It seems like fall weather is here to stay and that means it's time for pumpkin flavored everything! Ah, my favorite reason for the season! What are your favorite pumpkiny treats? Pumpkin whoopie pies, anyone? Please leave a comment with your recommendations. I need to update my hit list! ;) Judith Compliments "Tonya, great work on the new bulletin board! I love how cute and cheerful it is!"-Elaina "Sam, Thanks for updating our internship posting board with Newhouse student org information. This will be super helpful for students looking to get involved and build their résumé!"-Judith Give someone a compliment today here to be featured next week on The Blog! Highlights Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Barnett!
Seminars Tuesday- Basic Cover Letter Writing Thursday- Finding an Internship Bridget is doing Quick Counsel. Upcoming event$ Career Day, Saturday, October 26, 2013 We need 2 specialists to work our check in table from 8:45 am-12 pm or so. Please email to let me know if you would like to earn extra money by working this event! I will email you details closer to the date. Microsoft Outlook Update & Reminder I added a seminar reminder template for the Art of Networking and also alphabetized the reminders by seminar in that template. Please remember to check the appointment request folder for new emails. We have an updated Fall 2013 Work Schedule (Elaina and Tonya adjusted their Friday shifts). View it here. Quick Tip Students are allowed to borrow our industry directories to scan pages in the Newhouse scanning bays in N1 to save money from making copies. Common Question Q: [A student comes in...] "I dropped off my résumé (or cover letter, networking email etc.) for the drop box. Is it ready yet?" Side note: Students can only submit one item for drop box review at a time. That way we don't get stuck with mulitiple copies of the same résumé or cover letter with a few sentences reworded. If we receive multiple copies from the same person, we will only review one. A: FYI: Whatever you do, DO NOT check, look or even touch the drop box envelope (I replaced the folder so students can't see what's inside). The student's materials may still be in there because we've been swamped with other priorities. We wouldn't tell them that of course. Instead, say, "Our counselors may still be working on it." Instead, here are some helpful questions to ask: "When did you drop it off?" Generally, it takes us 2 business days to review dropbox items. Sometimes longer if we have a seminar/event/full appointment hours going on during the week. "Do you see it posted on the wall (point to it) with your name on it?" If it's not on our wall and the student dropped it off more than 2 business days ago, please do the following 3 things: 1) Get the student's name. 2) Check with the counselors to see if they have it. -If they do, they will let you know when it will be ready to pick up and let the student know. -If they don't... 2) Say something like: "I'm sorry that it's not ready yet. I can touch base with our counselors to check the status of it. What's your name and email so I can follow up with you?" 3) AFTER the student leaves... Check the drop box folder if it's in there. If it is, see if one of the counselors can review it ASAP and explain that the student dropped it off a few days ago etc. Do you have a common question you're unsure of answering? Email it to me at [email protected] Resource of the Week Last week, Sam helped change the black panel to inform students about different Newhouse student orgs to get involved in. This is another great option to gain hands-on experience to build your résumé. She also created a handout listing all the Newhouse student orgs and a direct link (www.bit.ly/suorgs) for the full list. Unlike some internships, joining a student org is free and you don't have to worry about paying for credit or room/board since it's on campus. Walk over and check it out! Didn't she do a fantastic job??? :) Training Webinar Feedback Summary Thanks for sharing your feedback with me. I really appreciate it! Here are some highlights:
Good Suggestions to consider in the future:
-Doing a Fall webinar training and an in person Spring training -Take screenshots of webinar info for your records if you want to reference late. -Incorporate polls to see if attendees understand concepts. Questions for you 1) If you preferred a shorter training session, how do you define short? 2) Since everyone has different learning styles, what do you think about watching a pre-recorded webinar with videos and completing a worksheet based on it? Then we would meet in the CDC as a group to apply the concepts and answer any questions. The in person training would last about an hour. Would this be helpful? Please take a moment to answer these questions today by completing this form here.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
April 2018
Categories
All
|