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IN THIS ISSUE:
Career Fair, Spring 2010
Graphic Design 2 This year’s Career Fair will Wegmans Food Markets,
Student Profiles have over 30 employers from YMCA Brandywine Valley,
Wednesday
various industries such as Zoup! Fresh Soup Com-
Where the HR 2
Banking, Human Services,
April 14, 2010 pany.
Professionals do Manufacturing, Hospitality, 10 am—2pm
their research Retail, and Education. They Lobby A Take a look at page 3 for
are seeking employees for a Marple Campus advice on preparing for the
Career Fair Tips 3 variety of full-time, part-time Career Fair.
and summer employment
Online Job Board 4 opportunities. Community Interactions, Des-
mond Hotel, Devereux Founda-
Staff and Services 4 Come to the event to speak tion, Girl Scouts of Eastern PA,
to the HR professionals to Glen Mills Schools, Home Help-
learn more about these ers, Jimmy Duffy & Sons, Macy’s,
companies, seek advice about Melmark, Monarch Staffing, PA
the industry, and find out Army National Guard, Penn
about the current job op- Machine Works, PNC,
portunities that exist. Primerica, RCN Telecom Ser-
vices, SEPTA, Synthes, TD Bank,
The following employers will Today’s Child Learning Centers,
be attending the event: Trugreen, United Savings Bank,
Access Services, Allied Bar- US Army, Values Into Action,
ton Security, CCRES, Vector Marketing, Waddell &
Citizens Bank, Reed, Inc., Wawa,
Tips & Advice from Recruiting Professionals
Human Resources profes- Marple Campus do’s and don’ts of inter-
sionals from various indus- viewing will be discussed.
tries will be offering their Friday, April 16, 2010 The professionals will share
advice to students during the 10:10– 11:00 a.m. their positive and negative
“What Employers Look for Large Auditorium experiences of the hiring
When Hiring” events at the process and make recom-
Southeast Center and Main mendations for individuals
Campus. entering the workforce.
Tips on resume writing, pre- If you are looking for a job
paring for an interview, com- Southeast Center now or in the near future,
mon interview questions and Tuesday, April 20, 2010 you should plan to attend!
how to answer them, the 8:30-9:45 a.m.
Room 137
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 PAGE 2
Students Design for the Future
“Design Cube 21” is a new in-house nity and get paid for their work. The cited that he was looking to “get ex-
graphic design studio at Delaware Co-op/Internship program allows stu- perience to put on my resume to help
County Community College. Started dents to advance the skills they learn in me when looking for a job”. .
by Robert Jones, Associate Professor the classroom with on-the-job experi- Naryung agrees that she “can use the
of Graphic Design, the studio is staffed ences and earn credits toward gradua- money as an international student”
by students and provides graphic de- tion and degree completion. Many stu- since job opportunities are limited to a
sign and printing services for both the dents participate in these programs, few permitted by a student’s visa, in-
College and outside businesses. however only a few are able to com- cluding Work Study.
bine participation in both programs to
Two students, Naryung Kim and Alex- maximize their experience. When asked about the advantages of
ander Lee are the first to participate in participating in the Co-op and Work
this new venture. In their job, they After graduation Naryung is hoping to Study programs on campus, both stu-
design posters and flyers for the Col- find a job either here in the United dents agreed that they get “a more
lege as well as print and mount pieces States or in her home country, Korea. hands-on experience and more free-
they create. Naryung and Alexander Alexander will be deployed to Iraq for dom to design”. “In a company we may
are able to do this work through two a year shortly after completing his de- not have the creative control that we
programs, the Work Study program gree, however he hopes to work for a are given here.”
and the Co-op/Internship program. year upon his return to the United
The Work Study program allows stu- States and then pursue a Master’s De-
dents who qualify to work approxi- gree. When asked about the advan-
mately 10 hours per week in jobs on tages of participating in the Co-op and
campus or off campus in the commu- Work Study programs, Alexander
Create a Positive Online Identity for Success
Think employers aren’t checking the And 70 percent say they have re- What types of sites do employers
online information about job candi- jected candidates based on informa- check most often when considering
dates? Three quarters of recruiters and tion they found online. Still just 7 per- candidates? Following are the most
human resources professionals report cent of U.S. consumers surveyed be- common types of sites by percentage
that their organizations have formal lieve online data affected their job
policies in place that require them to search. ◊ Search engines– 78%
research candidates online, according ◊ Social networking sites– 63%
to results of a recent survey commis- ◊ Photo and video sharing sites-59%
sioned by Microsoft. The survey was ◊ Professional and business net-
conducted in December 2009. Ap- working sites– 57%
proximately, 275 recruiters, HR pro- ◊ Personal web sites– 48%
fessionals, and hiring managers partici- ◊ Blogs-46%
pated, as did approximately 330 con-
sumers. Source : NACE
Spotlight Online for Career Services
In addition, 85 percent of those re- Professionals, March 17, 2010
sponding say that positive online repu-
tation influences their hiring decisions
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Career Fair Tips
Career Fairs are events at which you personal (home, friends, family)
are able to access a multitude of em- projects which have given you the
ployers for their hiring needs in a lim- chance to implement what you
BRING ited amount of time. Therefore, the have learned. It is strongly
PLENTY OF job candidate needs to make the very suggested that you practice
most of the opportunity in the time articulating your experience
RESUMES allotted. Here are some helpful hints: before introducing yourself to
Bring Plenty of Resumes: Be the recruiters so that you are
certain that your resume very comfortable with verbal-
accurately reflects your training izing your skills in detail.
and experience. If you need Ask Relevant Questions: Company
assistance, refer to the booklet, representatives are always
How To Write Your Professional interested in enthusiastic candi-
Just Resume, available at the Student dates as they have a higher rate of
remember Employment Services & Co-op success in the workplace. Ask
Center, Room 1305 or The Career questions which demonstrate
to… & Counseling Center, Room 1325. interest. For example: What do
Once you have updated your you look for in the people you
Relax! resume, you may have it critiqued hire? What are your company’s
by calling 610-359-5331 or stop by plans for future growth? What
Have fun! Room 1305 between 9 a.m. and 7 kinds of career opportunities are
Learn as p.m. to schedule an appointment. available for someone with my
training and skills? Do not inquire
Preview List of Employers: Take
much as some time to learn about compa- about salary and benefit plans.
These issues normally do not come
nies that interest you. Have a gen-
you can! eral knowledge of their products up at career fairs.
or services. Overall: Keep in mind that each
First Impressions are Lasting: organization is different in its
Even though this event takes place approach to hiring. Some may
on a college campus, employers are schedule you to come to the office
very attuned to the “look” of for a formal interview, while others
potential employees. They may may simply collect your resume for
well ask themselves, “Did this further review. In any case, be
candidate take the time and care to certain to collect business cards at
project a professional appearance?” each table, and tell the recruiter
Professional dress and business that you enjoyed speaking with
casual are strongly suggested. him/her. You may even want to
send a thank you note to
Communicate Your Skills: This employers who are of special
takes a bit of pre-planning. interest to you.
Employers want to know very
specific activities which you have
performed utilizing your skills. If
you have not had paid work
experience, think very carefully
about class projects as well as
WORK SMART
“Providing personalized customer services that bring
students and employers together.”
What can our office do for you?
We can help you to…
◊ Find full-time, part-time and summer
employment
Student Employment Services ◊ Write a resume for the first time or update an
existing one
& Co-op Staff ◊ Practice job interviewing skills by doing a mock
Carlotta Randolph, Managing Director interview
Jane Lang, Director ◊ Learn about how to search for jobs including on
Jennifer Orazi, Assistant Director the Internet
Teneshia Joseph, Student Employment
◊ Meet area employers through
On-campus Career Fairs
Coordinator
On-campus recruiting tables
Gloria Fizzano, Student Employment
Career Panels and Special Presentations
Assistant ◊ Set up and maintain a file for letters of
Lynn Blackburn, Student Employment recommendation for your job search
Specialist ◊ Obtain work experience for credit in your
Darah Filidore, Work Study Coordinator major through the Co-op/Internship Program
◊ Locate Work Study jobs on or off campus
Phone: 610-359-5304
Fax: 610-359-5075
Web: www.dccc.edu/studentemployment Visit us in Room
1305 Marple Campus
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