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Go! Newsletter: April 2013
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Career Development Center to Host Internships and Summer Jobs Fair for MTSU Students
CONTACT:
Peer Career Advisors: pca@mtsu.edu
Career Development Center
Phone: (615) 898-2500
Career Development Center to Host Internships and Summer Jobs Fair for MTSU Students
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (March 2013) – Middle Tennessee State University’s Career Development Center will be hosting the campus-wide Internships and Summer Jobs Fair on Thursday, March 21, 2013 in the James Union Building from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The fair will be this spring’s only campus-wide opportunity for Middle Tennessee State University students to network with up to 50 employers looking for interns and summer employees. The fair is free to all MTSU students with a student I.D. Students are encouraged to dress in business attire and bring multiple copies of their resume to the fair. More information on the fair and how to prepare for it can be found at the Career Center’s website: mtsu.edu/career/isjf.php.
The CDC expects 50 employers to be in attendance at this fair. Students can access an updated list of employers registered through the CDC’s website. The Career Center advises students to have more than one internship before graduation, and this particular fair provides a great opportunity to network with employers and potentially obtain those internship experiences.
The CDC is also assisting academic departments with the Agriculture Fair and the BEST Fair for Management and Marketing, both in March, and the Aerospace Fair in April. More information on these fairs and the Career Development Center can be found on their website: www.mtsu.edu/career.
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Employer Registration for Internships and Summer Jobs Fair Now Available.
CONTACT:
Dusty Doddridge: dusty.doddridge@mtsu.edu
Pat Stamps: pat.stamps@mtsu.edu
Career Development Center
Phone: (615) 898-2500
Employer Registration for Internships and Summer Jobs Fair Now Available
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (March 2013) – Middle Tennessee State University’s Career Development Center will be hosting the campus-wide Internships and Summer Jobs Fair on Thursday, March 21, 2013. The Fair will be held on MTSU’s campus in the James Union Building and will run from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The fair will be this spring’s only campus-wide opportunity for employers to recruit candidates from all colleges at the largest undergraduate institution in the state. Employers may register to attend the fair by going to the Career Center’s website at mtsu.edu/career/isjf.php and following the instructions listed on the page. Registration is $100 and includes two lunches for employers; sponsorship opportunities are also available at $500. There are 50 employer spots available for this event.
Attending the Internships and Summer Jobs Fair gives employers the opportunity to network and recruit MTSU students from all majors. When employers register for the fair, they may also post available job positions on the CDC’s online job database, Lightning JobSource. The employers’ profiles will also be visible to thousands of MTSU students using Lightning JobSource.
The CDC is also assisting academic departments with the Agriculture Fair and the BEST Fair for Management and Marketing, both in March, and the Aerospace Fair in April. More information on these fairs and the Career Development Center can be found on their website: www.mtsu.edu/career.
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Go! News: February 2013
Check out our February issue of Go! News for information on the upcoming career fairs, LJS, and featured job postings!
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Winning Style
It’s said that people can decide after ten seconds or less of watching a TV show whether or not they want to change the channel. When going out on interviews you are the one on the employer’s TV screen — there to entertain, inform, and persuade them. What they see during the first ten seconds of you walking into their office and shaking their hand is invaluable; what you wear may help them decide whether or not they want to change the channel or keep watching.
This goes for any first professional meeting, whether it be a scheduled interview or a career fair. When making that first impression, you want to be remembered for your confidence and professionalism, not for wearing khaki shorts and flip-flops. If it looks like you could go to a football game or the mall after your interview, you need to change. So, ditch the flip flops and shorts, leave the jeans at home, and if your shirt doesn’t require buttons to wear, don’t put it on.
Basically, if this is what you see when you look in the mirror…
…then you need to change.
Some career fairs do allow you to come dressed in business casual, but this isn’t always true. So when you’re unsure of what the standard is for a career fair, it’s always best to go ahead and dress as if you’re going to an interview (it’s better to be over-dressed than under). So the appropriate professional interview attire would be something like…
…voilà, this is how you dress when you want to get the job. Guys have it relatively easy for interview attire — a nice suit and tie with dress shoes will do the trick. Girls have a larger variety of options to choose from but the basics are: a nice button-up blouse, a blazer, a good pair of slacks or a skirt that comes past your fingertips, and either a pair of heels (not too high) or nice flats will do.
And that’s it. If you come dressed in something similar to above, then in those initial ten seconds that an employer looks at you, the thought of “what else is on?” will not cross their mind. Instead they will shake your hand and wait to see what this channel has to offer.
