put them to use. Visit the career counselors. Ask questions about how you can find part-time job opportunities that’ll support your academic endeavors. Use the career center as a place to explore possible futures. The more you know about the opportunities that are available, the easier it’ll be to select one that you’ll love.

3. Look for an internship that’ll let you to apply what you’ve learned

Internships are interesting experiences. Some internship gives you a stipend or wage, while others offer school credit. Some internships offer you nothing but a glimpse, at a glimpse into your possible future career can be very valuable. Internships let you hover around and things out. Use them as opportunities to investigate. Rule out bad experiences, and try to find something that you like in every situation.

5. Work as an assistant

Shadow somebody. Take a part time job as an assistant to someone. Learn about the daily activities of a position that you covet. When you assist someone though, remember to stay true to your own sense of self-respect. A glimpse at the inner workings of one professional doesn’t mean that you have give up your dignity.

While you’re in college, if you can apply you educational goals in the real world, then do it. Get career answers in school; don’t wait until you graduate to think about what it is you really want to do with your life. Experience applying your new skills by getting a part time job within your major. Go to the career center, tutor people, and apply for all sorts of internships and assistantships.

Have a hungry desire to mold your own future. Steer your goals towards your interests, and you’ll carve out a happy life for yourself.




By: Chris Stout

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Southwest Missouri State University Information

December 16th, 2009

The second largest state university of US is Southwest Missouri State University, located at Springfield, Missouri. As a fourth district normal school, the university was founded in 1905 and it received its status of state college in 1945. With graduate and undergraduate courses, the university offered varied subjects to students in 1971. However, it is only recently in 2005, when its name is further changed to Missouri State University. The campus is located on 225 acres of land in central Springfield.

Among the academics, the university offers more than 150 undergraduate major courses and 43 graduate courses. To help students select their faculty and decide about future planning, student academic support services are there. The career counselors available with the university aid in exploring the aptitude of the students especially while selecting majors. Also it offers cooperative education program and assists in job search of the students. Different orientation programs, special activities, immigration problems and their solutions, and providing naturalized services to the international students are also some of the works of cooperative education programs. For campus based and internet based courses, one has to take support from blackboard system.

For evaluating all the academic performances and faculty affairs, there is Office of the Provost. Under the Provost, there are various colleges and departments in the university. There is college of arts and letters, college of business administration, education, health and human services, natural and applied sciences, etc. various departments range from Academic development center, agriculture department, biology, computer science, criminology, dietetics, economics, fashion and interior designing, hospitality and restaurant administration, library science, music, etc.

Among the distance learning courses offered by the university, Internet based instructions, tele-courses and interactive CD courses, off-campus and Bearnet interactive video, off-campus high school dual credit program, etc are available. For students are also available national and international fellowships, scholarships and grants through fellowship office of the university.

The campus of the university contains nine residence halls. There are also student organizations in the university. Whether ethnic, political, religious or any special interest, these organizations are the places for venting out the emotions of students of the university. Missouri Virtual School is operated through the Center for Scientific Research and Education where virtual learning communities are operational for the educational needs of all the students.




By: Peter Salazar

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