Career Services Office
GCCSO Update - Week of November 19, 2007
Topics in this issue:
- Spring 2008 Workshops Posted
- Ogilvy Corporation Presentation
- Recent Articles about Careers and Job Search Strategies
- Plug the Power of Science into Public Policy
- The Graduate College Career Services Office
1. Spring 2008 Workshops Posted
Spring 2008 Workshops sponsored by the Graduate College are now posted online at webtools.uiuc.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=116.
2. OGILVY CORPORATION PRESENTATION
Thursday, November 29, 2007
6:00-7:00pm
192 Lincoln Hall
Open to all students, all majors. Ogilvy is looking for potential employees from a variety of backgrounds with the desire to start a career in advertising.
Ogilvy also has two full-time positions currently in IConnect at www.iconnectuiuc.com. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2008.
More information available at www.ogilvy.com or by logging into IConnect at www.iconnectuiuc.com.
3. RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT CAREERS AND JOBS SEARCH STRATEGIES
A Satisfied Full-Time Faculty
National survey of four-year-college professors finds that they are happier with their jobs than other Americans are with theirs - but some areas of dissatisfaction jump out.
www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/11/01/faculty
Wouldn't He Make a Good Co-Author?
A Ph.D. candidate in economics hopes his applications are sending the right message to hiring committees.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/11/2007110801c/careers.html
Gearing Up for My Third Career
A Ph.D. in archaeology searches for her first job as an academic librarian.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/11/2007110101c/careers.html
4. PLUG THE POWER OF SCIENCE INTO PUBLIC POLICY
Become an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. There's no better way to serve society with your scientific expertise! For more than 30 years, the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships have provided scientists and engineers with a unique public policy learning experience and an opportunity to apply their knowledge and analytical skills to national and international issues in the policy realm. Career-advancing opportunities are available with Congress and nearly 15 federal agencies.
To Apply
AAAS accepts only online applications. Please visit http://fellowships.aaas.org for full details on criteria, guidelines, program areas, application instructions, and to access the online application. The deadline is December 20, 2007.
5. 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
