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CareerServices
Fall Term 2014
Life After Lawrence NOW!
Save the Dates
Lawrence Scholars in Business Stipend Application
Deadline: October 3
Career Chats and Networking Reception with
Alumni: October 10–11
Midterm Reading Period Trips: October 23–24
•LawrenceScholarsinBusinesstoChicago
•LawrenceScholarsinArts&Entertainment
to Minneapolis
SeeLUworksfordetailsandregistration.
GettingtoKnowCareerServices
Welcometothe2014–15schoolyear!Weareexcitedtocontinuebuildingandformingnewrelationshipswithyou.GettingtoknowyouonapersonallevelletsushelpyouonyourjourneytoLife After Lawrence NOW!Wehopethequestionsandanswersbelowwillhelpyougettoknowus.
When should I start utilizing Career Services?
Comeearlyandcomeoften!
Afterstudentsvisitus,weoftenhearcommentssuchas,“IwishIwouldhavedonemorewithCareerServicesearlieron.”
Inordertoprepareforlifeaftergraduation,studentsfindithelpfultoorganizetheirtasksbyterm.Belowisalistofactivitiestofocusoninthefall.
•Constructageneralrésuméandcoverletter.
•Beginlookingforsummerinternshipsyoumightbeinterestedinpursuing.
•Customizeyourrésumétosuittherequirementsoftheposition(s)youwant to pursue.
•Preparemost,ifnotall,graduateschoolapplicationmaterialsasapplicationsaretypicallyduebetweenOctoberandFebruary.
•Reviewemploymentapplicationdeadlines,assomedeadlines,dependingonyourfieldofinterest,mayoccurasearlyasOctoberorNovemberforthefollowingyear.
•Prepareforinterviewsbyparticipatinginmockinterviews.
•Exploreyouroptionsbyparticipatinginon-andoff-campusprogramming.
•ApplyfortheLawrence Scholars in Businessstipendifyouareinterestedinaninternshipinbusiness.ThedeadlineisOctober 3, 2014. Seepage10formoredetails.
Note: all students are in different stages of the process and if you have not completed items on the timeline, it does not mean you are behind.
Therearemoretimelinesorganizedbyclassyearstohelpwiththisplanningprocessonourwebsiteandonpages15–18.
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What resources does Career Services have that I can access to start my internship/job search before coming into the office for an appointment?
On the Career Services Web page there are a number of resources to help you locate potential opportunities for jobs or internships. Click the “For Students” tab on the left side of the screen and select the “Additional Job Listings” drop down option; it will take you to a page containing job listings in a variety of fields.
If you have not yet had experience creating either a résumé and/or cover letter, check out the helpful templates on the website.
If you have any questions about what Career Services can do to help you during your time at Lawrence, please come visit us any time! Whether you want help starting the career exploration process, guidance in determining what you want to do after you graduate or are close to completing your goal, Career Services is here to help you. We encourage you to use us as a resource this year.
We hope to see you soon!
Mary Meany ’83Dean of Career Services
Alexis Cuozzo ’15Career Assistant
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Career Services Staff
Mollie Kaebisch, career advisor
• Partners with students to determine interests, skills and strengths as they relate to major selection and to planning for jobs, graduate schools and scholarships/fellowships.
• Assists with social media outreach and maintaining the Career Services website.
• Provides On Demand sessions as requested.
Dawn Rinehart, employer relations coordinator
• Partners with for-profit and nonprofit organizations locally, nationally and internationally to help build strong relationships between students and employers in diverse fields.
Sue Knott, administrative assistant
• Provides administrative and operational support for staff including marketing and coordinating events and programs.
Grace Kutney, career technology specialist
• Manages the technology needs, including developing and maintaining the Career Services website, blogs, Twitter and Facebook.
Tricia Plutz ’03, internship coordinator
• Fosters relationships with students, faculty, staff, alumni and internship sponsors to ensure a beneficial experience through internships and shadow experiences in preparation for Life After Lawrence NOW!
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Lawrence University encourages students to think about Life After Lawrence NOW! As part of the student affairs division, Career Services provides a comprehensive program to support the relationship between academic planning and career planning within a liberal arts environment. This includes collaborating on strategies to support internships, graduate/professional school, scholarships/fellowships and career options. In addition, Career Services partners with alumni, faculty and staff to identify networking opportunities, outreach events and programs to assist in planning your Life After Lawrence NOW!
Office Hours
Monday– Friday, 8 a.m.– noon and 1– 5 p.m.
Drop-in Hours
Monday, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 5 –7 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:30 –10 a.m.
Thursday, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, 9–11 a.m.
Drop-in Hours are regularly scheduled set blocks of
time when you can come to Career Services without an
appointment to ask quick questions about résumés,
cover letters, CVs or any other career-related topics.
Career Services Hours
Mission Statement
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❑ Support
❑ Tools & Resources
❑ Search Techniques
Thursday, September 25, 11 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, October 8, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 21, 11 a.m.–noon
Tuesday, November 4, 11 a.m.–noon
Sciences Wednesday, October 1 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Social Sciences Tuesday, October 14 11 a.m.–noonHumanities Thursday, October 30 11 a.m.–noon
Arts Tuesday, November 11 11 a.m.–noon
Internships 101
Internships 102
Designed for freshmenBring your laptops!
Designed for
sophomores,
juniors and seniors
Bring your
laptops!
Before starting the internship process, attend Internships 101 or 102.
Internships
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• Albion Media• American Comedy Institute• Appleton Downtown, Inc.• Appleton Food Hub• Arquette Agency• Art Institute of Chicago• Beneath the Tree International• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley• Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs • Chegg China• Chicago Jewish Historical Society• City of Appleton Health Department• Cook County Public Defender's Office• Crossroads Eurasia • Deep Listening Institute• Dell Software• Eastview Maplink/Longitude Books• Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia• Family Health/La Clinica• Fox Cities Magazine• Fox River Heritage Parkway• Fox Valley Literacy Council• Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth • Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan• GladRags• Gladstone Institute, UCSF• Harbor House• Harlem United• Health Development Initiative–Rwanda• Hurar Investment Group• Institute for Therapy Through the Arts• Irish Archaeological Institute • Jewish Museum Milwaukee• Lawrence University• Madison Children’s Museum• Mayo Clinic• MicroInsurance Centre, LLC• National Basketball Retired Players
Association• National Music Museum• Northwestern Mutual
• Oberlin in Italy• Congressman Jared Polis, 2nd District
of Colorado• Old Town School of Folk Music• Optical Sciences Group at University of
Twente• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry• Peninsula Publishing and Distribution • Punctum Books• Purdue University• Ramapo for Children• Riddle’s Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary• Riverview Gardens• Rockwell Automation• U.S. Senator Ron Johnson• Sadie Nash Leadership Project• Sanofi-Aventis• Sexual Assault Crisis Center–Fox Cities, Inc.• Sherman Consulting • Sustainable Lawrence University Gardens• Teen Living Programs• Tenth District Democrats• The History Museum at the Castle• The Walters Gallery• Third Avenue Playhouse • University of Chicago• University of Maryland Eastern Shore• University of Minnesota–DDT Lab • University of Utah at Salt Lake City• University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh LGBT
Center• V3 Companies• Vision Hill• Wake Forest School of Medicine• Warner Music Group• Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall• WFMT• Willems Marketing• ZooMontana• Zurich North America
Congratulations to our 2014 summer interns!Below is a sampling of local, national and international organizations that hosted Lawrence students during summer 2014:
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Epic Information Session
Networking with David Blowers ’82 of Northern Trust
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Opportunities to Network
What are on-campus events?
On-campus events bring recruiters, graduate school admissions officers and other organization representatives to Lawrence to educate you about possible graduate programs, gap year opportunities, fields of interest, internships and/or jobs.
It is never too early to start exploring your options and discovering what you want for your life after Lawrence. This is how the idea
Life After Lawrence NOW was born.
How can I prepare for the future?
Information Tables: Representatives from organizations sit in the Warch Campus Center and you can drop by to hear about their programs or ask a question. You don’t need to have any prior information; this is your opportunity to gather information.
Career Chats: This is your opportunity to gather individualized information and start building a relationship with an organization of interest. You can bring questions (application advice, culture of the organization, etc.), résumés, cover letters or thoughts about what you are hoping to get out of the experience. You will need to sign up in advance via LUworks.
Mock Interviews: Everyone knows the value of practice! Organizations appreciate access to bright students like you and give back to the university by helping you practice your interview skills in a realistic setting, with someone who has conducted professional interviews in his/her career. Mock Interviews are an opportunity for you to perfect your interviewing skills. Sometimes a mock interview will turn into a great job offer! You should do as many mock interviews as possible during your time at Lawrence. You will need to sign up in advance via LUworks.
Information Sessions: This is an interactive presentation where an organization’s representative educates you about their full-time, part-time, gap year, internship or graduate program. Graduate schools will focus on their degree programs, so even if you are not interested in that particular university it is important to come and learn about the application process for that degree.
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Northern Trust Information Session with David Knapp '89 and David Blowers '82
Networking Tips: 1. Be prepared. Know something about the organization
or person you are meeting. You can find a lot of
information by doing online research.
2. Be confident in your approach with:
a. Having a strong handshake
b. Showing genuine interest in the other person
c. Giving eye contact
d. Respecting personal space
3. Think about how you are going to introduce yourself.
4. Networking is about giving before you get.
a. Talk about things you are learning that might benefit
the organization.
5. Always ask people their preferred method of
communication for follow-up.
6. Arrive early and remember you are on from the minute
you walk in the door.
7. Always carry business cards.
8. Always send a follow-up or thank-you note
within 24 hours.
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Lawrence Scholars
Conservatory students, watch for the Conservatory2 scholarship deadline in the Winter Term booklet.
Lawrence Scholars in Business and Lawrence Scholars in Arts & Entertainment
Join us for the fall midterm reading period trips: Thursday, October 23–Friday, October 24 and visit alumni at their workplaces.
Lawrence Scholars in Business will visit ChicagoCME GroupDeloitte Industrial Council of Nearwest ChicagoLBC Credit Partners, Inc.Madison Dearborn Partners
Lawrence Scholars in Arts & Entertainment will visit Minneapolis Locations are pending, however we will be visiting a variety of venues to help you explore your options for Life After Lawrence NOW!
Space is limited! Remember to register on LUworks and bring your $20 refundable deposit to Career Services by Wednesday, October 15 at 4 p.m.
Trip Orientations You are required to attend one orientation session before the trip.
Please register for the orientation of your choice on LUworks.
Tuesday, Oct. 14, noon–1 p.m., Hurvis Center, Room 202
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7–8 p.m., Hurvis Center, Room 202
Lawrence Scholars in Business stipend and selection process
If you aspire to succeed in a career in business, apply for an LSB stipend to help with your summer internship. Recipients will be awarded up to $5,000.
For more information visit www.lawrence.edu/alumni/scholars/business
Deadline: Friday, October 3, 2014
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Thursday, September 18 UW–Madison School of PharmacyInformation Table 12:30–1:30 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Career Chats 2–4 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Thursday, September 18 Rush University College of Nursing
Information Table12:30–1:30 p.m. Warch Campus Center, near commons
Career Chats 2–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Monday, September 22 Vector MarketingInformation Table 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Tuesday, September 23 Vector MarketingInformation Session 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, Schumann Room
Mock Interviews and/or Career Chats
1–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Tuesday, September 30 Kimberly-Clark CorporationInformation Table 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Mock Interviews 1–4 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Information Session 5–6 p.m., Warch Campus Center, Kraemer Room
Wednesday, October 1 University of Wisconsin Law SchoolInformation Table 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Information Session Noon–1 p.m. Warch Campus Center, Schumann Room
Career Chats 1:30–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Thursday, October 2 Alta ResourcesInformation Table 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Mock Interviews 1:30–4:30 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
On-Campus Events
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Thursday, September 18 UW–Madison School of PharmacyInformation Table 12:30–1:30 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Career Chats 2–4 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Thursday, September 18 Rush University College of Nursing
Information Table12:30–1:30 p.m. Warch Campus Center, near commons
Career Chats 2–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Monday, September 22 Vector MarketingInformation Table 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Tuesday, September 23 Vector MarketingInformation Session 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, Schumann Room
Mock Interviews and/or Career Chats
1–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Tuesday, September 30 Kimberly-Clark CorporationInformation Table 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Mock Interviews 1–4 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Information Session 5–6 p.m., Warch Campus Center, Kraemer Room
Wednesday, October 1 University of Wisconsin Law SchoolInformation Table 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Information Session Noon–1 p.m. Warch Campus Center, Schumann Room
Career Chats 1:30–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Thursday, October 2 Alta ResourcesInformation Table 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Mock Interviews 1:30–4:30 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Tuesday, October 7 Sentry Insurance with Tony Darling ’13Information Table 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Information Session Noon–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, Kraemer Room
Mock Interviews and/or Career Chats
1:30–4 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Wednesday, October 8 Peace CorpsInformation Table 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Career Chats, Mock Interviews and/or Résumé Reviews
1:30–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Information Session 6–7 p.m., Warch Campus Center, Kraemer Room
Thursday, October 9 EpicInformation Table 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Mock Interviews 1:30–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Information Session 6:30–7:30 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services 202
Wednesday, October 15 PhysAssist Scribes
Information Table11 a.m.–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Thursday, October 16 City YearInformation Table 11 a.m.–noon, Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Information Session Noon–12:45 p.m., Warch Campus Center, Schumann Room
Mock Interviews and/or Career Chats
1:30–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Tuesday, October 28 FBIInformation Session 6–7 p.m., Hurvis Center, Room 202
Thursday, October 30 Northern Trust with David Knapp '89Information Session 8–9 p.m., Warch Campus Center, Kraemer Room
Wednesday, November 5 Teach For AmericaCareer Chats 9–11 a.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
Information Table 11:15 a.m.–1 p.m., Warch Campus Center, near mailboxes
Career Chats 1:30–5 p.m., Hurvis Center, Career Services
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Programs
Strategies for Success (S2)
Attend this session to uncover your interests and skills, match them to your potential majors, help prepare your résumé and start acquiring the tools and resources that all college students should have to be successful now and in the future. A career advisor will offer you the support and connections you need to launch your Life After Lawrence NOW! Registration in LUworks is appreciated.
Attend one of the following sessions in Career Services:
Tuesday, September 23, 11–11:45 a.m.
Thursday, October 9, 4:30–5:15 p.m.
Monday, October 20, 4:30–5:15 p.m.
Thursday, November 6, 11–11:45 a.m.
On Demand
On Demand is available for campus organizations, athletic teams, residence halls and academic departments to customize a workshop to the needs of your students. Topics could include résumé and cover letter writing, networking, job searching, applying to graduate school, gap year, etc. In addition, you can combine any of these topics to create a customized workshop.
To request an On Demand session, go to the bottom right side of the Career Services homepage. Under “Frequently Used Forms” click “Request an On Demand Workshop” and fill out the electronic form.
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Monday, October 27 VF Outdoor, Inc.
Vans will leave from Wriston turnaround at 4:15 p.m. We will return to campus around 6:15 p.m.
Join us for a visit to VF Outdoor, Inc., producer of popular brands such as The North Face, JanSport, Timberland, Smartwool and more. More than 400 JanSport employees design custom collegiate apparel at a facility right here in Appleton; see where some of your Lawrence apparel was made!
VF Outdoor has career opportunities around the world that include everything from financial analysts and retail support to web designers and graphic/textile designers.
Think Globally, Explore Locally
Career Services partners with local and regional for
profit and nonprofit organizations to provide you with an
experience that will give you a sense of the opportunities
available through the host organization as well as in similar
organizations elsewhere in the world. The initiative is
intended to give you an on-site glimpse into the workplace
and to promote the view that the greater Fox Valley and
eastern Wisconsin area can be seen as a microcosm
of the national and global job market.
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Exploring your Life After Lawrence NOW!
Freshman Year—Start NOW! Complete your profile on LUworks.
Consider your interests, abilities and skills, values, personality and motivation in partnership with Career Services.
Explore academic options: • Keep your mind open and think about what you might like to do. • Take a broad selection of courses as a way of previewing different majors. • Initiate meetings with professors to learn about various majors. • Visit Career Services for resources to help you think through a major.
Attend S2 which will help you uncover your interests and skills, match them to your major, help prepare your résumé and start providing you with tools and resources that all college students should know to be successful now and in the future. A career advisor will offer you the support and connection you need to launch your Life After Lawrence NOW!
• Review What Can I Do With This Major? • Talk to upper classmen about their experiences and reasons for choosing the
specific major(s). • Attend the student-sponsored LUCC Majors Fair. • Consider off-campus study options, such as the London Centre, Associated
Colleges of the Midwest and IES Abroad, as a way to gain experience in your major; many programs include research, language immersion, volunteer and internship components which help build your resume; for more information regarding application deadlines, contact the off-campus programs coordinator.
Discover internship and career opportunities: • Review LUworks for current internships and jobs, or past ones to stimulate interests/
ideas; visit the Internship Summit. • Explore a variety of careers (even if you think you "know" what you want to do) by
participating in Career Services events such as: – Think Globally, Explore Locally (TGEL) trips – Lawrence Scholars sessions and midterm reading period trips – The Career Conference – Guest Drop-in Hours with alumni – Shadow/Network events – Info Tables and Info Sessions • Participate in mock interviews to practice articulating your interests and skills to a
third party; interviewing well is a valuable lifelong skill to have. • Consult with a career advisor to identify how your interests, hobbies, skills and
values relate to career fields and graduate schools. • Learn the search function in Voyager.
Develop yourself as a competitive candidate by: • Utilizing good study habits to maintain a solid GPA. • Creating an effective resume and upload it to LUworks. • Gaining work experience through volunteering or interning.
Attend Internships 101 for more information. • After attending Internships 101, schedule a meeting with the internship coordinator
to discuss next steps. • Participating in different extra-curricular activities and leadership programs, where
you can test your skills and interests.
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Sophomore Year—Build on Freshman Year!Explore career options with a major in mind Continue to update your resume and LUworks profile.
Attend the following Career Services events to see how the majors you are interested in can be applied in the work world:
• Think Globally, Explore Locally (TGEL) trips • Lawrence Scholars sessions and midterm reading period trips • The Career Conference • Guest Drop-in Hours with alumni • Shadow/Network events • Info Tables and Info Sessions
Take advantage of the student-sponsored Majors Fair.
Attend internship and job fairs.
Start thinking about whether or not you may want to attend graduate school and discuss with your advisor.
Attend S2 which will help you uncover your interests and skills, match them to your major, help prepare your résumé and start providing you with tools and resources that all college students should know to be successful now and in the future. A career advisor will offer you the support and connection you need to launch your Life After Lawrence NOW!
Use winter and spring breaks to do informational interviewing or job shadowing to explore your potential major or career; in addition to alumni, talk to neighbors, family friends, parents, etc. about your interests and potential internship opportunities.
Consider off-campus study options, such as the London Centre, Associated Colleges of the Midwest and IES Abroad, as a way to gain experience in your major; many programs include research, language immersion, volunteer and internship components which help build your resume; for more information regarding application deadlines, contact the off-campus programs coordinator.
Plan for summer Begin taking steps in Fall Term to secure an internship or job in your field of interest for the coming summer; many employers, as well as graduate schools, expect applicants to have at least two internships during college.
Visit the Internship Summit to see what other students did over the summer.
Attend the summer research informational meeting to learn about on-campus or off-campus summer research; speak to professors about summer research opportunities.
Attend Internships 102 to learn how to search for summer internships and how Career Services supports you through the process.
After attending Internships 102, schedule a meeting with the internship coordinator to further target your search or to discuss next steps.
Participate in mock interviews to practice articulating your interests and skills to a third party; interviewing well is a valuable lifelong skill to have.
Use winter break to do informational interviews at potential internship sites or even arrange an internship.
Use Voyager to search for alumni connections in order to explore your options for Life After Lawrence NOW!
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Junior Year—Assess and Take Action!
Participate in Career Services events to explore specific paths within your field of interest and to learn about postgraduate study requirements:
•Think Globally, Explore Locally (TGEL) trips •LawrenceScholarssessionsandmidtermreadingperiodtrips •TheCareerConference •GuestDrop-inHourswithalumni •Shadow/Networkevents •InfoTablesandInfoSessions
Graduate School Planning:
•Attendinternshipandjobfairs. •Researchandexploregraduateandprofessionalprograms. •Initiateadialoguewithyouradvisorandotherfacultymembersaboutpostgraduate
options. •Learntherequirementsforpostgraduateprogramswhichareofinteresttoyou
(e.g.MCAT,LSAT,GREorrequiredcourses). •Taketheappropriateprofessionalandgraduateschoolentranceexamsinthespring
orregisterfornextfallexams. •MaintainasolidGPA. •Identifyfacultyandotherswhomaybeabletoprovidesolidreferencesforyou. •SpeakwithCareer Servicesaboutparticipatinginmockinterviews.
Career Planning:
•VisitCareer Servicesand/orattendS2 which will help you uncover your interests andskills,matchthemtoyourmajor,helpprepareyourrésuméandstartprovidingyou with tools and resources that all college students should know to be successful nowandinthefuture.Acareeradvisorwillofferyouthesupportandconnectionyouneed to launch your Life After Lawrence NOW!
•ContinuetoupdateyourrésuméandLUworksprofile. •Participateinmockinterviewswithacareeradvisor,visitingalumniand/orbusiness
representativeshostedbyCareerServices. •Exploreoff-campusstudyoptions,suchastheLondon Centre, AssociatedColleges
oftheMidwest, and IESAbroad,asawaytogainexperienceinyourmajor;many programs include research, language immersion, volunteer and internship componentswhichhelpbuildyourrésumé;formoreinformationregardingapplicationdeadlines, contact the off-campusprogramscoordinator.
•Lookintogapyearandotheralternativepost-graduateoptionslikethePeaceCorps,AmeriCorpsVISTA,GreenCorps,etc.,toensureyoumeetapplicationdeadlines.
•AttendInternships 102formoreinformationaboutsecuringaninternshiporjobinyourfieldofinterestforthissummer.
•AfterattendingInternships 102, schedule a meeting with the internship coordinator tofurthertargetyoursearchortodiscussnextsteps.
•UseVoyager to search for alumni connections in order to explore your options for Life After Lawrence NOW!
Exploring your Life After Lawrence NOW!
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Senior Year—Time to Apply!
Continue to participate in Career Services events:
•Think Globally, Explore Locally (TGEL) trips •LawrenceScholarssessionsandmidtermreadingperiodtrips •TheCareerConference •GuestDrop-inHourswithalumni •Shadow/Networkevents •InfoTablesandInfoSessions
AttendS2ifyouareunclearofwheretostartorhowtocontinueinordertoprepareyourselfforattendingS4aswellasyourlifeafterLawrence.
Participate in S4whichwillprovideyouthetoolstopromoteyourskills,createqualityapplicationmaterials,buildyourpersonalbrandandfeelenergizedaboutyourfuture.
Attendinternshipandjobfairs.
DecidewhetheryouaregoingtoenterthejobmarketrightfromLawrence,participateinagapyear(e.g.PeaceCorps,TeachForAmerica,GreenCorps)orpursuefurtherstudy
Finalizegraduateschoolapplicationsinearlyfall;havepersonalstatementsreviewedbycareeradvisorsandfacultymembers.
Startworkingwithacareeradvisorearlyinthefalltodevelopjobsearchstrategiesandestablishjobtargets.
Networkwithotherswhomaybeabletohelpyouexpandyournetworkorkeepyoupostedonjobopenings.
Identifypotentialemployersandsendrésumésandcoverletters;setupinformationalinterviewstobuildcontactswithinthecompanyandlearnmoreaboutthefieldororganization.
Tailorrésumésandcoverlettersforspecificjobtargets.
Continuetoparticipateinmockinterviewswithacareeradvisor,visitingalumniand/orbusinessrepresentativeshostedbyCareer Services.
Celebrate your success!
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Additional Resources
Career Services subscribes to a number of resources to assist in your job or internship search. Visit go.lawrence.edu/4964 and sign in to access the resources below.
ArtJob www.artjob.orgArtSearch www.tcg.org/artsearchAuditions Plus www.auditionsplus.comClassical Singer www.classicalsinger.com Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection www.myinterfase.com/nec/studentChronicle of Higher Education www.chronicle.comCurrent Jobs www.graduatejobs.comInternships-USA www.internships-usa.comThe International Educator www.tieonline.comThe Job Seeker http://blogs.lawrence.edu/jobs/category/the-job-seeker National Network for Artist Placement www.artisitplacement.com
Check out
the resource library in LUworks
It includes recent presentations from
the following alumni:
Jonathan Bauer ’83
Careers in Consulting
Preparing for Life After Lawrence
David Knapp ’89
Northern Trust
Maggie Schmidt ’12
Law School—An Insider’s View
Tom Watson ’80
Advertising/Marketing
Dave Ribbens ’83
Heartland Advisors
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What Can I Do With This Major?
To explore “What Can I Do With This Major?” go to the Career Services website, click on “For Students” and then “What Can I Do With This Major?”
Voyager Alumni Search
The alumni search in Voyager can be used to find networking contacts and is also a great tool for exploring majors.
1. Log in to Voyager and select “Find Alumni” and then “Search for Alumni.”
2. Select your major or a major you would like to explore (Hint: hold the control key down to select more than one) and click the
“Go find it!” button.
3. Scroll through the list of LU alumni and their organizations to gather ideas about different career paths.
Be sure to also check out the Lawrence Scholars Web page for alumni who have participated in the following major-specific panels:
• Biology • English • History • Psychology
LUworks Resource Library
Did you know that there is a Resource Library in LUworks? Just log in to LUworks and select “Resource Library” from the menu on the left. Then expand the folders and explore. In the “Student Handouts” folder you will find tip sheets for careers in the following industries:
• Biology • Business • Education • Government • History • Law • Theatre
2015 Save the Dates Internship Summit January 29
Lawrence Scholars in Business, Law,
and Arts & Entertainment January 31
TGEL: WorkForce Career & Internship Fair
February 23Dennis Huebner Pre-Law Stipend Application
Deadline: early March
Terry Franke '68 of Productive Strategies speaking with two of his interns at the Internship Summit
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