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Go Global! Launching an International Career Here or Abroad
Monday, February 27th 6:30-8:00pm, C4C Flatirons Room
Special Guest Speaker: Stacie Berdan
International career expert and author
Contributor for the Huffington Post, US News, Fortune/CNN and others
Students will learn how to acquire and apply their relevant experience as a distinct and differentiated advantage in the job search to increase their odds in landing an international work assignment at home or abroad.
Stacie Berdan will cover the following topics:
- Is going global right for you?
- Getting started
- Increasing your odds of going global
- Moving abroad
- How to make the most of it
Target Group: Undergraduate and graduate students who already have some international experience such as study abroad, internship abroad, international degree, foreign language skills, etc.
No need to sign up - just show up! And bring all questions! |
The 2012 Boulder Polar Plunge is just 3 days away! Are you registered?
Saturday, February 18 at 1:00pm at the Boulder Reservoir
We're Freezin' for a Reason! Do you have what it takes to chill with us? Get involved with the cooolest event of the year! There'll be AWESOME prizes at the after party at Harpo's including gift cards from retailers on The Hill and all around Boulder!
Plunge into the frigid waters of Boulder Reservoir in order to raise money for Special Olympics Colorado. Plungers must pledge or raise a minimum of $85 to participate ($50 for students and Special Olympics athletes). All plungers will receive a long sleeve t-shirt. Pledges above and beyond the minimum fee are eligible for additional incentives. Gather a team together, wear crazy costumes, have even more fun and win team prizes!
Too chicken to Plunge? No problem, you can still be part of the fun. Simply register as a chicken, raise pledges and receive incentives just like a regular plunger except no going into the icy water.
Check-in starts at 11 AM, the Plunge will be at 1 PM. After the plunge, dry off, get warm and join us at the Polar Plunge after party. To get started, click on the "Join Now" button on our site. |
Employers Conducting On-Campus Interviews This Week
Career Services N352, Center for Community
Sign up on CSO!
Wednesday, February 15
MinuteKey
E & J Gallo Winery
Halliburton
DISH Network
Thursday, February 16
Halliburton
Analog Devices, Inc.
Webscan, Inc.
Mosman Machinery Company
Amica Mutual Insurance Co. (held in the Business School)
Walmart (held in the Business School)
Friday, February 17
Wells Fargo
DISH Network (held in the Business School)
Target (held in the Business School) |
CU Women Succeeding: The 10th Annual Professional Development Symposium
Thursday, February 23 at 5:30pm in UMC 235 AND
Friday, February 24 at 8:00am in Glenn Miller Ballroom
Hosted by the Chancellor's Committee on Women (CCW) and Faculty Council Women's Committee, this event is open to faculty, staff, and students in the CU system.
This event features a dinner and networking opportunity where you can meet women in academia and the CCW Women's Advocacy Award recipients on Thursday night. The evening will conclude with the Folklorist Sandra Mizumoto Posey sharing timeless lessons about leadership do's and don'ts.
Friday begins with a keynote address from Marcy Benson followed by 21 information-packed sessions. Topics range from tips on negotiating, political savvy for succeeding in academia, "the hormone highway," civil behaviors in the workplace, sexism, stress reduction, mentoring, and management -- and that's just a sample! You'll also hear an inspring talk from the 2012 Gee Award recipient, an individual who advocates for women or continually works to improve the climate for women at CU. |
Scholarships Available! Deadline: March 15
$2,500 Scholarships Available to Students!
CUPA is offering merit based, non-renewable scholarships worth $2,500 per year to continuing or transfer undergraduate students who will be sophomores, juniors, or seniors for the 2012-13 academic year. Applicants must have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2012. Click here for more information and access to application forms. |
Upcoming Alumni Events
February
Three Tuesdays, February 7, 14, & 21, 6-9pm
Alumni Assessment Series.
Are you feeling confused as to what direction to take in your career? Gaining clarity about your personality, strengths, interests and values is a great first step to take before you choose your next career path. The assessment series includes the MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory, StrengthsFinder, and a Values Card Sort and is covered over the course of three sessions. $55 Call 303-492-6541 to register.
Three Wednesdays, Feb. 15, 22 and 29 (free), 6-9pm
Achieve Job Success Without the Stress!
Led by one of Denver's most well-known job-seeking consultants: Linda Sollars.
Series includes three sessions (can attend separately or together) as follows:
Stress Management - Feb. 15. Explore tools to manage your stress, think more clearly and begin to control your world rather than your world controlling you.
Personal Branding - Feb. 22. Understand the "fit" companies are looking for by defining your strengths and creating a unique personal brand statement.
Informational Interviewing Skills - Feb. 29. Develop your skills in identifying contacts, clarifying questions, and making connections. Visit careerservices.colorado.edu under alumni events to register. Linda Sollars is the founder of Creating Purpose, LLC, specializing in clarifying strengths, identifying values, and defining motivational skills for life satisfaction and career success. Linda worked for 20 years in various levels of senior management for three Fortune 500 companies, managing the brand, television and radio production, and business marketing and advertising before transitioning into career consulting. Linda provides workshops focused on creating a blueprint for successful career development and empowerment through strengths-based personal branding, social media, and multi-generations in the workplace, as well as national certification training in Global Career Development Facilitation. She has been a featured panelist on CBS Beating The Recession and ABC Get Me A Job!
Questions? Email Lea Alvarado, Alumni Career Counselor.
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 Interview Question of
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Don't get stumped at your next interview or put your foot in your mouth. Prepare ahead of time and you'll be sure to stand out for all the right reasons.
Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a co-worker who wasn't doing his/her fair share of the work. What did you do and what was the outcome?
Have you had an interview question that stumped you? Share it with us and we'll add it to our list.
See more interview questions and answers....
100 Potential Interview Questions
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Check out this week's blog:
Dating and Interviewing: Are these two really so different?
Written by Kelsey McWilliams, a sophomore journalism major at CU-Boulder.
Chances are most of you have gone to a job interview or out on a date at one point in your life. You probably categorize these two scenarios into very different aspects of your life, but surprisingly there are many parallels between the two! Interviewing for jobs and dating both require preparation, confidence and patience in order to find success, and there are many other similarities as well!
Read the entire blog entry...
Stay tuned for Thursday's blog: Narrowing Your Focus with FOCUS-2
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FEBRUARY
15: Leeds School of Business Career Fair: 1-5pm, Stadium Club. Business majors only. See list of companies here.
15: Career Services info table: 2-4pm, Norlin Library near the Laughing Goat!
15: Linkin' It Up (Social Media Workshop)
5:30-7:00pm, Norlin Library E303
15: Achieve Job Success Without the Stress!
6:00-9:00pm, Koelbel 340
15: Career Assessment Series-StrengthsQuest Assessment Session: 6-7:30pm, C4C S435. Call 303-492-6541 to pay and register.
21: Careers in Economics - Panel Presentation
5:00-6:30pm, C4C S350
22: Resumes That Rock! 5:30-7:00pm, Norlin Library E303
22: Career Assessment Series- Strong Interest Inventory (SII) Assessment Session: 6-7:30pm, C4C S435. Call 303-492-6541 to pay and register.
22: Achieve Job Success Without the Stress!
6:00-9:00pm, Koelbel 340
27: Mock Interviews for Student Teachers
4:00-5:15pm, C4C N352
27: Go Global: Launching an International Career, with Special Guest Speaker: Stacie Berdan, 6:30-8:00pm, C4C Flatirons Room
28: Networking....NOT working?? 5:00-7:00pm, C4C Abrams Lounge
29: Careers With a Cause - Career Fair Event Co-sponsored by Naropa 12:00-3:00pm, Performing Arts Center at Naropa University: 2130 Arapahoe Avenue
29: Achieve Job Success Without the Stress!
6:00-9:00pm, Koelbel 340
29: Career Assessment Series- Do What You Are Assessment Session: 6-7:30pm, C4C S435. Call 303-492-6541 to pay and register. |
 Hot Jobs and Internships
Check out this week's super hot internships from Boulder-based companies. Don't let these awesome opportunities pass you by!
Vermilion Public Relations Intern
15 hours per week, PAID!
Job ID: 32004
We are a full-spectrum, integrated design and interactive marketing agency located in Boulder, CO. Brands are our passion and building brands is what we've been doing for nearly 30 years--through intelligent positioning, award-winning design, and trendsetting digital development. We are more than a design shop, web shop, or app shop; we provide full-service marketing solutions for our clients.
Location: Boulder, CO
Job Requirements: This internship is designed for current undergraduate students - journalism, public relations, communications and marketing fields required.
Start date: ASAP
Greenways Habitat Maintenance Crew
40 hours per week, $12-15 per hour
Job ID: 32007
Under general supervision, works as part of a team to perform a variety of tasks related to weed control, revegetation, and habitat maintenance along the Greenways trail and stream corridor system in the City of Boulder.
Location: Boulder, CO
Job Requirements: Ability to perform a wide range of physical and manual tasks in an outdoor environment in all types of weather, Experience with habitat maintenance, especially weed control and revegetation techniques, Strong plant identification skills with a focus on native species.
Start date: 3/30/12 |
FREE Practice GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT and PCAT
Registration
Option 1: On-campus, February 25 at 10am
Option 2: Anywhere (on-line)!
This is a great opportunity for you to see how you might score on the real thing, and also become familiar with the kinds of questions that will be on the real test. For most students, this exam will be a more realistic test-taking experience as you can practice in the format that mirrors most graduate school exams.
For additional information, visit our site or call one of Kaplan's test experts at 1-800-KAP-TEST. |
Forbes Article: Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions
The only three true job interview questions are:
1. Can you do the job?
2. Will you love the job?
3. Can we tolerate working with you?
That's it. Those three. Think back, every question you've ever posed to others or had asked of you in a job interview is a subset of a deeper in-depth follow-up to one of these three key questions. Each question potentially may be asked using different words, but every question, however it is phrased, is just a variation on one of these topics: Strengths, Motivation, and Fit. Read the entire article... |
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