View Point e-newsletter for Parents
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Mid Summer 2008
BREAKING NEWS
I will be leaving my position as Director of Career Development at the end of July. Therefore, the View Point may experience a delay in delivery until a new Director is in place. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. I encourage you to look at the Career Development webpage for updated information during the interim!
Sincerely, Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson
CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEB PAGE!
Career Development has a new webpage. It is still in the transition stages, so you will need to access it by clicking on the link at the top right corner of our Liberal Arts home page. The new page has a link specifically for parents, so make sure to check it out!
BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING-Career Development Style
Funding for club dues and/or membership to a professional organization
One professional outfit complete with shoes, stockings, trouser socks, etc…
Gift certificates to a barber shop or styling salon
High quality printer paper and printer cartridges
Funding for dry cleaning
MID SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR STUDENT
For students working summer jobs:
Encourage your student to talk with his/her supervisor about writing up a performance evaluation. If his/her supervisor is willing to write a positive evaluation, have your student keep the evaluation for a future portfolio item. A supervisor can also be a professional reference for upcoming jobs on campus, internships and professional positions. When your student has completed the summer job, encourage him/her to add the job to his/her resume.
For students doing community service/volunteering:
Encourage your student to request a written reference from the professional(s) connected to the community service/volunteer experience. Your student can keep the reference for a portfolio item. Encourage your student to take photographs of him/her participating in the service/volunteer experience as well. This is terrific tangible evidence of civic participation that can be displayed in a professional portfolio. Your student should definitely add this experience to his/her resume as well!
For students doing an internship:
Encourage your student to request a written reference, evaluation form and any other documentation related to his/her performance during the internship. Your student should be encouraged to keep in contact with the professionals he/she worked with during the internship. This is a great way to start networking for future professional positions. And, of course, your student should add the internship experience onto his/her resume.
NEWS FROM
NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers)According to NACE’s Journal, May 2008, many of the career fields with new or emerging occupations are great fits for the Liberal Arts. Occupations include:
Education:
Educators with foreign language training are needed to provide resources for more citizens.
Social Services
:The American Psychological Association has labeled the period of 2000-2010 as the "Decade of Behavior," highlighting social problems that behavioral scientists could help prevent.
Marketing/Information Retrieval
:Social networking has led to many new jobs, such as social networking writers, bloggers and online community managers.
Government
:U.S. Department of Homeland Security has many employees in new occupations that help prevent terrorism.
Arts and Entertainment:
Many of these emerging occupations have information technology aspects, such as social networking site community manager, web site traffic analyst and character animator.
NACE SALARY SURVEY
Summer 2008 Salary Survey Spring 2008 Salary Survey
ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENT TO CONSIDER AN INTERNSHIP
Students should strongly consider participation in internships beginning their sophomore year. Internships can be paid or unpaid, credit bearing or non-credit bearing. Encourage your student to access the "Preparing and Applying for Internships" tutorial on the Open Campus Blackboard.
Click here for instructions on how to access the tutorial.
INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
Internship postings through Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) Internship postings through CCO ExpressJOB POSTINGS
Current Jobs in Art Current Jobs in Education Current Jobs Internationally Current Jobs in Liberal Arts Current Jobs in Management & Business Current Jobs in Performing Arts Current Jobs in Writing, Editing & Communication Human Services and Liberal Arts Careers Job postings through Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) Job postings through CCO Express
CONTACT US
Feel free to contact us with ideas or requests for other types of information and additional features at
dextere@purdue.eduElizabeth Dexter-Wilson, M.S., Career Development Director, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.