to turn to. You won’t need to sell yourself, because they’ll already know you.

Now is the time to think about strengthening and e x p a n d i n g y o u r network. Now’s the time to take action.

Go Bobcats!

Ross Wood

The semester is flying by and finally the weather is starting to change – cooler times are upon us. What hasn’t changed is the need to continue to work on those resumes, draft those cover letters, and figure out ways to network, network, network!

Networking is really just a process. A process that starts with an initial contact, which leads to a connection, which can then lead to a relation-ship. Networking should be viewed as a process of building relationships that get incorporated into the fabric of life -- both your professional and personal life.

Networking is about being genuine, not fake. It’s how we look for a job, it’s how we find prospects, it’s how we engage customers, and it’s how we stay in touch with our friends and family.

Every day, think about how you can have more conversations and make more connections. You truly NEVER do know who you will meet and what that connection could mean in the fu-ture. Think about what you can do to move your connections into rela-tionships. Mutually beneficial long-term relationships. This way, when and if you need help, you’ll have people

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LIAISON OFFICE HOURS IN MCCOY - FALL 2012

For McCoy College of Business Administration Students

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3

NOVEMBER 2012

CAREER LINKS SERVICES

ACTION ITEMS:

Update your Jobs4Cats profile

Update and proof your resume

See a Career Counselor

Mark your calen-dars for upcoming

Job Fairs and

Career Service

Events

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

LIASON MEMO &

OFFICE HOURS

1

MILLENIALS ENTER-

ING THE JOB FORCE

2

JOBS4CATS INFO 3

FEATURED EVENT 3

CAREER SERVICES

INFORMATION

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McCoy College of Business Administration

Tuesdays: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesdays: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursdays: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY*

Contact Career Services or the McCoy Advising Center to schedule an appointment.

T he makeup of the glob-

al workforce is under-

going a seismic shift: In

four years Millennials—the people

born between 1977 and 1997—will

account for nearly half the employ-

ees in the world. In some compa-

nies, they already constitute a

majority.

That shift may sound daunting to

the managers charged with coach-

ing these young workers, who

have a reputation for being atten-

tion sponges. However, our re-

search into the varying expecta-

tions and needs of employees

across four generations has given

us a more nuanced view of Millen-

nials and uncovered several re-

source efficient ways to mentor

them.

We polled 2,200 professionals

across a wide range of industries,

asking about their values, their

behavior at work, and what they

wanted from their employers. The

Millennials, we saw, did want a

constant stream of feedback and

were in a hurry for success, but

their expectations were not as

outsized as many assume. That’s

good news for organizations won-

dering just who will mentor this

rising generation. Baby Boomers

are retiring, and Gen X may not be

large enough to shoulder the re-

sponsibility alone. In the U.S., for

instance, the 88 million Millennials

vastly outnumber Gen Xers, who

are just 50 million strong.

Millennials view work as a key part

of life, not a separate activity that

needs to be “balanced” by it. For

that reason, they place a strong

emphasis on finding work that’s

personally fulfilling. They want

work to afford them the opportuni-

ty to make new friends, learn new

skills, and connect to a larger

purpose. That sense of purpose is

a key factor in their job satisfac-

tion; according to our research,

they’re the most socially conscious

generation since the 1960’s.

“Oh, they want total fulfillment?”

managers may be thinking. “Is that

all?” Yes, Millennials have high

expectations of their employers—

but they also set high standards

for themselves. They’ve been

working on their résumés practi-

cally since they were toddlers,

because there are so many of

them and so few (relatively speak-

ing) spots at top schools and top

companies. They’re used to overa-

chieving academically and to mak-

ing strong personal commitments

to community service. Keep them

engaged, and they will be happy

to overachieve for you.

However, they want a road map to

success, and they expect their

companies to provide it. If you’re

not careful, grooming them for

leadership roles could drain your

managers’ energy. To help you,

we’ve identified three kinds of

mentoring that will prepare Millen-

nials for success without requiring

your experienced staffers to spend

all their time coaching. While the-

se approaches will work with em-

ployees in other generations, too,

they’re especially effective with

Millennials, because they suit this

cohort’s mobile, collaborative

lifestyle and need for immediacy.

Reverse Mentoring

This approach shifts the responsi-

bility for organizing mentoring to

line employees, who learn from

senior executives by mentoring

them. A Millennial is matched to

an executive and assigned to

teach him or her how to, say, use

social media to connect with cus-

tomers. It’s an effective way to

give junior employees a window

into the higher levels of the organi-

zation, so that when the mentees

retire, the younger generation has

a better understanding of the busi-

ness.

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MILLENIALS ENTERING THE JOB FORCE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW MAY 2010; MENTORING MILENIALS

BY: JEANNE C. MEISTER AND KARIE W ILLYERD

SACUCCA Career Conference

& Fair

Nov. 2, 2012 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

YMCA TriPoint San Antonio

Students only need to register for the

conference/lunch part of the

SACUCCA event. The lunch that is

provided is free of charge. To register

for the conference log on to your

Jobs4Cats account. The job fair is also

free but no registration is required.

The job fair will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

http://www.sacucca.org/job-fair

CAREER EVENT - NOVEMBER

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LBJ Student Center, Suite 5-7.1 www.careerservices.txstate.edu

Phone: 512-245-2645 Fax: 512-245-3993 E-mail: CareerServices@txstate.edu

TEXAS STATE CAREER SERVICES LEADING TEXAS STATE STUDENTS INTO THE FUTURE

WALK-IN CAREER COACHING (All year) Mon. & Tues. 1-3 p.m. Wed. & Thurs. 3-5 p.m.

48 HOUR RESUME CRITIQUES Career Services Website - See Student drop down menu for “Job Search Help””

ONLINE PRACTICE INTERVIEWING Career Services Website - See Student drop down menu for “Job Search Help” and “Interview Stream”

AMERICAN BUSINESS JOURNALS ONLINE Visit our homepage and click on the link in the left navi-gation pane. Use your Texas State net ID and password to login. Available to students, faculty and staff.

Follow us on Twitter @txstcareers / Facebook / LinkedIn

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:00 - 6:00 Friday: 8:00 - 5:00

Career Services LINKS Newsletter - an outreach effort by your Career Service Liaison: Ross Wood, Career Advisor

WHY USE JOBS4CATS?

Send messages to students, view

student resumes, view job listings,

search employer database, search

employers attending job fairs, view

special announcements and use the

Resource Library.