Oct
31
Road Trip, the Movie
October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Oct
30
Road Trip!
October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Hey, where have I been?
I just got back from doing a little bit of professional development. The annual NYSEC conference was held in Albany, NY last week. One of my professors, Dr. Karen Stearns, offered an opportunity to my ENG 619 class last spring. She said that if we were interested, we would be able [...]
Oct
20
Cover Letter II: The Sequel
October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Busy day, last Thursday in the Career Services office. I swear, it was like a house party. Without the house part, or the fancy party dresses. Still, though, lots of people came in to make themselves look better in print. (If you haven’t yet, what are you waiting for?)
I brought my cover letter, the [...]
Oct
10
Cover letter? What does that cover?
October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This weekend I’m going apple picking. And then I’m going to sit down and write a cover letter. You should give it a try, too. Next week we can go to Career Services with our brave little attempts and shine them up together. Meet me there on Thursday afternoon, between 1:30 and 3:30.
Have a great [...]
Oct
7
The Password is: Resume
October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
Write everything about yourself on a piece of paper and make it look good. And don’t forget to add action words, and bullets. Have some weirdo work experience? Add that, too. Don’t forget: your resume will be in a pile, and yours has to stand out. Short of using scented pink paper a la Elle [...]
Oct
2
Upcoming Blogs: Career Assessment Test, Resume Building
October 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
It’s the start of a new month and with that will come along an array of new (and hopefully, useful) blogs from yours truly! I have an appointment at Career Services Monday afternoon to take a career assessment test called Strongs Interest Inventory. It’s a mail-in assessment that compares your answers with those of professionals [...]