If you have any ques-tions or assistance that I can help you with in regards to your future career pursuits and in-terest, feel free to drop me an e-mail, call, or set an appointment to stop by and visit. Have a great semester! I look forward to seeing you around McCoy soon.

-Ross

Go Bobcats!!

Welcome to Fall 2012 at Texas State!! I just wanted to take a quick minute to introduce myself and share the exciting things happen-ing here at the Career Services Office.

My name is Ross Wood and I am a Career Advisor in the Career Services Office. I am also the new Liaison for the McCoy School of Business Admini-

stration.

Just a bit about me - I have diversified work experience in economic development, business development, small bus iness f inance, marketing, corporate communication, and higher education. I am a veteran and former Texas State University

staff member (pre-viously in the Under-graduate Admission Office).

I will have office hours in McCoy (currently in Rm. 220) throughout the semester and am available to help review resumes, help with interview prep, or to just answer questions about any career issues and/or concerns. I am also available to do Career Services topic p resen ta t i ons fo r Student Organizations.

Stay tuned for e-mails throughout the semes-ter from me and the Career Services office about job fairs, job postings, on-campus interviews, internship opportunities and much more.

MCCOY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LIAISON

LIAISON OFFICE HOURS IN MCCOY - FALL 2012

For McCoy College of Business Administration Students

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

CAREER LINKS SERVICES

ACTION ITEMS:

Update your Jobs4Cats profile

Update and proof your resume

See a Career Counselor

Mark your calendars for upcoming Job Fairs and Career Service Events

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

MCCOY L IAISON 1

HANDSHAKE 2

EVENTS 2

FEATURE EVENT 3

CAREER SERVICES 3

McCoy College of Business Administration - Room 220 (temp)

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

Wednesdays: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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

** By Appointment **

Contact Career Services or the McCoy Advising Center

to schedule appointment

rossw@txstate.edu

I am always surprised when I meet a college student or person in business who is the picture of confidence -- smart business attire, great eye contact, smil-ing, perfect posture -- but then when that person goes in for the handshake... his or her handshake is so life-less, so limp, I feel like my next step should be to check the person's pulse. What a let-down! I know labra-doodles that can shake more affirmatively.

Your handshake speaks. It must be firm. It should say: "I am intelligent. I am confi-dent. And I am darn

glad to meet you."

A weak, limp hand-shake says: "I'm not sure of myself. I am not sure about you. I am not sure why I got up this morning."

Your palm fits in the o t h e r p e r s o n ' s palm. Seal the grasp by wrapping your fin-gers around the other person's hand. Don't squeeze the blood out of the other hand, but do give a good firm grip. No need to pump up and down like it's crack-the-whip. Just grasp.

If you are concerned that the person you are

shaking hands with might be frail or suffer-ing from arthritis and a firm handshake might hurt them, then mirror the pressure that per-son puts on your hand.

Practice your hand-shake with friends and other professionals. If you mean business, if you want the job, if you want the sale, say it with a firm handshake.

Article provided by:

Culture and Manners

Institute

www.cultureandmanners.com

Rock Yo Resume, Quad, Mon. & Tues., Oct 1 & 2 / 9 am - 2 pm

Law School Fair, LBJ Student Center Ballroom, Wed., Oct 3 / 7 pm - 9 pm

Job Search Boot Camp, LBJ Student Center Ballroom, Wed., Sept 19 / 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Kohl’s Campus to Career, LBJ Student Center Teaching Theater, Thurs., Sept 27 / 5:30 pm - 8 pm

Externship Day, San Antonio, Tx., Thurs., Oct 25 * Contact Career Services for more info

More dates/events coming

soon!!

ETIQUETTE TIP OF THE WEEK: SHAKE ON IT. . .

CAREER EVENTS - FALL 2012

"I AM

INTELLIGENT.

I AM

CONFIDENT.

AND I AM

DARN GLAD TO

MEET YOU."

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Your handshake speaks

volumes...

MARK your

CALENDARS!

Are you ready for the challenge? Hear from employers about the importance of interview-ing, professional dress, resume tips, and social media. Once you've been through all stations, you'll have the opportunity to execute what you've learned by speed inter-viewing with employers.

Job Search Boot Camp features a circuit-training approach to helping students learn the habits

of highly effective job seekers from real employers.

Food, fun and fantastic professional develop-ment opportunities will be provided. A network-ing bullpen and speed interviewing rotation will be accompanied by mini-presentations on resume-building, interviewing etiquette, utilizing social media in the job search, professional image and C a r e e r S e r v i c e s

resources for job seek-ers.

Career Services will give away t-shirts to the first 100 student atten-dees and door prizes to individuals and/or stu-dent organizations that complete the Boot

Camp challenge.

TO REGISTER:

http://signup.txstate.edu/sessions/497-job-search-boot-camp

** FEATURE EVENT **

JOB SEARCH BOOT CAMP

PAGE 3 VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 1

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 navigation 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

WEDNESDAY , SEPT. 19 | 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. | LBJSC BALLROOM

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