Regardless of what your plans are for this summer—working at your summer job in your hometown, interning… [more]
LinkedIn—Facebook for professionals (where you post your work experience rather than your favorite… [more]
Gebhart talks about starting a website and the group that has helped her along the way.
Regardless of what your plans are for this summer—working at your summer job in your hometown, interning in a new city, taking summer classes, or studying abroad—it’s a great time to create, and complete, a career preparation to-do list. We’ve come up with a few suggestions to add to your list. (more…)
LinkedIn—Facebook for professionals (where you post your work experience rather than your favorite movies)—is an important resource that you should be taking advantage of, if you aren’t already. It’s free, so there isn’t much to lose. However, across the Network we’ve been hearing students raise some common concerns: “I’m on LinkedIn, and I completed my profile. Now what?” and “How do I leverage LinkedIn to help me with my career search?” It was in response to questions like this that we created an enclave of Spartan students and alumni on LinkedIn, called Spartan LINKS. (more…)
Megan Gebhart, a junior marketing major, started a website called msuCatalyst to tell the stories of students and alumni who are doing cool things with their lives. The purpose is to inspire and inform her fellow students. Gebhart’s story deserves mention on her own site, but we know that she’s too humble to write it, so we’ve decided to tell it here. (more…)
“Social media”—you’ve heard the term. Maybe you’ve even read articles explaining how you should keep recruiters and hiring managers from seeing your inappropriate Facebook pictures (e.g., “Beware the Profile Picture”). But have you considered how social media can help you in your job or internship search? Brett Kopf, former social media intern for Career Services and current social media consultant, explains how to use LinkedIn, Twitter, and other resources to your advantage in these videos. (more…)
Generation Y Michigan is a website presented by Michigan Radio that takes “a look at the reasons why young adults are or are not staying in Michigan.” It was created to supplement the on-air series by the same name, which wrapped up in December 2009. The conversation continues on the website, where essays, polls, and photographs are still being posted. (more…)
