news 11.21.07

POWER Lunch: Sexual Orientation & Your Career
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
AMU Ballroom A

Join us for the next POWER Lunch focusing on Sexual Orientation and Your Career on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 beginning at 11:45 a.m. with the general program beginning at 12:00 p.m. Panelists include: Kevin Perrine, Direct Supply; Carolyn L. Bell, Assistant Director - Residence Life, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Elisa Welch, Teacher, 7th and 8th grade Spanish, DeForest Area Middle School; and Warren Scherer, Program Coordinator III, Milwaukee LGBT Community Center/ProjectQ.

The POWER Lunch series provides the opportunity to network with professionals in various career fields, hear real stories and experiences from experts representing diverse cultures, and enjoy free lunch.

Each month we focus on various career fields plus diverse cultural, social, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Topics covered will include career information specific to each professional’s area of expertise and a focus on real experiences including stories of challenge and success.

If you are like many college students today, you have a personal profile on Facebook or a different online social network. Your profile helps you keep in touch with friends and is a place for you to post information about yourself. But it is not just your friends who might learn about you from your profile, and you can use an online social network for more than just socializing. Have you ever thought about how your profile could impact your career, both negatively and positively?

According to NYTimes.com, many companies that recruit on college campuses have been using search engines like Google and Yahoo to conduct background checks on seniors looking for their first job. But now, some recruiters are looking up applicants on social networking sites, where college students often post risqué photographs and comments about drinking, recreational drug use and sexual exploits. At best, this type of profile can make students look immature and unprofessional. At worst, it can raise serious questions about their judgment and eliminate them as job candidates.

It is not difficult for you to reduce this risk. Most importantly, you can look at your pages on Facebook and other sites with fresh eyes and remove photographs or text that may be inappropriate to show to potential employers. You can also apply settings on Facebook that significantly limit access to their pages. And it wouldn’t hurt to make the security settings stricter than you think is necessary. You never know if a recruiter is an alum of your school or if they work with someone who is.

Despite the potential negative consequences for your career, Facebook and other online social networks could also have positive consequences. Networking is a crucial component of any job search, so why not use Facebook to enhance your career network? According to Webworkerdaily.com, one way of doing this is to join groups related to your career interests. Many groups on Facebook are purely for fun, but there are quite a few that can provide useful information and professional connections. You can also use Facebook to look for career-related events. There are opportunities for good, face-to-face business networking if you’re open to it. For example, you can use Facebook’s built-in events application to see what conferences and events your career connections may be attending.

So, next time you log in to your private profile to figure out your plans for the evening, don’t forget to check out what networking event you could attend to find job opportunities!

Looking to gain career-related experience with an internship? Ready to start your job search? View internships and jobs posted recently for Marquette University students. To see even more internships and full-time jobs, register with MU Career Manager.

College-to-Work combines scholarship dollars with educational paid internship opportunities at Wisconsin’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations, such as Luther Manor Adult Day Center and Society Insurance. Students participate in a 10 week internship program in which they complete over 400 hours of work during their summer recess.

Over 40 students from Wisconsin’s private colleges collectively spent over 15,000 hours during the Summer 2007 as interns. It is anticipated that over 40 students will participate in College-to-Work internships during the Summer 2008.

To apply for a summer internship, begin by clicking here. This page lists all of the opportunities and clicking on each link will bring you to a description of that opportunity. The descriptions also have a direct link to the application page and application instructions.

***IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE YOU READ ALL OF THE APPLICATION***
*** INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!***

Remember, the Career Services Center would be happy to help you craft your resume, just drop-in for walk-in hours daily from 1-3 p.m. or call 414.288.7423 to make an appointment with a career counselor--Good Luck!!!

With the holidays and end of the semester approaching, I notice that I am more stressed and it’s harder to concentrate. How do I stay focused and relaxed with so much going on?

FUELMilwaukee.org

Want to network but feel like you don’t know where to start?
Professional associations can be an excellent networking resource!

FUEL Milwaukee is a professional association with a membership comprised of 4,500 growth-oriented individuals and employers throughout the 7-county Milwaukee region. In addition to providing an active job search network, FUEL Milwaukee has the goal of making the Milwaukee region a destination to world-class talent, in all its diversity.

FUEL Milwaukee members may:

Attend social and informational events
Create online networking profiles
Receive a weekly e-newsletter, designed to keep you connected to FUEL activities, resources, news, and the regional talent scene.

An individual membership to FUEL Milwaukee costs $50 annually.

Check it out TODAY!

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Are you unsure about what career is right for you? Do you want to learn more about what it is like to work in a certain field? If so, you may want to check out DISCOVER, an online resource that provides guidance and information to help people make important career and educational decisions.

Kohler Company is proud to offer rewarding career opportunities throughout the world. They continually seek motivated individuals who embody the skills and drive that contribute to their global success.

Just as they are committed to improving the lives of their customers with exceptional products and services, they are equally committed to employing and cultivating the careers of motivated professionals with the aspiration and talent to succeed.

Kohler Co. offers an abundance of rewarding career choices. Opportunities range from cutting-edge engineering and design positions to leading global business initiatives. Kohler recognizes the valuable contribution of every individual within the organization, and strives to offer opportunity and reward at every one of those levels. Explore a sampling of various career opportunities that exist within Kohler Co.

Calendar of Events
This calendar includes upcoming on campus recruiting events
and career-related workshops.

Upcoming Career Fairs
This calendar includes upcoming Marquette career fairs,
off-site career fairs, and e-fairs.

Miller Internship Presentation Wednesday Evening

Are you interested in a summer internship with Miller Brewing? If so attend the Miller Internship Presentation next Wednesday, November 28, at 5:30 p.m. in the Career Services Center’s Seminar Room. Representatives from Miller will be available to discuss internship opportunities in a variety of fields. Miller is also holding on-campus interviews in the Career Center on January 24. To be considered for these internships, students must also submit a resume MU Career Manager by January 15.

Please note that you must be 21 at the start of the internship and must also be able have work authorization to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis to be considered for internships at Miller Brewing.


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