Career Services Office
GCCSO Update - February 11, 2008
Topics in this issue:
- Get the Edge: Image Strategies and Networking Skills
- How to Find a Job Outside of Academia, Even if You Aren't Sure That You Want One
- Non-Profit and Government Career Fair 2008
- Recent Articles about Careers and Job Search Strategies Posted
- WRK4US
- Derivatives Trader Opportunities
- The Graduate College Career Services Office
1. GET THE EDGE: IMAGE STRATEGIES AND NETWORKING SKILLS
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
5:00-6:30 p.m.
100 Noyes Laboratory
It takes more than just technical skills to succeed in today's marketplace. Learn how to make an impact and stand out from the crowd. This workshop for Illinois graduate students will teach you how to make a positive first impression, how to dress for success, and how to network and work the room with ease. Get the edge you need to succeed! Workshop facilitator Jill Bremer of Bremer Communications has appeared as a trainer and speaker for corporations and organizations throughout the country. She has appeared on the Today show and CNBC and is frequently quoted in major publications. She is the co-author of Its Your Move: Dealing Yourself the Best Cards in Life and Work and a contributing author for Rude Awakenings: Overcoming the Civility Crisis in the Workplace.
Co-sponsored by the Graduate College, the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Career Services Office, and the School of Chemical Sciences Career Counseling and Placement Services Office
2. HOW TO FIND A JOB OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA, EVEN IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU WANT ONE
Thursday, March 6
5:00 p.m.
Illini Union Room C
Have you ever considered what your job opportunities might be outside academia?
Can a non-academic job really be rewarding? Are you afraid your options may be limited?
If so, join us on March 6 as Susan Basalla May, co-author of "So What Are You Going to Do With That?: Finding Careers Outside Academe," talks about the challenges and opportunities for advanced-degree holders. Susan Basalla specializes in helping graduate students and faculty members find innovative ways to apply their skills outside academia, and she will provide graduate students with ideas and strategies for making the most of advanced degrees.
The first 200 graduate students to arrive to Dr. Basalla's talk will receive a FREE copy of her book, "So What Are You Going to Do With That?: Finding Careers Outside Academia," http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/222067.ctl.
Basalla earned her Ph.D. in English from Princeton University and worked in journalism and new media for six years before joining Art & Science Group, a consulting firm focused on higher education, in 2004. She has been a regular contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education's "Beyond the Ivory Tower" column since 2002.
This event is part of the Graduate College's annual PhD Completion Project Speaker's Series, and is underwritten in part by grant funding from the Council of Graduate Schools.
3. THE NON-PROFIT & GOVERNMENT CAREER FAIR 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Illini Rooms A,B,C
11:00am-3:00pm
The Non-Profit & Government Career Fair offers a wonderful opportunity for all students, regardless of major or year in school, to meet with representatives from various non-profit and governmental agencies.
The Fair is open to all graduate and undergraduate UIUC students seeking full-time, part-time, internship, summer or volunteer positions. Students are encouraged to come out to learn about the wide variety of degrees and experiences that these organizations are seeking. This Fair provides insight into the competitive salaries and the opportunities for professional growth and career advancement with non-profit and governmental agencies.
Sponsored by The Career Center, the Graduate College Career Services Office and the Office of Volunteer Programs. For more information, please contact the Career Center 333-0820 or email Linda Friedemann at friedeman@uiuc.edu.
4. RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT CAREERS AND JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES
A Sporting Interest
What are the odds that seven conference interviews will lead to any campus visits?
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/02/2008021301c/careers.html
Big Research, Small College
Tips for scientists at teaching-oriented institutions on how to pursue outside grants.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/02/2008021901c/careers.html
The Favor of a Reply Is Requested
Yes, we know search committees are made up of busy people, but does that really excuse incivility?
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/02/2008022001c/careers.html
5. WRK4US
WRK4US is the premier email discussion list on nonacademic career for people with graduate degrees in Humanities, Education and Social science disciplines.
For more information or to subscribe, visit https://lists.duke.edu/sympa/info/wrk4us.
6. DERIVATIVES TRADER OPPORTUNITES
Thursday, March 6
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (tests will start approximately every 30 minutes)
Career Center Conference Room, 715 South Wright Street
Are you up for a challenge? Do you like to solve puzzles? Optiver US LLC, an international proprietary trading firm focusing on derivatives, shares and bonds, will be on campus recruiting for Derivatives Traders. Our Chicago office is growing and we are looking for new Derivatives Traders to join our team.
The numerical assessment is the first part of our application process and students must take and pass the assessment before continuing with the interview process.
Contact Leigh Lau at leighlau@optiver.com or www.optiver.com for more information.
7. THE GRADUATE COLLEGE CAREER SERVICES OFFICE
The Graduate College Career Services Office (GCCSO) assists University of Illinois graduate students with decision making and planning for career paths both within and beyond the academy. It is a centralized resource for graduate students from all disciplines, with services focused especially on the needs of graduate students in the humanities, the social sciences, the fine arts, and other areas in which students are not presently served by dedicated, discipline-based career services offices. GCCSO staff provides advising, special programs, resources, and referrals to help students with career choices and with the job search. For more information, see www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/.
Career Services Office
The Graduate College
801 South Wright Street
204 Coble Hall, MC-322
Champaign, IL 61820-6210
Phone: (217) 333-4610
Fax: (217) 333-8019
GradCareerServices@uiuc.edu
