This week is Career Fair so instead of having one job/internship of the week, there are many! Check out which employers are attending the fair and come by to find out about opportunities and get ready to network your way to your next job/internship!
When: October 26, 2011 (University Wide – All Majors)
October 27, 2011 (Engineering)
Time: 11am-4pm
Where: CH2M Hill Alumni Center – OSU
Hope to see you there!
It’s less than a week away; are you ready? Whether you’re attending the fair to scope out potential future employers or to truly start the job hunt process, we hope you’re well on your way to getting prepared. Your resume should already be in tip-top shape. Your 30 to 60 second infomercial should be polished and practiced. You should have your goals clear in your mind, the employers you want to talk to mapped out, and your professional attire chosen.
But what should you do after the fair? Sit by the phone, pining for a call? Check your email every 20 minutes to see if they’ve contacted you? Visit the headquarters of the company in person to speak to the president directly, asking why they haven’t called or emailed you since the fair, angry and screaming?
Okay, maybe you can tell that these aren’t quite the right moves for following up with employers. They don’t give a very favorable impression. But following up after an event like a Career Fair in a professional way can be a manageable task if you do a little bit of planning.
First of all, while you are at the fair or very soon after, take notes on the back of employers’ business cards that you undoubtedly collected about the individual you spoke with, the conversation you had, and your initial impressions. (You can also do this in a notebook, but make sure you attach the correct business card to the correct page in your notes so that you don’t lose the contact information!) Next, use this information to write up professional and targeted thank you letters to the employers you have any interest in speaking with further. Use a detail from your conversation with the employer in your note to jog their memory. Something like, “Thank you for speaking with me at the Career Fair at Oregon State University. Our conversation about how a company mission statement can set a tone in a workplace really got me thinking,” will help an employer place you. And get those letters out quickly! Many people don’t send thank you letters, and it can make a huge difference between an employer remembering you and not being able to recall you out of the sea of students and alumni they spoke with. You can also call the employer 2 weeks after sending those letters to confirm that they received your note and to express your continued interest in interviewing with the company.
Finally, patience is a virtue when it comes to the fair. You made connections and increased your network by attending, but those connections may not pay off right away. You never know when that network will help you in the future. If you make a meaningful connection at the Career Fair, by taking notes and following up afterward, those relationships can eventually give you opportunities and open doors. Good luck!!
Posted by Jessica Baron, Career Services Graduate Assistant
To view this job/internship listing, you must be a currently registered OSU student or alum and have an existing Beaver JobNet account. If you are eligible and do not have an account, register now.
Beaver JobNet is a great way to get your job or internship search started. Meet employers from a variety of organizations as well as from locations around the country and around the world. This program serves students and alumni alike. Employers are seeking applicants for positions including full-time, co-ops and internships, summer camps, national parks employment, and volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps. Students can access Beaver JobNet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check out the Career Services website for more information about finding a job.
Job/Internship of the Week 
Mechanical Design Engineer
Xerox
Xerox has rewarding career tracks that will tap your full potential with stimulating work. With your talent and our training, we will chart the digital future. Our products and technology represent the leading edge of the industry. They integrate technology, the web, business process, and the way people work in order to deliver to our customers the best document solutions.
A Division of The Global Product Development Group, headquartered near Portland, Oregon designs, manufactures, and markets office products for small and mid-sized businesses, including the Phaser line of color network printers.
The selected Mechanical Engineering Student Intern will work on the Measurement System Development and Computer Simulation of pixel placement errors inherent in multi-row printhead designs.
Provide valuable assistance to an experienced Mechanical Engineer or Engineering team in the design, and implementation of a printer mechanical systems.
Assist in the validation of design through analysis, prototype testing, designing of test fixtures and special instrumentation where necessary.
Assist engineers in meeting sub-assembly performance, schedule, reliability and cost targets.
Assist in the documentation of design and test results
An experienced engineer will be assigned to be a Mentor for the College Intern.
Qualifications
• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with experience in the following areas:
• Developing creative design solutions to technical problems through experience in a co-op, internship or senior project.
• Rigorous academic background in engineering fundamentals, and machine design, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Structured approach to problem solving or troubleshooting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with fast paced, multi-disciplinary team.
• The ideal candidate will have demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Experience with ME CAD tools, Solid modeling (Pro-E), and FEA, a plus.
• Development and qualification of processes
For information about visiting and living in Portland, Oregon, please visit: www.pova.com
| Employer: | XEROX |
| Name: | Christina Guilbault |
| Title: | Recruiting Coordinator |
| E-mail: | xerox@nc3.com |
| Website: | http://www.xerox.com/careers |
| Phone: | (401) 642-1707 |
| Fax: | (401) 728-0698 |
| Address: | 2 Pleasant St. Pawtucket, RI 02860 United States |
Wondering which skills employers are looking for? If you Google “Top 10 Skills Employers Want” you could come up with hundreds of different lists, which probably means there is no one right answer. Each person has their own unique set of skills that they carry with them throughout their life, adding and perfecting skills all the time. Of course, it is always very helpful when writing resumes, cover letters or interviewing to know which skills employers are looking for currently, and which skills to highlight. The NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) in their Job Outlook 2011 surveyed 197 national employers and gathered a list of skills ranked by importance. These are the skills they came up with, which can hopefully help you with your career path:
10. Flexibility/Adaptability – Being able to “go with the flow” has many positive attributes with employers, be it shuffling around projects to make sure one gets completed sooner or rescheduling a meeting. Knowing that you will be able to perform even if the day’s schedule gets messed up gives an employer confidence in your abilities as an employee.
All these skills can easily be displayed in a resume, through the experiences you decide to provide and the use of power verbs. It might give you a leg up if your employer knows you have some of these skills already under your belt. Come in with a resume or cover letter during our drop-in hours (Monday-Thursday 1-4 pm in Kerr Administration Building, Tuesday and Wednesday 6-8 pm in Valley Library and Wednesday 2-4 pm in Milam 116) and we can help you figure out how to represent these skills best, so you can get the job you want!
Posted by Sami Kerzel, Career Services Assistant
To view this job/internship listing, you must be a currently registered OSU student or alum and have an existing Beaver JobNet account. If you are eligible and do not have an account, register now.
Beaver JobNet is a great way to get your job or internship search started. Meet employers from a variety of organizations as well as from locations around the country and around the world. This program serves students and alumni alike. Employers are seeking applicants for positions including full-time, co-ops and internships, summer camps, national parks employment, and volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps. Students can access Beaver JobNet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check out the Career Services website for more information about finding a job.
Job/Internship of the Week
Health Promotions Intern
Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis
There are also other internships available through the Boys & Girls Club including Fitness intern, Kinder Club intern, Lion’s Den Classroom intern, Science Instructor intern, and STARS intern.
Description
The Clubhouse provides a wide variety of programs during afterschool hours including: art, music, computer lab, and athletic activities for school children of all ages. Clubhouse programs feature friendly, energetic and fun staff trained to work with specific age groups, utilizing the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Development Strategy.
The Boys & Girls Club has been continuing to promote healthy lifestyles and is looking for an intern to create a Health Intervention program targeted at reducing childhood obesity.
Duties Include:
•Develop, plan, and implement a plan targeted at various age levels and genders that encourages a positive and long-term approach to general wellness and healthy habits.
•Encourage parent engagement in the development of healthy habits and behaviors.
•Interact with youth and develop positive relationships.
•Determine motivators for members and propose a plan of action to engage youth.
•Create a measurable system to evaluate number of youth involved in physical activity
•Analyze methods used to engage youth in physical activity and evaluate outcomes and purpose changes for future programs.
Apply by submitting Internship Application and Resume to:
Liz Connor
Volunteer Coordinator
lconnor@bgccorvallis.org
541-757-1909 ext 210
| Employer: | Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis |
| Name: | Liz Connor |
| Title: | Intern Coordinator |
| E-mail: | lconnor@bgccorvallis.org |
| Website: | http://bgccorvallis.org |
| Phone: | 541-757-1909 ex210 |
| Fax: | 541-757-7874 |
| Address: | 1112 NW Circle Blvd. Corvallis, OR 97330 United States |
I had no idea what to expect from either of the internships I took on last summer. The only thing I knew for sure was that they would look great on my resume –so I was on board. At the time I really wasn’t very sure as to what kind of career I wanted to go into upon graduation –only that I wanted it to somehow relate to my two majors: Applied Visual Arts and Merchandising Management. After applying to about ten different internship programs, I was lucky enough to be offered three.
At first I was tempted to accept all of them and juggle my schedule as I went. Fortunately I saw reason and decided to accept only two of them. I accepted an illustrator position at a patterning company for spring term, and a merchandising position at a prominent retail chain for the summer.
In the illustrator position I worked closely with the designer to create visually accurate and compelling drawings of her clothing. I was surprised by how difficult it was sometimes. Communicating specific visual ideas can become very complex –and I learned a lot about myself during the process. Looking back, I’d say the most important thing I took away from that experience was that I do not want to be an illustrator. I didn’t like trying to create someone else’s vision –particularly when she didn’t like what I had sketched. This was actually an incredibly valuable thing to learn about myself, as this really helped narrow down what kind of career paths I would enjoy in the future.
To say the merchandising position was educational would be the understatement of the year. Having never worked in retail before, I had never been exposed to the retail culture –let alone the environment of salesmen working on commission. I was immersed in this very competitive field for three months, learning valuable customer service and managerial skills along the way. It was very interesting to work in such close proximity with such an individualistic group of people. There was this undercurrent of self-promotion and strategic thinking that I had never connected with retail sales before.
I would definitely say that this was one of the most important professional experiences I’ve had to date. From this one internship I learned: specific companies I do not want to work for, what qualities I need (and don’t need) in a manager, that sales is too cut-throat for me to enjoy it, and that I should look for careers involving the buying, merchandising, and trend forecasting aspects of retail –rather than those on the sales floor.
Overall I can’t emphasize enough how much you can learn about yourself and your future career field through completing a few internships. Not only do they look great on your resume –but they introduce you to the real-life workplace in a way that classes could never do.
Posted by Leah Anderson, Career Services Assistant
To view this job listing, you must be a currently registered OSU student or alum and have an existing Beaver JobNet account. If you are eligible and do not have an account, register now.
Beaver JobNet is a great way to get your job or internship search started. Meet employers from a variety of organizations as well as from locations around the country and around the world. This program serves students and alumni alike. Employers are seeking applicants for positions including full-time, co-ops and internships, summer camps, national parks employment, and volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps. Students can access Beaver JobNet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check out the Career Services website for more information about finding a job or finding an internship.
Job of the Week:
State Department Student Intern
Foreign Service
Every year the Department of State hosts 2000 student interns during the spring, summer, and fall terms. About half serve in Washington, DC, and the other half serve in U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. Our internships are great opportunities to get an inside look into the Foreign Service, the positions and the responsibilities that are possible. Deadlines are early – November 1, 2011 for the summer 2012 program!
For full information please see careers.state.gov, where you can download this brochure about our internship program: http://careers.state.gov/uploads/3b/0f/3b0f315e5f0c1c0fd926893aa9dc1e25/4.0_Student_Intern_brochure.pdf.
You can also attend an information session offered by the Diplomat in Residence for the Pacific Northwest, who’ll be on the OSU campus October 7th in Career Services (B008 Kerr Administration Building). There will be an information session at noon and another at 5pm that day.
| Employer: | FOREIGN SERVICE |
| Name: | Brooks Anne Robinson |
| E-mail: | brooks.anne.robinson@gmail.com |
| Phone: | 510/642-8125 |
| Address: | University of California, Berkeley Career Center Room 212J 2111 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 97420 United States |
To view this job listing, you must be a currently registered OSU student or alum and have an existing Beaver JobNet account. If you are eligible and do not have an account, register now.
Beaver JobNet is a great way to get your job or internship search started. Meet employers from a variety of organizations as well as from locations around the country and around the world. This program serves students and alumni alike. Employers are seeking applicants for positions including full-time, co-ops and internships, summer camps, national parks employment, and volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps. Students can access Beaver JobNet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check out the Career Services website for more information about finding a job.
Job of the Week
Wireless Communication Intern
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
This position is best suited for individuals having completed a BS degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Technology and that enjoy a combination of physical outdoor duties and indoor office duties.
| Employer: | OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| Name: | Jennie Caudle |
| E-mail: | jennie.r.caudle@odot.state.or.us |
| Website: | http://www.oregon.gov/odot |
| Phone: | 503-378-8477 |
| Address: | 2775 19th Street SE Salem, Oregon 97302 |
Welcome back!
Well, fall term has arrived which means the campus is busier (nearly 25,000 students!), the leaves are changing, there is a crisp breeze in the air, days are getting shorter, and it’s time to visit Career Services! No matter what year you are in school, Career Services can assist you in many ways. How you may ask?
One of the first things to come to mind is to get your resume reviewed so you have one that makes you stand-out from the crowd. You might not think you need a resume at the moment, but believe me, an updated resume is something you should always have on hand, ready to go. It’s smart to have your resume ready in case you meet someone who works for that company you have always dreamed about working for. Or you meet someone who may have an internship for you, but they want you to send them your resume NOW. No problem, you have it on file in your email because you just visited Career Services and now you have a stellar resume that you are proud of.
Another reason to visit Career Services is to meet with a career counselor. Maybe you aren’t sure about your major or you don’t know what kinds of careers are available for someone with your major. Or, you need help figuring out what area to study. Does the job search process make you feel anxious or overwhelmed; we can help you with that, too. Seriously, we can. There are many resources available and sometimes it is just talking to a counselor to figure out what they are.
Do you have an interview coming up? That means you need to PRACTICE!!! We offer two ways you can do this – meet with a career advisor and do a mock interview and/or utilize InterviewStream, an online program that allows you to answer questions remotely (all you need is a webcam).
Trying to find a job or internship on or off campus? Then check out our online database system, Beaver JobNet. Learn about local, national, and international jobs/internships that are specifically posted because they want Beavers!
Fall Career Fairs are coming up soon…in 30 days to be exact (October 26 – University Wide, October 27 – Engineering)! Meet employers that are recruiting OSU students, find out about job and internship opportunities, and connect with others. There are many workshops offered beforehand to help you prepare for the Career Fair. Learn more by checking out our website and keep a look out for our 30 day countdown, including tips of the day to get your ready for the fair.
As for our website, we just launched a new site that has a look similar to the OSU homepage. We hope you find it informative and easy to navigate as well as enjoyable to look at.
Hope all you Beavers have a fantastic first week of school and welcome to fall term!
Posted by Jen Busick, Career Advisor & Outreach Coordinator
To view this job listing, you must be a currently registered OSU student or alum and have an existing Beaver JobNet account. If you are eligible and do not have an account, register now.
Beaver JobNet is a great way to get your job or internship search started. Meet employers from a variety of organizations as well as from locations around the country and around the world. This program serves students and alumni alike. Employers are seeking applicants for positions including full-time, co-ops and internships, summer camps, national parks employment, and volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps. Students can access Beaver JobNet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Check out the Career Services website for more information about finding a job.
Job of the Week
Mobile Web Developer
Moovweb