Career Connection (Career Event)
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Time: 10am to 3pm
Where: IUPUI Campus Center, 4th Floor
The Career Connection is a recruiting event designed for engineering, technology and informatics students and alumni. Brought to you by the Purdue Engineering and Technology Student Council and Informatics Student Government, the Career Connection is the perfect place for students and alumni to locate internship, co-op and career opportunities, and for employeres to meet and recruit students and alumni.
For more Information, please visit Information for Students or Information for Employers.
Startup Act – Entrepreneurial Internationals Visas and Green Cards
For all of our international students out there, this might be a worthwhile trending topic for you to follow if you are considering becoming an entrepreneurs in the US.
U.S. Congress is being encouraged to approve “entrepreneur’s visas” and green cards for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with science, technology, engineering or math degrees. It’s still a developing story, so we encourage you to keep following its progress.
For now, read more here.
Volunteering can lead to jobs
Volunteering can be a particularly valuable tool in achieving your long-term employment goals. Check out this article from the Chicago Tribune about an individual who took on various volunteer roles that ultimatley led to financial gain. He recommends selecting ”opportunities consistent with your capabilities and objectives.” If you are looking for work while in school, then you might want to consider volunteering - especially if you are looking to build your skill set to get into a particular industry.
Lawn Party! September 14th
It’s happening again! Continuing the tradition begun last year, the School of Informatics and Informatics Student Government (ISG) will be sponsoring a Lawn Party for all School of Informatics current and prospective students.
Come join the fun as we offer free food, t-shirts, games, contest, a bounce house and other activities. You’ll also have access to the various School of Informatics student groups to learn more about what they’re all about and ways you can get involved.
So follow us on Facebook and our Facebook event listing for all the details and updates.
Hope to see you there!
College Readiness or Career Readiness?
According to a source within this article, colleges should be preparing students for both college readiness and career readiness. This article is a good read and provides a brief glimpse of future employment rates, especially for anyone thinking about dropping out of school.
Article: Diverse Jobs – Education Leaders, Policymakers Struggle To Define Emerging Skills in ‘New Work’ Era by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, July 20, 2011
Google Wonder Wheel and Career Search – Partnering Resources
Today I stumbled across an article from Inc.com about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and the secrets to effectively select SEO keywords. Now the big question is – what does this have to do with my job search in informatics or related areas? In our office we often get asked what salaries are from our students and alumni – so here’s the connection and a major secret unveiled.
Google has a new tool called Wonder Wheel and it can be used to help you with job searching and finding salary information. I googled “Salary Calculator” just to see what the search would find. After results were produced, I clicked on “More Search Tools” and then “Wonder Wheel.” This produced two things: a diagram and a typical Google search result list.
But here’s the really cool part: Each time I clicked on a link off the diagram, the partnering list changed. This gave me the capability to search on key terms and then to narrow down what I was really looking for as I clicked further into each bubble of the diagram. Plus with each click, the Google list provided an even more targeted list of resources to help me in my search.
Imagine what more you can do when looking for jobs with Google Wonder Wheel, in addition to more traditional job search boards and engines. Try putting in a job title and a zip code.
To access my office, try searching “Informatics 46202.” When you click on the top search link, then click on “Careers” to access our web page and to see additional blog posts.
Women in IT dinner with Microsoft’s Mary Czerwinksi
More than twenty female students from the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI and the IU School of Informatics and Computing in Bloomington were the fortunate invited guests of Microsoft’s Dr. Mary Czerwinksi at a networking dinner held on Friday, April 15. Dr. Czerwinski is a research area manager at Microsoft and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the School of Informatics. Many thanks to Dr. Czerwinski for the advice, wisdom and encouragement she shared with the women in attendance. Head to our Facebook page to view photos of the event.
League of Excellence inducts 32 new members
The League of Excellence, a School of Informatics organization whose purpose is to honor and futher develop high-achieving students, welcomed 32 junior and senior inductees at a celebratory awards ceremony and reception on Sunday, April 10. Congratulations to all the new members!
The League of Excellence provides its members with valuable leadership opportunities, forums for the exchange of ideas, networking opportunities, unique graduation regalia and distinctive recognition on their transcript, among other benefits. The organization inducts members once each year and offers membership to students who both demonstrate outstanding character and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above.
Head to our Facebook page to see photos and click here to see a full roster of inductees.
Launch Your Career With Summer I Elective for Grad Students
IUPUI graduate students can now Launch their Career by registering for a 1 credit hour course this summer, INFO I590 (Section 4387) Career Launch.
This course helps students create career focus and gives students a chance to experience face-to-face interactions with employers as they venture out to conduct class assignments. If you are a graduate student and are looking for a 1 credit hour filler for Summer 1, then check out this course. After six weeks of intense career training, students will be able to launch their own career and drive their career planning future.
Questions about the course? Contact Beth at bmhaggen@iupui.edu.
This course is authorized for use for the IUPUI Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program.
Developing an Academic Career Plan
Gaining work experience while going to college is highly recommended, especially if you want to walk at graduation with a job offer already in hand. At the School of Informatics, we recommend developing an academic career plan through these basic steps:
- Freshmen - Adjust to being in college and begin developing the soft skills that employers look for, including work ethic, kindness, patience, respect and empathy. Pursue part-time work that will help prepare you for internships and full-time job offers. Part-time jobs that teach soft skills include the service and retail industries.
- Sophomores - Conduct career research to verify you have chosen the right academic field for the career you seek, and begin exploring internship possibilities.
- Juniors – Seek out internship opportunities, beginning one-two semesters ahead of time to help secure the position you want.
- Seniors – Continue interning and begin applying to full-time positions six months prior to graduation for best results.
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