Career Services Office
GCCSO Update - April 7, 2008
Topics in this issue:
- TODAY:How to Find a Job Outside Academia."
- Teaching Students How to Find and Evaluate Reputable Sources
- Tips for Writing Personal Statements
- Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Workshops
- Recent Articles about Careers and Job Search Strategies
- Research Park Career Fair
- The Graduate College Career Services Office
1. TODAY: "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. Teaching Students How to Find and Evaluate Reputable Sources
Wednesday, April 9
5:00-7:30 p.m.
142 Psychology Building
This workshop will cover strategies and techniques to teach undergraduates how to evaluate online sources, how to find reputable sources online, and how to approach information sources from a framework of academic literacy.
Free Admission. Refreshments served. Co-sponsored by the College Teaching Effectiveness Network (CTEN) and the Graduate College. For more information contact CTEN@uiuc.edu.
3. Tips for Writing Personal Statements
Tuesday, April 8, 4:00pm
Wednesday, April 9, 4:00pm
Thursday, April 10, 4:00pm
The Writers' Workshop is once again offering brief personal statement workshops for students who need help writing personal statements or any other type of application essay. All sessions will be held in room 251 of the Undergraduate Library:
Sessions will be interactive, starting with a brief presentation given by our consultants introducing the concept of personal statements, followed by a discussion on some strategies and pitfalls, allowing some time for questions and answers.
4. 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
5. Recent Articles about Career and Job Search Strategies
Conference Rules, Part 2
Everything you need to know about presenting a scholarly paper in public.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008032101c/careers.html
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Being a professor is still important enough to merit admiration; so why doesn't it merit a good salary?
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008032501c/careers.html
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams?
Only teaching seems to evoke that primal fear of embarrassment and failure that dogs good students everywhere.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/03/2008032701c/careers.html
6. Research Park Career Fair
Tuesday, April 8
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
EnterpriseWorks
60 Hazelwood Drive
Champaign, IL
(Free parking and MTD bus service available)
Interested in opportunities at the Research Park? Over 30 companies will participate in the Research Park Career Fair. This event is open to all students on campus and includes full-time positions as well as summer and part-time semester internships. For more information contact Sarah Zehr at szehr@uiuc.edu.
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
