Week of 3/18/2013

Featured Staff Alissa Strong

Hello! I’m Alissa Strong, one of the career advisors at Career Services. I enjoy my work most because I get to learn what sparks interest in each student that comes through our office. We are all very privileged in that we can choose to have conversations about which career paths we’d like to take and have so many opportunities at SU and in this area to explore those pathways.

I also work with students a lot on building their confidence and understanding their unique skills and strengths. Sometimes it’s hard to talk about yourself in an interview or on a resume! That’s why reflecting on and acknowledging your accomplishments is key to marketing yourself. 

Since many of us spend 40+ hours a week at work, I hope to help students and alumni seek out opportunities that offer an enjoyable/comfortable work environment and a role that utilizes their best qualities. Not sure exactly what it is you want to do yet? It’s ok! Many of us still don’t know… or change our minds a lot.

Alissa Strong is an Assistant Director of Outreach and works primarily with students and alumni from Science & Engineering, Nursing, and Theology and Ministry programs.

Featured Employer

Costco is a membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing their members the best quality brand-name merchandise.The company has hundreds of locations worldwide, and it one of the top retialers in the world known for a culture that promotes from within. Costco's operating philosophy has been simple: Keep costs down and pass the savings on to their members, Their large membership base and tremendous buying power, combined with their never-ending quest for efficiency, result in the best posbbiel prices for their members. Since resuming the Costco name in 1997, the company has grown worldwide with otal sales in recent fidcal years exceeding $64 billion.
This summer,  Costco is looking to hire 20+ summer interns into a variety of their teams.  Positions are 40 hours/week, paid, and located in Issaquah.  These positions are open to all majors, and the focus of the work is in supporting and implementing projects within technical teams. .  Internships are not widely available across the company – but this IT Internship program is unique and a great way into an amazing company. This internship will have both business and technology training, including but not limited to monitoring, reporting, testing, production control, business process, etc.

Applications close on March 22^nd.  You’ll need to submit a resume, cover letter, and 2 reference letters and fill out their online application. You will receive training and have access to a variety of professional development activities, including meeting with top Costco executives. This is an amazing opportunity – apply today at: https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=COSTCO&cws=1&rid=829

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“Can I still access Career Services and your resources even after I graduate from Seattle University?”

Absolutely, we offer many opportunities, events, and workshops for our SU alumni through our office! Just like the current students, alumni can come in during advising hours or make an appointment to meet with one. Three years upon graduation, alumni are considered “experienced alum” and can meet no more than three times a year with our advisors. However, alumni also have access to the Redhawk Network whenever you please! If you graduated prior to 2007 and have never accessed the Redhawk Network, please create an account for yourself here.

 

Alumni are also welcome to attend our annual events such as the Part-Time Job Fair in the fall, Internship Fair in the winter, and the upcoming Career Expo in the spring. Employer Information Sessions, which generally happen on a weekly basis, are also open for you to attend. These are great opportunities for students and alumni alike to connect with employers.

In addition, we offer many alumni workshops to help better your professional life.

This spring we are offering:

March 19^th & 26^th

“Out of The Middle Marketing For Therapists and Coaches”

April 23^rd ~ May 14^th (4 part series)

“Tools for Career Transition-Looking for a Job, a Career Change or Re-start”

June 6^th ~ June 27^th (4 part series)

“Living Into the Questions”

To find out more information or to sign up for any of these workshops, please look at our events calendar or log into the Redhawk Network and search for the event names.

If you have any questions regarding your opportunities as an alum, please contact our office by calling 206-296-6080 or email us at careerservices@seattleu.edu

Week of 3/11/2013

Featured Staff

Office Assistant Alyssa Chin

Aloha! Welcome to Career Services! My name is Alyssa Chin and I have the honor of being one of the office assistants here at Career Services. I am from beautiful Honolulu, Hawai’i, and am currently a Pre-Science major with plans of being a Biology major with an Entrepreneurship minor. This is my first year at Seattle University, as well as my first quarter being in this position at Career Services. So far my experience has been…AWESOME! I am so blessed to be here at Seattle University, where the opportunities to grow, thrive and learn are endless. Career Services is a place on campus that has a great amount of resources to help us students and alumni, prepare for the future that lies ahead. The staff in the Career Services office is friendly and helpful, being so willing to provide anyone with tips and how-to ways to craft resumes, cover letters, be a great interviewee, and more! I love my job at Career Services because I am gaining an abundant amount of knowledge and skills that will enable me to become a leader in my community, who will make a difference in the world one step at a time. Looking forward to seeing you sometime in the office!

Featured Employer

City of Seattle

The City of Seattle offers an amazing array of career opportunities, with more than 1100 job titles and 26 operating departments to choose from. The nearly 10,000 employees of the City of Seattle enjoy competitive pay and benefits packages, generous leave programs, and the satisfaction of doing work that helps to make Seattle a great place to live, work, and play.

Explore the exciting and fulfilling public sector careers available with the City of Seattle! City of Seattle will also be holding an info session on campus the first week of Spring Quarter to inform students of upcoming internship opportunities for the summer.

The internship program is designed to provide qualified candidates with meaningful work experience to supplement and enhance their academic programs. In return, the City derives the full benefit of the students' capabilities to assist in normal work activities and/or with special projects and events.  Additionally, internships enable students to establish effective working relationships with professional staff, which may be beneficial to their future career development. Most internships are scheduled for part-time work during the school year and full-time in the summer. The number, level and content of internships vary each year, so check out their internships page for links to specific jobs.

Check out their website here to seek more job and internship opportunities!

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“When is a good time to start looking for summer internship opportunities?”

Surprisingly, now is the perfect time to start looking and applying for summer opportunities. Many companies have already posted their summer internship opportunities and the deadlines can be as soon as this month. When seeking a summer internship, keep in mind what educational benefits and personal growth you hope to seek out of the experience. The Redhawk Network is a great place to seek out internships in the greater Seattle area, but if you are planning to go home for the summer, be sure to check out ways you can connect with employers through LinkedIn with SU alumni and reciprocity we have with other Jesuit Institutes around the nation. The reciprocity system allows SU students to connect with career services offices with other Jesuit (and some non-Jesuit) institutes in order to gain access to their job boards similar to our Redhawk Network. If you like to learn more about how to create an account, be sure to email careerservices@seattleu.edu or come into our office so we can help send a request to any of the universities.

Here is a list of all the institutes in which we have reciprocity with:

Jesuit Universities

Boston College

Canisius College

Le Moyne College

Spring Hill College

College of the Holy Cross

Creighton University

Fairfield University

Fordham University

Georgetown University

Gonzaga University

John Carroll University

Loyola Marymount University

Marquette University

Regis University

Rockhurst University

Saint Joseph’s University

Saint Peter’s University

Saint Louis University

Santa Clara University

Wheeling Jesuit University

Xavier University

University of Detroit Mercy

University of San Francisco

University of Scranton

Non-Jesuit Universities

University of Portland

University of Hawaii

Week of 3/4/2013

Featured Staff:

Assistant Director James Vivé

I’ve been with Career Services since August of 2005. Back then the office was known as the Career Development Center. It has been fascinating to see the changes and growth over time both within our office and for the university as a whole. One of the things that has remained constant are the mission and values of our institution which deeply inform the work we do in Career Services. Helping students and alumni reflect on their experiences to help inform their future decisions has been powerful and deeply gratifying work. It is an honor to serve our community.

Featured Employer:

United States Marine Corps

Fitness Challenge and Platoon Leader Info Session

Oh Thursday, March 7^th from 2pm to 4:30pm, the US Marine Corps will be hosting a fitness challenge on campus! The challenge will take place on the front lawn of the fitness center where students can challenge their strengths and see how they stand alongside Marine Corp members! Please join us for this exciting challenge and stay afterwards for an information session if you are interested in applying to become a Platoon Leader for the Marine Corps.

This program will challenge you, but will also put you far past your college counterparts who will still be in entry-level internship positions. Besides the opportunity to earn academic credit and add a great internship experience for your resume, you will learn how to adapt, overcome and lead. While your peers work behind a desk, you will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills in a diverse environment surrounded by other motivated individuals from around the country. This program is more than an internship; it’s an opportunity to challenge yourself mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually beyond what you thought possible.

For more information, please contact Sarah Thomson in the Career Services office by calling the front desk at 206-296-6080.

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“Is there a certain standard for how resumes should look like?”

Yes, there is a standard on how resumes should generally look. Generally, a resume is one page with your name bolded and larger than the other text to make sure employers can decipher between the piles of resumes they receive. Most employers will spend 15-30 seconds reading your resume so make sure to put the most important information in the top 2/3 of the page and have tailored section headings so it is easy to read. Check out our online resources here to help you see some examples and create an outstanding resume for yourself! Our advisors are also here to help you throughout the process so make sure to come into our office to receive additional resources!

Check out this article to make sure your resume passes the screening process!

Also, not all resumes have to be boring. If you’re applying for a certain job that may allow you to get a little more creative, check out these creative resumes that caught many employers eyes!