HowtogetthemostoutofCareerServicesCareerDevelopmentandPlacementAssistanceWPU200ChloeJMcILwaineMSMS
Agenda
• TheOffice• UpcomingEvents• CareerFairs• Handshake• LinkedIn
CDPA Career Services: STEM Career Consultants
CareerConsultantforScience&Technology
EmilyBennett,M.Ed.,CPRW
• Resumes/coverletters
• Exploringtypesofwork
• Internship/Jobsearchstrategies
• Interviewing
• Salarynegotiation
• Networking
• Graduateschooloptions
CareerConsultantforEngineering&Math
ChloeMcILwaine,M.S.,M.S.
CDPA Career Services: Employer Relations
JeffPorter&MeganZimmerman
EmploymentDevelopmentSpecialists,STEM
• Bringsemployerstocampus
• CareerFairs/informationsessions
• On-campusinterviewing
• Shadowing• Networking
Notstudentfacingstaff
MyAvailability
2nd floor,WilliamPittUnion
Anyconsultant:
M-F,10am-4pm
Quickquestionorresumereview?Signupatthefrontdeskofourofficefora20minutefirstcome,firstservedappointment
Mathconsultant:
Fri,12-2pm
30minuteappointments
• SchedulethroughHandshake
• Callthefrontdeskat412-383-4473
2nd floor,WilliamPittUnion
UPCOMINGEVENTS
Career Fair
• September19th &20th STEMCareerFairDays• 80+employerseachday• Oncampusinterviewing
opportunities• WilliamPittUnion• 11am-3pm
FALL2017
• October4th Business,Humanities&SocialSciencesCareerFairDays• 100employers• Oncampusinterviewing
opportunities• WilliamPittUnion• 11am-3pm
CompaniesAttending- MathSpecific
ØArconic
ØANSYS
ØCalgon Carbon
ØCvent Inc
ØDirectEnergy
ØEaton
ØEmerson
ØFCBHealth
ØHonda
ØNationalGrid
ØEaton
ØNavyCyberWarfare
ØNorfolkSouthern
ØSCATechnologies
ØSpeechInterfaceDesign
ØSusquehanna
InternationalGroup
ØTheBankofNewYorkMellon
ØUPMC
ØVitro
ØYinzcam
TAKEOUTYOURPHONES
STEM Prep Week
Monday:§ CareerFairKickOff Party§ STEMResume,InterviewandLinkedInWorkshops
Tuesday:§ STEMResumeworkshop§ InternationalStudentJobReadyWorkshop
Wednesday:§ SeniorCareerSeries§ EngineeringandTechNetworkingEvent– thisisacluster,appliestoYOU!
Thursday:§ STEMResumania – 10hourevent!
Friday:§ AlumniinResidenceLunchandLearn§ AlumniinResidenceOfficeHours§ STEMEmployerSiteVisits
Monday:§ STEMInterviewWorkshop– hostedbyKeyBank
September11th-18th
“BycompletingtheInternshipPreparationProgramandrelatedrequirements,theOfficeofCareerDevelopmentandPlacementAssistanceguaranteesplacementinatleastoneinternshiporotherexperientiallearningopportunity(research,fieldexperience,clinical,extendedvolunteer)duringyourundergraduatecareer.”
Goal:ToplaceeverystudentwhocompletestheInternshipPrepPrograminexperientiallearningbeforegraduating.
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OfficeofCareerDevelopment&PlacementAssistanceChloeMcILwaine,EngineeringandMathConsultant