Welcome to Spring Quarter 09!

Dear Students,

Spring is here! Here’s a few highlights from our Spring Program of Events*:

- April 7, Resume Clinic (1:10pm at 234 South Hall)
- April 14, Interviewing Skills (12:10pm at 229 South Hall)
- April 29, CIA Info Session (5:15pm at the Founders Board Room in Buehler)
- April 30, Spring Internship & Career Fair (10-2pm at the Pavilion)
- May 6, Careers in Accounting (5:30pm at the Community Center at the Colleges at La Rue)
- May 14, Jobs for Communications Majors (4:10pm at MUII, MU)

See you there!
Your LA&B Student Advisor

• Want a Program of Events for yourself? Stop by the ICC to get a hard copy, or click the link to the right

Interview Prep 101

Apply for a job and pass the resume screening process? Congratulations! But now you need to prepare for the real test: the interview. The UC Davis Internship & Career Center has the following resources to help students prepare for the obstacle ahead:

- Drop by the ICC and get your copy of our Career Resource Manual, or check it out here. Page 45 has a list of common interview questions that students, like myself, use to prep for interviews

- Have a webcam? Check out Interview Stream. After you create an account, you can be “interviewed” while you are recorded. Students answer the question to the best of their ability and afterward, you can watch how you did! Take note of how many times you say “um,” “uh,” or if you pulled a Miss South Carolina, and try not to make the same mistake during the real thing.
(Even if you don’t have a webcam, you can make an appointment to use the computer & webcam in Room 218 of South Hall)

- Attend an “Interviewing Skills” workshop! Pick up our current “Program of Events” to see when the next workshop will be held by an ICC coordinator

Good luck!
Your LA&B Student Advisor

What to expect from “Career Speed Dating”

Dear Students,

Long time no see! I’m sorry if it seems I’ve neglected the blog – I’ve been busy with the latest Winter Internship & Career Fair, advising students, overcoming whatever sickness I may have, and that lovely time of the quarter called “midterms,” but I’m back. But enough about me, and more about our next upcoming event!

This Thursday, March 5, the Liberal Arts & Business program area of the ICC will be holding our “Career Speed Dating” event from 4 -6 pm at Freeborn Hall. No pre-registration is necessary; all students are encouraged to attend.

Even before I worked at the ICC, I went to last year’s “Career Speed Dating” event, and I can honestly say that I enjoyed it! To break down the event format, I’ll explain it in the same way my Yelp reviews are structured:

Approximately 8 – 10 students sit down with an employer, hear about their profession for 10 minutes, and have the remaining time for questions.  Once their time is up, a bell is rung and students must move to the next table of their choice (much like real speed dating events). If a student stays the whole 2 hours (but they don’t have to), they will be able to see a maximum of 6 different professionals.

PROS:
- Casual attire is appropriate. This is a great networking opportunity in a casual environment where you can talk to employers and just merely get to know more about the person or profession
- Bringing your resume is not necessary; attending professionals will be there to mainly talk to you
- Every professional had something different to say
- I found it enjoyable to sometimes just sit and listen to a professional’s anecdote of their experience as a college student and how they got to where they are now
- There is no need to impress (like a real date, haha). Just please don’t besmirch your name or ours.

CONS:
- 15 mins goes by surprisingly fast, and before you know it, you’re off to another table.
- Last year’s event had such a good turnout that the popular tables (i.e the FBI, Target, Mervyn’s) filled up fast!

It’s highly suggested that students see who’s coming and check out the map before the event starts!

Warm regards,
Your LA&B Student Advisor