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PLACEMENT DIRECTOR. Chief Marketing Officer – Image, Promotion, Sales Chief Career Education Officer – X220 and X420 Interact with 2500 Recruiters per Year. Academic Reputation Faculty – Well-known Students – Selectivity Curriculum - Smart. Selling Points I-CORE Concentration Depth
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PLACEMENTDIRECTOR • Chief Marketing Officer – Image, Promotion, Sales • Chief Career Education Officer – X220 and X420 • Interact with 2500 Recruiters per Year
Academic Reputation Faculty – Well-known Students – Selectivity Curriculum - Smart Selling Points I-CORE Concentration Depth Career-Prepared Students What Do Recruiters Say? Why I.U.?
Pre-I-CORE • Pre-Business General Education • Analytical Tools • Communication Tools – Presentation and Written • Critical Thinking Ability Enhancements • Some Business Techniques
Contrast to OtherProfession Characteristics • Sports, Music, Journalism, Military • Learn Tools and Rules • Study Special Techniques • Practice – Cases in Business • DRILL-DRILL-DRILL (March-March-March) • Get it Right – Train and Retrain • Apply: DO IT: Make Mistakes but Few • Continuous Improvement I-CORE = BOOT CAMP!
Profession • Shift Gears Quickly • Shift Smoothly • Go Fast • Autopilot
Integrated Core –Pulls Loose Ideas Together • Admittedly: A Simulation • Orchestrates: First Practice Together • Coaches: The Faculty • Follows those tips that Dad gave you • Pulls sandlot pick-up game techniques together • We all need good coaches • Team Becomes Reality • Players: Not Spectators
What’s In It For Me? • Great Career Start • First Job After College • Pride • Winning Team Member • Even Small Firms Win with Others: Not Loners
How Do RecruitersEvaluate? • Internship Interviews (Intro to Career Field) • Career Interviews “Situational/Behavioral Questions”
Situational QuestionsFocus on Competencies (What are your competencies AFTER graduation?) Technical Skills (Major Studies) (Courses) Leadership: How? When? Teamwork: When, Where, Show Me Communication: Demonstrate
I-CORE Experience isCareer-Related • WORK HARD • FIRST JOB IS ALSO TOUGH • BE MORE THAN A SURVIVOR • PROVE YOURSELF I-CORE Situations = Right Competencies
Next Step • Major Courses: Immersion • General to Specific Tools • Avoid Relying on Luck: Plan Your Career • Learn to Fish – Follow the Cheese • Learn How to Manage Your Career • See You in X420 Next Semester!