eaglelanding vol3 issue4 nov21
DESCRIPTION
ÂTRANSCRIPT
1
ISSUE 4 YEAR 2014 VOLUME 3 JOBS IN & AROUND THE VALLEY THAT ARE PREFECT FOR YOU!............2
VITAL INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! ................ 4, 6, & 7
Gain the experience employers look for! ……3
Eagle
#1 Source for the latest advice, job leads, internship opportunities and events
Landing
www.facebook.com/bccareerservices
Talbott’s Tidbits
Did you that 80% of jobs are never advertised? WHAT??? That’s nuts… that means that only 20% of openings are listed and only a whopping 5% of those applicants get HIRED! Then how do you find all those unadvertised jobs
out there? The Office of Career Services can help..
Office of Career Services 540-828-5357 [email protected] Flory Hall Room 11
2
Chesterfield County Police
Department The department will be
holding tests for the basic police
academy. Be prepared to take a
physical fitness test as well as a
written examination. The test will be
held Friday, November 14 at 7am.
Meteorologist/ Weather Anchor
WSLS-TV news station seeks an
on-camera personality to write, report,
and edit stories for broadcast.
Development Scientist—Working
with Material / Polymer / New
Product
INVISTA R&D Center in Waynesboro
seeks a strong technical
orientation combined with
an entrepreneurial spirit.
Supervisor of Opera-
tions—INVISTA
Responsible for the direct
supervision of
approximately 25-30
employees and will be
expected to lead improvements in
safety, productivity, reliability and
quality. Full-time, Waynesboro.
NATURAL RESOURCE OFFICER—
Department of Agriculture
Serve as the principal advisor on
biodiversity conservation and natural
resources management team.
Position based in Washington DC.
Director of Pinelands Adventures
Responsible for day-to-day
management of Pinelands
Adventures, Full time position.
Required to relocate to New Jersey.
Account Executive WHSV-TV in
Harrisonburg. work directly with local
and regional businesses to achieve
marketing goals through our multi-
media outlets
Director of Brethren Disaster
Ministries
Major responsibilities include
informing and engaging Church of the
Brethren constituents in BDM
activities, maintaining ecumenical and
interagency relationships to facilitate
response to human need in the
United States. Interested applicants
need to stop by the Office of Career
Services for ore information.
Part-time after-school care
program.
Blue Ridge Christian School in
Bridgewater is looking for substitutes
to fill in for their after-school care
program. Workers do need to align
with the faith statement of BRCS.
Patent Classifier I & Project
Leader—Serco, Inc.
10 positions available for
December graduates in
Harrisonburg starting in
January 2015. Positions
include: Telecommunications/
Semiconductors/Medical &
Surgical Arts/ Mechanical En-
gineering/ Civil Engineering/
Chemical Engineering.
Family Outreach Case Manager
The Valle Community Services Board
has a great opportunity for students
graduating in December or alumni.
Psychology, Sociology, and FCS
majors/minors would do well in this
position.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Counselor—Virginia Department for
the Blind and Vision Impaired.
TO APPLY CONTACT CAREER SERVICES!
WHO WE ARE & HOW WE CAN HELP
Explore Majors and Careers
Career Assessments
One-on-One
Career Guidance
Cover Letters and Resumes
Job Search Strategy
Grad School Assistantce
Career Development
Workshops
Great Programs
Networking Opportunities
Online Resources
For a complete list of current job openings please visit College Central Network at
www.careerservicescentral.com
3
Want to develop your own internship? Need guidance or advice? Stop by Career Services to build your dream internship!
Coordinator of Donor Communica-tions—The Church of the Brethren is seeking an individual to fill a full-time salaried position. Based in Elgin, IL . Elementary School teacher - An outstanding independent school in Northern Virginia is searching for a full time teacher to start immediately. Mine Safety and Health Assistant—Department of Labor is hiring in Morgantown, WV. You will provide program and administrative support, as well as liaison duties in direct support of the supervisor and a cadre of Mine Safety and Health Inspectors. .
Science Internship—The Office of Science / Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) Is offering opportunities for direct engagement in scientific research and technology featuring specialized instrumentation; large-scale, multi-disciplinary efforts; and/or scientific user facilities. Selected students will receive stipends, and may qualify for travel and housing assistance.
Banking Internship—Brown Edwards, CPAs in Harrisonburg seeks Bridgewater College candi-dates for spring 2015 internships. Marketing Intern—organization is seeking a dynamic individual who can work to increase the visibility and promotion of our member wineries and vineyards. Must be 21 years old and Marketing/Business Major. Science, Technology, Engineer-ing, and Math Internships The Commonwealth STEM Industry Internship Program is currently seeking interns with over 100 companies throughout Virginia. Positions are paid. Event Planning/ Sports Marketing Internship—Virginia Amateur Sports is accepting applications for summer 2015. Interns have oppor-tunity to earn college credit as well as gain the experience necessary to compete for positions in these competitive industries. Vocational Ministry Internship—Central Christian Church of Mesa Arizona is looking to fill an 11 month paid internship. This internship will provide practical and biblically based training along with real life ministry experience for leaders who have earned their undergraduate. Insurance intern—State Farm in Harrisonburg is looking for an intern to join the team to help develop leads, schedule appointments, market appropriate products.
STEM Internship—The Department of Homeland Security is looking for interns for a 10-week summer 2015 program. A stipend of $6000 and travel expenses will be paid. Management Internship— Bridgewater College seeks a mascot manager. Tasks include: Creating a marketing plan and managing the mascot’s schedule. 10+ hours a week. Marketing Internship— Royall & Company of Richmond are looking for rising college seniors for an 8– week summer program. Organizer/ Marketer Internship— Mama’s Caboose is looking for a flexible BC student who will assist in creating marketing plans, develop social media, & schedule events. Finance Internship— Geico of Fredericksburg seeks a summer intern to gain first hand knowledge of the industry. 8-10 weeks, paid. Dental Internship—Harrisonburg practice seeks intern to help with social media and marketing. Needs help expanding the business.
ANY OF THESE INTERNSHIPS INTEREST
YOU? COME BY CAREER SERVICES TO
LEARN MORE!
4
Virtual Information Session
Tuesday, December 2
nd
NEXT Application Deadline: Friday, December 5th at 11:59pm ET 7:00 PM RSVP
www.facebook.com/
bccareerservices
5
4 THINGS YOU MUST DO TO GET YOUR FIRST JOB AFTER COLLEGE
NOVEMBER MAY SEEM AWFULLY EARLY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR TO BE THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU’RE GOING TO GET A JOB WHEN YOU GRADUATE. BUT DAN SCHAWBEL, FORBES CONTRIBUTOR AND FOUNDER OF MILLENNIAL BRANDING, A ONE-MAN RESEARCH AND CONSULTING FIRM THAT FOCUSES ON SO-CALLED MILLENNIALS OR GENERATION Y, AGED 18-29, THE NEW GENERATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS NEEDS TO GET MOBILIZED MUCH EARLIER THAN SPRING OF SENIOR YEAR.
CREATE A LINKEDIN PROFILE
Among college students, only a third have a presence on LinkedIn. You will stand out
from the competition if you create a LinkedIn account.
GET AN INTERNSHIP AS EARLY
AS POSSIBLE Students know that internships are valuable but they are failing to land them. Some 85% believed having an internship is either important or very
important for their career and 52% hoped to have had three or more internships before graduating. But only 40% had done at least one internship.
GET CREATIVE ABOUT FINDING
A MENTOR If you want to work in marketing and
MTV is your dream employer, enter those two search terms and see who comes up.
Or if you’re interested in human resources and you fantasize about working at Mi-crosoft, search on those words. Send off
emails to the people you find & ask if they will meet with you. To me this seems like a long shot, however many adults perceive such an approach as impressive, and you
only need one person to say yes.
VISIT CAREER SERVICES
Career Services can help with your résumé and cover letters
and also job interview prepara-tions. We are located in Flory
Hall—Room 11
6
Get Hired : Interview Preparations
Conduct Basic Interview Research To prepare for an interview, find out as much as you can beforehand. Call the person who scheduled your interview
and ask:
Who will you be talking to? Will you meet the manager you'd work for, or will you just talk to HR? What are the inter-
viewer's expectations?
What's the dress code? Dress better than suggested. Most times, it's best to wear a professional suit. You'd be
amazed how many candidates show up looking like they're going to class, not presenting a professional demeanor.
Get directions to the office. Plan to leave early. Keep a phone number to call if you get stuck on the bus or in traffic.
If you arrive late and stressed, the interview will not go well.
If you don't have a detailed job description, ask for one.
That's a five-minute phone call.
Learn About the Company Online Do some fast Web research, which will give you something to talk about in addition to the job description. Go to the
employer's Web site, or search the Web for information such as:
How big is the company in terms of annual sales or employees?
What does the company say about its products or services?
What recent news (such as a new product, a press release, an interview with the CEO) can you discuss?
If the company is public, the boilerplate at the bottom of its press releases will tell you a lot.
Basic research should take you about an hour.
Think of Some Stories Be ready to answer typical interview questions with a story about yourself. To prepare, write down and
memorize three achievement stories. Tell about times you've really felt proud of an achievement at work or school.
These stories demonstrate all those hard-to-measure qualities like judgment, initiative, teamwork or leadership.
Wherever possible, quantify what you've done, e.g., "increased sales by 20 percent," "cut customer call waiting time
in half," "streamlined delivery so that most customers had their job done in two days."
By the way, nonwork achievement stories are good too; if you volunteer for the local food pantry, write down a time
you overcame a big challenge or a crisis there.
Achievement stories make you memorable, which is what you want. There's an exercise in Monster Careers: Interviewing called "Mastering the Freestyle Interview," which helps you develop these stories into compelling sales
points.
Take the time you need -- at least three hours on this task.
Pick Your Outfit, and Go to Bed Early Lay out your interview outfit the night before, get a good night's rest, and always get an early start. The last thing
you want is to waste all of your interview preparation by arriving flustered and panicked because you couldn't find a
parking space.
7
1) Check for spelling errors.
2) Put in relevance order
3) Simplify your language
4) Eliminate clutter 5) Read it aloud
Improve
your resume:
In 5 easy
steps
1. Spell check... the old-fashioned way. Spelling and grammar errors can be the kiss of death for résumés: They show employers that you don't pay attention to de-tail. Computer spell-check programs don't always pick up these errors, so make sure you proofread it yourself before handing it in.
For insurance and a fresh perspective, have a friend look it over, too.
2. Put the most relevant experiences first. Organize your résumé to reflect your experiences and showcase the skills you have to offer employers.
3. Simplify your language. Keep your sentences short and don't worry about fragments.
Leave out personal pronouns like "I," "my" and "me." Saying, "I performed" this or "I demonstrated" that is redundant. Who
else would you be talking about if not yourself?
Omit the articles "a," "an" and "the." Instead of "Coordinated the special events for the alumni association," simplify it to say,
"Coordinated alumni association special events."
Take out terms like "assisted in," "participated in," and "helped with." If you assisted in managing client accounts, simply say,
"Managed client accounts." You can explain later what this role entailed.
Change passive statements to active verbs. Saying "Coordinated client meetings" instead of "Ensured client meetings were
coordinated" adds punch and clarity to a job description.
Exclude words like "responsibilities" and "duties" under job listings. Your résumé should focus on accomplishments, not tasks.
4. Eliminate clutter. Format your résumé for consistency and easy reading.
Bold, italicize or underline important headlines (just don't do all three at once -- that's overkill).
Use a standard font like 11 point Times New Roman or Arial. Fancier fonts are not only harder to read, but they may become
garbled in an e-mail format.
Combine series' of short, odd jobs into one listing. (For example: "1999-2002 Barista -- Village Café, Starbucks, Seattle's
Best...")
5. Read it aloud. Reading your résumé aloud will help you identify areas that need improvement or clarification. If something doesn't sound right to you, it won't sound right to a hiring manager.
Look at your résumé: Would you still be compelled to read it if it wasn't your own, or would the vast array of typos, unusual fonts, long sentences and obscure language turn you away? While your résumé may not be a full-on Monet (meaning, up close, it's a big old mess), it may simply need some minor tweaking in order to get noticed. Take these five small steps to see big results. -Mary Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Writer
-Mary Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Writer
8
Keep in touch with us on social media!
Web: http://www.bridgewater.edu/student-life/services/career-services
Facebook: https://www.facebook.combccareerservices
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=20975&trk=edu-cp-title
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday—Friday: 8 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
Appointments: Tuesday—Thursday: 10 a.m.—4 p.m.
To schedule a personal appointment: Call 540-828-5357 Flory 10 & 11 / College Box 35
Office ofOffice ofOffice of Career Career Career ServicesServicesServices