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Career Center Close-up. Majors, Internships, Career Planning & More!. Hart Career Center Minor Myers Welcome Center, 2 nd Floor www.iwu.edu/ccenter 556-3071. Hart Career Center Staff. Warren Kistner , Director Laurie Diekhoff , Assistant Director & Internship Coordinator
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Career Center Close-up Majors, Internships, Career Planning & More! Hart Career Center Minor Myers Welcome Center, 2nd Floor www.iwu.edu/ccenter 556-3071
Hart Career Center Staff Warren Kistner, Director Laurie Diekhoff, Assistant Director & Internship Coordinator Robyn Walter, Career Consultant Sue Noonan, Career Recruitment Coordinator L to R: Robyn, Warren, Sue & Laurie Assisting students with their career goals
Career Center4 Main Areas of Support • Career Guidance & Exploration • Internship Assistance • Graduate & Professional School Prep • Job Search & Employment Assistance Hart Career Center Assists in All 4 Areas!
Career Consulting MANY students are unsure of career plans! • Two professional counselors on staff • Provide Interest / Skill / Personality assessments • Major / Minor selection • Career discovery (What can I do with my major?) • Graduate school exploration • (20-30% of our students go directly on to graduate school)
Career Planning Cycle Explore Options Self-Assess A circular & on-going process that will last throughout lifetime! Experience Opportunities Set Goals
How Can Parents Help? • Help identify strengths & passions • Encourage student to explore through: - introductory courses - job shadowing or informational interviews - Career Center meetings or programs - involvement in campus groups, jobs, volunteering or internships
IWU Internship Program Experience the Possibilities! • Provide centralized database of opportunities • Host annual internship fair (Sept. 29) • Help students sift through options • Assist with resumes & cover letters • Over 515 IWU interns last year; • 69% of Class of 2013 – had at least 1 internship • Can be paid/unpaid; for-credit/not-for-credit • Part-time during year; summer- full- or part-time
Where do students Intern? All over! See Google Map on Internship section of CC Website
Can’t emphasize enough – Internships Matter! • A recent study found that resumes with Internships were more likely to get a job interview. • In fact, Internships were MORE IMPORTANT than MAJORS or GPAs on a resume for candidate success. “How Summer Can Change Your Future,” by Brett Arends, Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2014
Who Gets Hired?What Employers Value Most when Hiring an Intern 1 – INTERVIEWperformance 2 – RELEVANT experiences (other internships, research, volunteering, etc.) 3 – High ACADEMIC performance 4 – Strong RESUME and COVER LETTER 5 – Recommendations or REFERENCES (Internships.com, 2013 Employer Survey)
Recipe for Success? Successful students tend to: • Get “Practical!” • Visit CC early and often • Take advantage of networking opportunities • Practice and develop interviewing skills
The Career Center isYourStudent’sCareerSuccess Partner • Resume Preparation & Review • Practice Interviews • Extensive Resource Library • Job Shadowing Opportunities • Job Fairs & Campus Interviews • Career Workshops & Panels • Internship & Job Search Assistance
What Role Can Parents Play? • Support campus involvement balanced • with academic achievement • Emphasize internships and volunteering • Activate and share your network • (Are you LinkedIn?) • Help them think widely about options, and…
Encourage students to visit the Career Center early and often! • Meet our staff • Determine Career possibilities • Explore internship opportunities • Develop resume & cover letters • Participate in practice interviews • AttendIWU Internship Fair, Sept 29, 4-6 pm
Hart Career Center: • Minor Myers Welcome Center, 2nd Floor Online: www.iwu.edu/ccenter
THANK YOU! IWU Hart Career Center www.iwu.edu/ccenter