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How persistent is too persistent? Employer: "treat it like a dating situation" My response: Well, it is a dating situation. For Zack it has paid off with a summer internship!

Didn't feel great about the interview, need to learn to mirror the attitude of the person I'm interviewing with.2:21 PM Apr 5th from web

Got a call from an employer wondering if I was going to the career fair, I'll take it.11:26 PM Apr 6th from web

Playing the waiting game...9:33 PM Apr 13th from web

Going to the career fair, the work is never done.11:14 AM Apr 15th from web

Landed a summer internship with Fred Meyer! My career stock is starting to pay dividends.12:42 PM Apr 17t from web

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There’s an easy way to tell which employers at the Career Fair will be conducting interviews on-campus: YELLOW BALLOONS!!

There are seventeen employers who are planning on interviewing either the day after the Career Fair on April 16th or in the few weeks after the Career Fair. Identify them easily at the Career Fair by seeking out the Yellow Balloons. Don’t forget to dress to impress and bring copies of your resume!!

Learn more about the Spring Career Fair

photo by: bethography

It’s Career Fair time again. The Career Center is hosting it’s annual Spring Career Fair this Wednesday, April 15, from noon to 5pm in the EMU Ballroom. Over fifty employers will be attending, and they’re all interested in hiring students from the University of Oregon. Companies and organizations from the fields of Retail, Finance and Banking, Health Care and Government will be represented including: The Department of State, the City of Eugene, Columbia Sportswear, Oregonlive.com, First Investors and Eli Lilly.

So we’ve piqued your interest, now what do you do to prepare over the next couple days? » Read more

Monica’s been busy so if you haven’t been following along you should catch up. Two interviews just this week! She’s a great writer and has us all laughing and cheering. I find myself checking every morning because I’m curious just to know what she has to say and if she got a job. With as many twists and turns as LOST we’ll do the same thing they do and bring you up to speed with some of the highlights:

"Yesterday was a day of optimism. Today is a day of pessimism. I could ramble on about how I'll never find a job, but it's getting old.”

"So far the best way to beat the job search blues has been to get something done. So today I wrote a CL and found 10 great job openings.”

"’U.S. unemployment will approach 10 percent as the country endures its worst recession since World War Two...’ How cheery.”

"Wow. I just wrote a cover letter. Only took me half an hour. I must be getting good at this."

“There are days I'd like to take my economics degree and trade it for a culinary program.”

"More degrees don’t mean more money! If you aren’t sure what to do next the LAST thing you should do is stay in school" http://bit.ly/2JF3Jz

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When it comes to office dress code theses days, more and more employers are leaning toward business casual. The problem is that everyone's notion about what exactly constitutes business casual seems to be different. Listed below are a few suggestions that always seem to be included in the various definitions of business casual out there. 

Acceptable:

Men

• Collared shirts (such as dress, golf, and polo shirts), fitted sweaters.
• Dress pants, khaki pants, and Capri pants.
• Shoes (such as loafers) always with socks

Women

• Any dress or tailored blouses, fitted sweaters or polo shirts, .
• Dress pants, Capri pants (made of tailored, dress pant material) skirts, dresses.
• Shoes (such as loafers), heels, flats, dress sandals.

Debatable: » Read more

If you don’t know what Internships.com is you’re missing out on a very valuable Career Center resource. Internships.com is a subscription-based internship listing site paid for by your Career Center. You can search thousands of internship opportunities in the U.S., Mexico and Canada utilizing search criteria such as major, geographic region, and compensation (pay, credit, stipend). Currently, there are over 8,000 internship listings available.

Who’s using Internships.com? A total of 2,896 UO students have created their own accounts with Internships.com. Last month, UO students conducted 1,428 internship searches in February alone! A good deal of students are searching for internships with majors in business, accounting, English, international studies, marketing and advertising in locations such as Portland, Eugene, Salem, Seattle and northern and southern California. » Read more

Oregon Community Credit Union is currently looking for three candidates ages 19-24 to serve as panelists for the April 8th Youth Summit. Panelist will be asked to sit at a table with credit union professionals and be interviewed/provide feedback for approximately 10-15 minutes. Then they will rotate to other tables. We will hopefully get in about 2-3 interviews per table.

Arrival time is 12:45pm. It will be over around 2:30pm. Location is at the Northwest Community CU branch on W11th (next to Carl's Jr.)

The committee will be all be sitting among the tables to help keep the conversation flowing or to come up with questions.

$25 Gift cards will be provided for your participation.

If you are interested in being considered for the Youth Summit panel, email your resume to Cheryl Collins at CCollins@oregoncommunitycu.org

All the printing, copying, and mailing involved in applying for jobs can get expensive. If you have some free time next Tuesday (March 10, 2009) head over to any FedEx Office (formerly Kinko’s) store to get 25 free copies of your resume printed!

[FedEx Office] invites customers to take advantage of this one-day event by visiting any of its 1,600+ FedEx Office Print and Ship Centers in the United States during regular business hours.  This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store.  Customers may place orders by submitting their resume in printed format or as a digital file, and the copies will be printed single-sided on resume-quality paper.

[FedEx News]

If your resume still needs some work, learn to write a resume using our website and our online resume building tool.

There are three FedEx Office stores in the area: » Read more

Last week President Obama launched the White House Internship Program for his administration and announced that applications are currently being accepted for the summer of 2009.  The White House Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to gain job experience and an inside look at the life of White House staff while building leadership skills.  This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, strengthening their understanding of the Executive Office and preparing them for future public service possibilities.

“This program will mentor and cultivate young leaders of today and tomorrow and I’m proud that they will have this opportunity to serve,” said President Obama.  “I look forward to working with those that are selected to participate and I want to commend all who apply for their desire to help through public service to forge a brighter future for our country.” » Read more

KGW in Portland, OR is starting a new segment on Live @ 7 called “Hire Me”. This segment allows people that are searching for jobs a few minutes of fame to promote themselves and their skills to potential employers in the Portland area.  Do you want to be featured?  Here’s the link for more information: http://www.beloblog.com/KGW_Blogs/thesquare/2009/02/new-segment-hire-me.html