3 New Technology Resources from the Career Center

Here at the Career Center, we are constantly focused on improving and providing new resources and services.  This semester, we launched quite a large list of new services and platforms to help you along the path of your career.  In this post, I want to highlight three that you may have missed when we announced them at the beginning of the semester.

• You can now make appointments with our career counselors through our website.  So, whenever you’re sitting at home or in your residence hall thinking, “I need some help with my career planning,” all you need to do is click over to our site and get on our calendars at a time of your convenience.

• While there is no substitute for practicing interviews and get feedback from us in person, we have launched an online practice interview module as part of the Pride-CMS system.  Access Pride-CMS through the “my apps” section of the portal.  Once you’ve updated your profile, you can click on the “resources” tab within Pride-CMS and use your webcam to practice any of the 30+ interviews we have built for you, or you can build your own from over 1800 pre-recorded questions.

• GoinGlobal is another new resource available within Pride-CMS (again, through the “my apps” section of the portal).  GoinGlobal is rich with information on career-related and cultural information from nearly 50 countries and a wide-variety of US cities.  Use this system to find best information about travelling to and working in other countries.  It’s also very useful if you’re considering a move to another area in the US.

Take a look at these new resources and let us know what you think!

Gary Miller, Executive Director

Events for the Week of 4/21/14

Resume Re-Do

Thursday, April 24 at 6:30pm in The Career Center

Are you looking to re-vamp your resume, but your job prevents you from coming to The Career Center during our business hours? Attend this workshop to receive valuable tips about writing your resume straight from a Career Center representative, on your own time!

Quick Question Hours:

Get your Resume or Cover Letter critiqued at The Career Center!

Monday – Thursday: 2pm – 4pm

Friday: 11am – 1pm

Save the Date!

Crunch Time with Indeed.com
Monday, April 28, 2014 at 1pm in The Career Center
Seniors, don't wait until after graduation to start your job search! It's CRUNCH time! Hear from Indeed.com employees on how to use the #1 job search site to maximize your job search and CRUNCH on some snacks while you learn!

True Hofstra Story: Internships

Tuesday, April 29 from 8:30-10pm in the Student Center Greenhouse
Don't be fooled when it comes to internships, hear the True Hofstra Story. Hofstra students "spill the beans" on internships at this tell all coffee house event!

Target Information Session
Tuesday, April 29 from 5:30-7pm in The Career Center

Meet with Target representatives to hear about available employment opportunities within this retail corporation and gain insight on what it is like to work with the company!

Plug Into Your Career
Wednesday, April 30 from 6-8pm in the Multi-Purpose Room East
Learn from a panel of professionals in the fields of Information Technology and Business from both start-up and established companies. Gain insight on how they got started in their careers, and how you can find your own niche in the technology industry! Participating companies include CA Technologies, EGifter, Wolters-Kluwer, TEKsystems, and Uncubed/Wakefield Media.

Looking for information about different careers while building your professional network?

All you have to do is A.S.K.!

Get answers by using the Alumni Student Konnection, where you can communicate directly with Hofstra Alumni in a variety of fields to learn more about different careers and industries that interest you! Use this resource to build or add to your professional network and learn about ways to advance your career search!

To get started:

Log In to the Hofstra Portal at my.hofstra.edu

Click on “Hofstra Online”

Click on “A.S.K. Online - Alumni Student Konnection”

Search by Class Year, School, Major, or other keywords to Konnect with Alumni!

Looking for more information about the career search process?

Visit Candid Career!

Candid Career is a great resource for students, no matter where you stand on your Path of Pride. You can watch videos that show you what it’s like to work in a certain field, learn tips and tricks on interviewing, and more!

Dear Students...

Ask yourself; Why are you at Hofstra?

Did you love the first campus tour you took?

Is the major of your dreams offered here?

Was a college education expected of you?

You got a great scholarship?

Is your significant other here?

Was location a major factor?

Maybe you wanted to be in close NYC but not directly in it?

Whatever the reason you may have for being here, statistics say a college graduate will earn more over the course of their lifetime than someone who only holds a high school diploma.  You are here at Hofstra to increase your earning potential, so why not gain a return on that investment by visiting The Career Center and seeing what services we offer?

This article outlines six ways any student can make the most of their Career Services on campus: http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/twice-the-college-advice/2013/02/26/6-ways-students-can-make-the-most-of-college-career-services To get started, visit us, either online or in person. Build a resume, cover letter or attend a workshop to see what we have to help.

No matter what brought you to Hofstra, you are here, and we are here for you!

Lorraine Massiah, Assistant Director