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• Market yourself. The College is offering a newly-redesigned course this summer (A) to help you in your quest for a great career. The course is called "Marketing Yourself," and it covers topics like the importance of your professional image (including having a winning attitude, effective communication and presentation skills), tips for handling interviews, protocol for appointments and office conduct, etiquette in global arenas, team-building, and negotiations. Professor Timothy Dugan is teaching the course, which is to be offered on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6:25 p.m. For more information, contact Professor Dugan. • FIU offers menu of career services. FIU's Career Services office offers many career-related services for currently-enrolled students at no charge. Called "Basic Services," they include techniques for career development, effective job searching skills, and access to potential employers. Career Services also provides more specialized "Golden Panther Services." Golden Panther Services, offered for a one-time fee of $20, are designed for those seeking internships and full-time employment immediately. Career Services has established relationships with more than 750 employers, ranging from local to national to multi-national. How do you take advantage of what Career Services has to offer? You should register with the office by completing an online user profile in the Career Services system (known as PanthLink). Once you've registered, you're ready to take advantage of the Basic Services. When you are ready for Golden Panther Services, you can pay your $20 fee in Career Services (check, money order or Visa/Mastercard only) at any of its locations: GC 230, EAS 2780, or WUC 255. The College's Chapman Graduate School of Business offers graduate students additional services to bolster their career development. The mission of Career Management Services (CMS) is to partner with, and provide extensive services to, students so that they can become active participants in their own continuing development, evaluation, and implementation of personal career plans. Its services include high quality, accessible, extensive, and well-coordinated information and workshops, like those on resume preparation, acing the interview, job search strategies, and effective networking. In addition CMS provides students with self-assessment tools, individual student advising, resume referral, and on-campus interviews for internships and permanent employment opportunities. CMS partners with the University Career Services office and MBA Alliances for on-campus interviews, career fairs, and/or other career development related activities. For more information about Career Management Services for graduate students, contact Director Barry Shiflett.
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