Career Services Office
GCCSO Update - April 21, 2008
Topics in this issue:
- CareerSearch
- WRK4US
- Recent Articles about Careers and Job Search Strategies
- Future Faculty Career Exploration at RIT
- Resident Director needed at Presby Hall
- Business Career Service Position Available
- The Graduate College Career Services Office
1. CareerSearch
Are you on the job market? Do you want to find more information about the companies and organizations that are out there? One of the best tools for organizational research is CareerSearch, www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/careersearch.htm. This powerful database catalogs more than 4 million employers in the United States and can be searched by industry and geographic location. CareerSearch allows you to target your job search with information on a particular company, person, industry, or location. You can also search thousands of job listings and internships. CareerSearch allows you to tap into the hidden job market by providing company data so you can send out unsolicited resumes and cover letters.
The service is free, but you will need a client referral code to access the database. Call the Graduate College at 333-4610 to get the code.
2. WRK4US
WRK4US is the premier e-mail discussion list on nonacademic careers for people with graduate degrees in Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.
For more information or to subscribe, visit https://lists.duke.edu/sympa/info/wrk4us.
3. Recent Articles about Career and Job Search Strategies
Leaving Academe for the Food Business
How did the lessons of graduate school help an English Ph.D. when he decided to join, and expand, his family's food-distribution business?
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/04/2008041701c/careers.html
Not Your Father's Ph.D.
A devoted blogger confronts his fear that his virtual life is damaging his career prospects in academe.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/04/2008041501c/careers.html
Questions for Dual-Career Couples
Will you and your partner go on the job market at the same time? Are you willing to live apart? For how long?
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/04/2008041001c/careers.html
4. Future Faculty Career Exploration at RIT
The Rochester Institute of Technology's Future Faculty Career Exploration Program (FFCEP) is an opportunity to invite minority Ph.D., MFA or Post Doctoral students interested in a teaching career for an all-expense-paid opportunity to visit Rochester Institute of Technology.
The FFCEP program is a unique and exciting opportunity to explore potential career choices through exploratory interviews, presentations, meetings with deans, department heads, and RIT president, as well as campus and community tours. The program allows RIT deans to engage prospects in discussions about their academic work and career interests. It also allows faculty to share RIT's teaching and research agenda and to dialog on current open faculty positions or those that may be available in the near future.
FFCEP 2008 Selection Criteria
--Individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences. We are especially interested in applications from people of color who are underrepresented and underserved in teaching professions; i.e., African American, Latin American, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.
--Within one to two years of receiving Ph.D. -or-
--Within one year of receiving or already received MFA -or-
--Engaged in a Post Doctoral assignment
--Desire academic teaching career at an exceptional institution
--Receiving degrees that are relevant to RIT in Business, Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Applied Science & Technology, Computing & Information Sciences, Imaging Arts & Sciences
--Demonstrate potential to fill open and/or anticipated vacancies at RIT
--Be able to travel to Rochester, NY for a weekend, September 24-28, 2008
Additional information and applications can be found online at https://finweb.rit.edu/humanresources/employment/ffcep/.
All applications must be postmarked by June 2, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Faculty Recruitment at 585-475-5775 or cfrpsn@rit.edu
5. Resident Director needed at Presby Hall
Presby Hall is a brand new 262-bed coed residence hall located in the heart of the University of Illinois campus. The Resident Director is responsible for developing and maintaining a safe, welcoming, inclusive, progressive hall community aimed at providing a high quality living experience for residents. This 12-month, full-time, live-in position begins July 2008.
Requirements
Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's degree required. Professional experience in residential life/student affairs preferred; experience as an RA or work in a related field (higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, social work) required.
Salary and Benefits
Salary is competitive based on qualifications. Benefits include a two-bedroom apartment, utilities, health insurance, and on-site parking.
Applications welcome from students and staff of all faiths and creeds. The McKinley Foundation is EEO compliant. Applications accepted until position is filled. Send letter of application, resume and 3 references to: Keith Harris, McKinley Foundation, 809 South Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820. For more information, contact Keith Harris at k-harris@mckinley-church.org or 344-0297.
6. Business Career Service Position Available
The College of Business at the University of Illinois seeks to hire one or two full-time, 12-month academic professionals. The main duties of the position(s) are to plan and administer a comprehensive, vibrant recruiting program, which annually provides Business students with approximately 10,000 on-campus interviews with 300-400 employers, career fairs, company presentations, job postings, resume referrals and a searchable database. Another area of responsibility is employer relationships, which are cultivated and expanded to enhance career opportunities for students.
For complete descriptions of these positions and qualifications, see www.business.uiuc.edu/bcs/openings/. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Starting date of July 16, 2008 is preferred.
To ensure full consideration, a cover letter, resume, and contact information of three references must be received by May 9, 2008.
E-mail or mail application to:
Lori Rushing
Business Career Services
University of Illinois
101 David Kinley Hall
1407 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
lrushing@uiuc.edu
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer.
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
