mcnair scholars career services presentation
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Marie Vea-Fagnant's Slides from the McNair Scholars laptop workshop.TRANSCRIPT
What will we talk about…?
Overview of Career Services www.uvm.edu/career
Graduate school Exploration Application process
Resume or CV (Curriculum Vitae)? Statement
Audience participation required
First, an exercise
Take a sheet of paper and answer 4 questions
After each question, pass your paper to the right.
What is one expectation you have of this Career Presentation?
What is your dream job?
Name a personal weakness.
Name a personal accomplishment you are most proud of.
Overview of Career Services
L/L E BuildingServices:
Career Counseling Experiential opportunities Grad school preparation Job Search Special events Alumni Connection; workshops; library
Graduate School
What is graduate school?
Master’s Degree Master of Arts, Master of Science, MSW, MBA,
MEd
Doctoral Degree Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Juris
Doctor, DVM, MD
Questions to ask yourself
What specialty area will you pursue?What do you hope to accomplish through
graduate work?What opportunities will open up for you
with an advanced degree?Do grad programs in your field look more
positively at applicants with some work experience?
Research grad programs
Ask the advice of faculty, staff, and grad students in your field of interest.
Contact professionals in the field.Use the Career Library and Bailey-HoweWebsearch
Peterson’s, GradSchools.com, The Princeton Review
Research particular programs
Timeline: SUMMER before senior yr
Research and identify programs
Identify deadlines
Prepare for entrance exams Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) LSATs, MCATs
Timeline: EARLY FALL
Take entrance examsBegin writing statement of purposeRequest letters of recommendationResearch financial aid options
Timeline: Late fall
Complete applicationsRequest official transcriptsPolish statement of purposeHunt down letters of recApply for financial aidMail completed applications
Timeline: Early/Late Spring
Arrange interviewsEvaluate choices
Application materials
Application formTranscriptsAdmission test scoresStatement of Purpose/Personal StatementLetters of RecommendationResume or CV
Strengthening your application:Experience
ResearchInternshipsParticipation in professional organizations/
conferencesPresentationsNetworking
Alumni connections Incorporating all of the above
Strengthening your application:Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Resume Typically used for applying to positions in
private industry, non-profit jobs, within the United States
For now, focus on content Examples
Strengthening your application:Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
The CV is the typical document for application to a graduate program or for an assistantship
Can be several pages, includes everythingExamples
WRAP UP
What have we learned?ResourcesResearchExperience