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Career Services
MISSION:

The mission of Career Services is to facilitate all aspects of student career development, and to act as a liaison between employers and students.

GOALS
  1. Prepare and expose students to the new workplace trough internships and job fairs
  2. Engage students in critical career analysis through counseling
  3. Develop skills to write an effective resume and cover letter
  4. Better understand how interest and personality effect career decisions
  5. Develop proper and effective interviewing skills
  6. Develop effective job search skills
  7. Develop sound work ethics and practices
OBJECTIVES
  • Identify job sites by using creative and tradition approaches to employment searches
  • Build short and long range goals, and to develop a plan to achieve those goals
  • Identify current employment trends and use these trends to chart a career path within career objectives
  • Write a brief and effective resume and cover letter utilizing individual strengths and achievements
  • Identify interest and personality traits to determine career goals
  • Build communication and interviewing skills to become more competitive
  • Identify workplace behavior that will increase your chances of success
Some of the documents in this page are provided in PDF file format and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. The Adobe plug-in can be download at the following URL: http://www.adobe.com

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ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWS
  • Bring a current copy of your resume to Career Services (entry-level students, internships/cooperative see attached example)
  • Sign-up on the schedule to see the recruiter (if you are a no-show for a scheduled appointment you will not be again allowed to interview on campus)
  • Review company literature prior to your interview
  • Attend the "Pre-Interview Training" (workshop and or counseling)

RESUME EXAMPLE

Sarah E. Smith
1287 Elm Street
Washington, DC 20010
202-687-4721 (school)
212-870-8973 (permanent)
email address


Career Objective: To obtain a position as a Network Administrator in a telecommunication's environment. (or) To obtain a cooperative or internship in Information Systems.

Southeastern University
September 1996 - Present
BS, Computer Science, March 1999
GPA: 3.3/4.0

Project or Senior Project: Created a program to project sales data from one fiscal year to another using C++

Programming Languages: Fortran, Cobol, Assembly, Java, C, C++, Unix

Revelant Course Work:
Programming Computer Architecture Circuit Systems
Computer Science I,II,III Artificial Intelligence

Work Experience:

Internship (6/99-9/99)
CompuClub, Gaithersburg Maryland
Troubleshooting system, installing new software, data entry, and assisted in writing codes

Cooperative Education( 1/98-5/98)
Computer Science Corporation, Sterling Virginia
Coding for new projects in C language. Testing new system for defects. Member of project team working on direction finding equipment.

Various part-time jobs in retail and sales.

Hobbies: Reading, Sports, and Computers
Organizations: Honor Society, Technical Women's Association


COVER LETTERS

These are letters of introduction. The letter is used to elaborate on what is in the resume but not a repeat of the resume. Cover letters should always address each component of the job description taken from the ad or job posting.

Use cover letters when mailing or faxing your resume
Do not use cover letters at job fairs or on campus interviews

Resumes should be free from spelling or grammar errors.
INTERNSHIPS AND COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

In the professional world of work having practical work experience means success. A part-time job without your career interest in mind will not benefit you in the future. Most internships and coops are paid positions, and will give you the needed experience in your field of choice. Students should seek out these positions for professional growth and practical work experience. The Career Center has the resources available to help you find an internship or coop suited for you. Login to STARS to check SEU's own job bank.
TRANSFERS

SEU want to keep you here throughout your academic career. However, all majors are not offered making transfers necessary. The Career Center has literature on many national colleges, universities, and professional institutions across the country that welcome our students.


WORKSHOPS

Check the bullentin board in coming weeks for a schedule of dates, location, and time.
  • Career Development Workshops
  • Interview Preparation/Setting Goals
  • Resume Development/Managing Change
  • Dressing For Success/Motivation
  • How to Keep the Job/Networking
  • Job Transition/Coping with Job Loss
  • Balancing Work and Family Life/Decisions for Young Adults
  • Choosing A Career/Job Search
  • Personal Development Workshops
  • Anger Management/Managing Change
  • Dealing with Emotions/Relationships
  • Single Parent Coping Strategies/Stress Management
  • Self-Esteem Enhancement/Self Empowerment
  • Time Management and many other topics
OTHER SERVICES
  • Career Assessment Software/Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment
  • Strong Campbell Interest Inventory Career books, journals and
  • Publications
  • Job Hotline Information Job/Vacancy Information
  • Internships/Cooperative Education
  • Individual Counseling Career Fairs (Internal and External)
  • On-Campus Interviews Job Postings
  • On-line job search and much more!!
Our Center is open to the community. All of our seminars and workshops are free and open to the public. However, registration is required. We invite you to browse our website. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel free to contact the Career Center at 202-478-8223
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