Students
Announcements
- Internship
Awareness Fair
February 9, 2010 | Hall of Fame Room | 11:30am - 2:00pm -
Spotlight Job and Internship Fair
March 4, 2010 | Holiday Inn North | Lexington, KY
Tiger Net
Career BeamGetting Started
- Making an appointment with a career counselor
- Career Planning Timeline
- Taking an assessment
- Career Beam - The Career Success Center
- Preparing a solid resume & cover letter
Exploring Careers
The Princeton Review (browse majors by field)
VaultOnline Career Library
The Vault Online Career Library - the world's leading source of career information. It will make your efforts at researching employers, industries, and career subjects infinitely easier and more efficient!
Special report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers - updated monthly
Free Video episodes of “The Job Seeker” are released every Monday! Graduates preparing to enter the workforce face a number of challenges but one of the primary problems for many is finding the right advice. Graduates will benefit from a graduation package of audio and video podcasts, created and conducted by Sue Morem, a nationally recognized career and workplace expert. With all the time pressures new grads face, podcasts offer inspiration and support in an easily accessible format. Listeners can tune in to the podcasts on the computer or download them to an Mp3 player and listen at their leisure or on the go, even on the way to an interview. Morem’s podcasts offer advice for graduates in a wide range of areas, topics including how to create a plan for their future, and recognizing and dealing with unrealistic expectations.
Free "Professional Edge" Audio Podcasts! Now you can listen to Sue Morem’s sought-after advice on a variety of timely and important topics that will help you gain the professional edge. Sue Morem is a career expert. Listen and get the professional edge in the one activity that will take up most of your week – your job.
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Free “Find Your Ideal Career” Audio Podcasts - Practical, real world advice to help college students find their ideal career path. Hosted by Michael Spremulli, The Student Profiler, a corporate personality profiler. He encourages students to call into the podcast for personalized advice.
Career
Fair
Looking for a job after graduation? If you are, you must attend the “Spotlight Job Fair” in the first week of March. It is important that you research the companies before you attend. Dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes on resume paper. You might want to attend one of our workshops to better prepare yourself for the Fair (see the calendar). See Who's Coming
Spotlight Job and Internship Fair
March 4, 2010
Holiday Inn North
Lexington, KY
Internships and Summer Jobs
Make an appointment with the Graves Center for Calling & Career to review application materials and discuss internship areas of interest and exchange contact information on potential internship placements.
Join us in
2010
for the
Summer Camps and Internship Fair!
Job Search Resources
The web hosts many useful tools to assist in your career exploration. Check out the following:
| America’s Career InfoNet - A first-class site with all sorts of links to employment databases all over the country--developed by our friends in the federal government! Good links to occupational and labor market information, as well as to jobs and employers. |
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| America’s JobBank - The best federal job search site available, linking the job banks of all states, plus various U.S. territories! |
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| ARTSEARCH - The essential source for careers in the arts. (contact Robin Fleischer for log in information) |
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| Career Beam - the career success center | |
| Career InfoNet - occupation, industry, and state information | |
| Career Voyages - information on high-growth, in demand occupations | |
| The Chronicle - jobs in higher education | |
| CollegeGrad.com - An entry level job site for college students and recent grads with direct links to the top 500 entry level employers. |
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| Diversity Jobs - Find diversity-friendly companies near you. |
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| Getting Hired - Careers and Community for people with disabilities. |
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| Idealist.org - One of the best sources of non-profit career opportunities and internships available! |
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| International Student Virtual Career Fair NOW - June 1, 2009 |
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JobWeb - career
development and job search advice
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| MonsterTrak | |
| MyCareerNetwork - Your best source for career opportunities in Kentucky. We have the state's top companies looking to hire individuals who desire to live and work in the Commonwealth! |
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| NACElink |
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| O*NET Online - occupational information and skills search | |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook - offers detailed information about occupations | |
| Top 100 Career Sites | |
| Tiger Net - web-based career management system | |
| USA JOBS - USAJOBS is the official job site of the United States Federal Government. It's your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information. |
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| Wetfeet - research companies and industries |