Career Services Office
GCCSO Update - March 24, 2008
Topics in this issue:
- How to Find a Job Outside Academia."
- Thesis Deposit Workshop
- Center For Teaching Excellence (CTE) Workshops
- Recent Articles about Careers and Job Search Strategies
- Third Annual Government Career Fair in Chicago
- The Graduate College Career Services Office
1. RESCHEDULED: "How to Find a Job Outside Academia, Even If You Aren't Sure That You Want One
Monday, April 7
5:00 p.m.
112 Gregory Hall
Have you ever considered what your job opportunities might be outside academia? Susan Basalla, co-author of 'So What Are You Going to Do With That?': Finding Careers Outside Academia, will talk about exploring non-academic jobs for advanced-degree holders.
The first 200 graduate students to arrive will receive a FREE copy of her book. To read more about her book, visit www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/222067.ctl.
2. Thesis Deposit Workshop
Wednesday, March 26
5:00-6:30 p.m.
407 Illini Union
This workshop for graduate students covers deadlines, required deposit materials, and basic formatting rules in effect for the current deposit period. It provides the key information to achieve a successful, low-stress deposit. Because formatting guidelines occasionally change, students who intend to deposit during the current term will receive the most benefit from the workshop. No registration is necessary.
3. Center For Teaching Excellence (CTE) Workshops
Spring brings a variety of educational opportunities for faculty and teaching assistants. For a listing of CTE workshops and events, visit http://webtools.uiuc.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=836
4. Recent Articles about Career and Job Search Strategies
The New Job and the Single Professor
Even assistant professors with no family obligations struggle for the right balance between their personal and professional lives.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008031301c/careers.html
Not the Expert Anymore
A specialist on job hunting in the corporate world finds she's out of her element in her search for an academic job.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008031901c/careers.html
5. Third Annual Government Career Fair in Chicago
March 27
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Roosevelt University-Loop Campus
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Congress Lounge
Chicago, IL
Meet with representatives from Federal Departments and Agencies, the State of Illinois, City of Chicago and Cook County who are seeking interested students for possible employment. Attendees are encouraged to wear professional dress and to bring copies of their resumes. Admission is free with University of Illinois student ID. For more information, visit www.experience.com/stu/cf_details?fhnd=2993.
6. 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
