Join us on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 for a Peace Corps Information Session!
At 5:30-7pm UMKC School Education, Room 22 615 E. 52nd St.
More information here.
Peace Corps service is a life-defining leadership experience. Since 1961, the Peace Corps has shared with the world America's most precious resource – its people. Volunteers serve in 76 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, the Pacific Islands and the Middle East. Peace Corps Volunteers live, learn, and work with a community overseas for 27 months, providing technical assistance in six program areas: education, youth and community development, health, business and information and communications technology, agriculture, and environment.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
On-Campus Recruiting! Check out these great opportunities!
Wondering who's coming to campus for interviews this spring? Wonder no more! Check out these great employers coming to campus!
Application submissions are welcome beginning today!
Federal Reserve Bank- KC- More Information
On-Campus Recruiting Policy
Application submissions are welcome beginning today!
Federal Reserve Bank- KC- More Information
- Deadline for applications- Thursday, February 16th
- Deadline for applications- Friday, February 17th
- Deadline for applications- Friday, February 17th
On-Campus Recruiting Policy
Monday, January 23, 2012
How to connect with an employer via LinkedIn
Do you have questions about how to connect with an employer on LinkedIn? Check out this great article.
An Open Letter to Part-Time Graduate Students
Are you a new or continuing part-time graduate student trying to balance all of your commitments? Check out this great article from The Chronicle of Higher Education for some tips! http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/an-open-letter-to-part-time-graduate-students/27267
How to apply to online internships and avoid getting lost in the Black Hole
Guest Blogger-
Thomas D. Martino
Director of Marketing with InternMatch
“A black hole is a region of space-time from which it is impossible to escape.”
-Stephen Hawkins
Black holes in space consist of collapsed stars where neither sound nor light can escape. In the job world, the term black hole is used, for when applicants send countless resumes to employers and hear nothing in response.
Few things are more frustrating than spending hours crafting an internship application, only to submit it, and hear nothing back. This problem exists for a number of reasons but it is true that fewer than 5% of employers follow-up with every applicant they receive and even fewer communicate the real reasons about why they made the choice they did.
While it might seem easy to blame companies for not doing a better job of responding, the reality is that most HR managers are overworked reviewing hundreds of applications every week – so it is up to you to stand out. By learning a bit more about the online application process, you can figure out how to navigate this abyss and make sure you emerge on the other side with a rock-star internship.
Where do all the resumes go?
As you can probably guess, not all internship applications follow the same path. Some employers ask you to apply directly to their email inbox. Others ask for you to apply using a job website like Taleo or InternMatch so that they can save the applications in a database online and share them with other employees in the office.
Depending on the size of the employer and how they are accepting applications you need to think up the best strategy to make sure you don’t get overlooked when it comes to decision time.
Building a better rocket ship.
The other important skill to develop when applying to internships online is to learn how to make your application stand out.
Here are 5 tips to help:
1.) Follow-Up!
The biggest piece of advice we can recommend to avoid getting ignored is to follow-up consistently with an employer after you submit an app. This is an art not a science, but most students are way too hesitant to follow-up with employers even if just to ask what their time frame is on responding or to remind them that you have applied and are excited to get the internship. For best practices see our guide on how to follow-up with employers.
2.) Remove all typos from your resume.
Another reason you may not hear back from employers is because they tossed out your resume. One of the most common reasons your resume might get thrown out is because it has typos. In fact almost 50% of employers stop reading a resume if they see just one typo! So double check your resume and check out our resume template and guide for extra help.
3.) Be unique.
As an employer who has hired many students I can safely say, my job is a lot easier when a particular student breaks the mold. Don’t just spam employers with a standard cover letter, take the extra hour to write something. If the employer has a twitter account tweet at them about how excited you are. If they are coming to your school for a career fair, go and introduce yourself to the recruiting staff. Your hard work will pay off when it comes to decision time.
4.) Don’t use scammy websites to apply for positions!
Top job boards like your Career Center website, Indeed, or InternMatch work hard to make sure every position that is online is up to date and is a high quality position. If you are finding positions by doing a Google search or on Craigslist, you can find some great opportunities but as a rule of thumb the further you go from trusted sites the more likely you are to be applying to a position that has either already closed or doesn’t exist altogether.
5.) Don’t get discouraged.
Last but not least don’t get discouraged. A lot of employers are getting overwhelmed with applications in the current down economy, so even if you are over qualified for a position you simply might not hear back. If you keep at it and keep improving your application skills you are going to start getting interviews and eventually find a position.
Thomas D. Martino
Director of Marketing with InternMatch
“A black hole is a region of space-time from which it is impossible to escape.”
-Stephen Hawkins
Black holes in space consist of collapsed stars where neither sound nor light can escape. In the job world, the term black hole is used, for when applicants send countless resumes to employers and hear nothing in response.
Few things are more frustrating than spending hours crafting an internship application, only to submit it, and hear nothing back. This problem exists for a number of reasons but it is true that fewer than 5% of employers follow-up with every applicant they receive and even fewer communicate the real reasons about why they made the choice they did.
While it might seem easy to blame companies for not doing a better job of responding, the reality is that most HR managers are overworked reviewing hundreds of applications every week – so it is up to you to stand out. By learning a bit more about the online application process, you can figure out how to navigate this abyss and make sure you emerge on the other side with a rock-star internship.
Where do all the resumes go?
As you can probably guess, not all internship applications follow the same path. Some employers ask you to apply directly to their email inbox. Others ask for you to apply using a job website like Taleo or InternMatch so that they can save the applications in a database online and share them with other employees in the office.
Depending on the size of the employer and how they are accepting applications you need to think up the best strategy to make sure you don’t get overlooked when it comes to decision time.
Building a better rocket ship.
The other important skill to develop when applying to internships online is to learn how to make your application stand out.
Here are 5 tips to help:
1.) Follow-Up!
The biggest piece of advice we can recommend to avoid getting ignored is to follow-up consistently with an employer after you submit an app. This is an art not a science, but most students are way too hesitant to follow-up with employers even if just to ask what their time frame is on responding or to remind them that you have applied and are excited to get the internship. For best practices see our guide on how to follow-up with employers.
2.) Remove all typos from your resume.
Another reason you may not hear back from employers is because they tossed out your resume. One of the most common reasons your resume might get thrown out is because it has typos. In fact almost 50% of employers stop reading a resume if they see just one typo! So double check your resume and check out our resume template and guide for extra help.
3.) Be unique.
As an employer who has hired many students I can safely say, my job is a lot easier when a particular student breaks the mold. Don’t just spam employers with a standard cover letter, take the extra hour to write something. If the employer has a twitter account tweet at them about how excited you are. If they are coming to your school for a career fair, go and introduce yourself to the recruiting staff. Your hard work will pay off when it comes to decision time.
4.) Don’t use scammy websites to apply for positions!
Top job boards like your Career Center website, Indeed, or InternMatch work hard to make sure every position that is online is up to date and is a high quality position. If you are finding positions by doing a Google search or on Craigslist, you can find some great opportunities but as a rule of thumb the further you go from trusted sites the more likely you are to be applying to a position that has either already closed or doesn’t exist altogether.
5.) Don’t get discouraged.
Last but not least don’t get discouraged. A lot of employers are getting overwhelmed with applications in the current down economy, so even if you are over qualified for a position you simply might not hear back. If you keep at it and keep improving your application skills you are going to start getting interviews and eventually find a position.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Want to get more from Roo Career Network?
There are a variety of features in Roo Career Network to help you maximize your job and internship search. One of those features is Job Search Agents.
Job Search Agents allow you to search for positions without completing a new search each day. How is that possible you ask? Job Search Agents allow you to save past searches and activate them so you receive an email each day (week or month) regarding open positions that meet your search requirements.
Want to know more about how to setup your Job Search Agent????? Just click on the links below for a brief tutorial on Roo Career Network’s Jobs Section and Job Search Agents!
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