Starting April 14th until May 14 (excluding May 8^th) career advisors will be available for 15 minute sessions to answer simple questions and assess your career needs. If you and the career advisor feel you need more assistance, he or she will help you set up an hour long appointment for a later date.

Drop-in Hours April 14th - May 14 (excluding May 8^th):

Monday & Tuesday 2:00 – 4:00

Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 – 12:00

MySpartanCareer is a major improvement over the old SpartanTRAK system:

• All the jobs, career fairs, and on-campus interviews are in one place!
• Calendars and reminders to help you remember if you signed up for an interview or event
• Ability to quickly create search agents and save things you’re interested in
• More security, and No Ads!

MySpartanCareer will go live on August 15th. Check back then!

Officers from the Detroit District Office of the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) will be on campus next week to talk to students about careers as Consumer Safety Officers and Investigators.

Consumer Safety Officer/Investigators inspect manufacturing facilities domestically and overseas to assure FDA regulated products are safe and wholesome.  They may evaluate products at our ports of entry or investigate injury, illness, or death caused by an FDA-regulated product.  
 
What products are regulated by FDA?
We regulate most food products (except meat), drugs, medical devices, blood/ human tissue, and cosmetics.

Who’s eligible?
Scientists and Engineers, BS, MS, or PhD! (biology, chemistry, food science, nutrition, microbiology, etc.)

Come and learn more about the FDA and FDA Careers!

If you’d like assistance exploring options or developing your plans, contact your college’s Field Career Consultant or the Career Services Offices listed below.

To schedule a career advising appointment, use the "Career Advising" link at the left.

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Jill Cords, jcords@msu.edu

College of Arts & Letters
Courtney Chapin, chapinco@msu.edu

College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Club 181: CAS Center for Careers & Internships

517.355.6500, careers.cas.msu.edu

College of Engineering
Jennifer Jennings, jjenning@csp.msu.edu

James Madison College
Chris Foley, foleych2@msu.edu

College of Natural Science
naturalscience.msu.edu/students/careers

College of Social Science
Kristi Coleman, colem239@msu.edu

Career Services @ Student Services Building
113 Student Services Bldg.
Phone:  517.355.9510
careerservices@csp.msu.edu

Lear Corporation Career Services Center
21 Eppley Center
Eli Broad College of Business
Phone: 517.432.0830
lear@bus.msu.edu

With the recent partnership between Jobster and Facebook, recruiters now have access to profiles, and personal information, about you like never before.

What should you think about when you evaluate your online presence?

1. Criminal behavior–yours and others.
Don’t provide information that would let a stalker or identity thief find your personal details.  Also remember that multiple students have been criminally convicted from evidence against themselves they provided online about underage drinking or vandalism.

2. How a potential employer will view you.
Employers don’t expect you to be perfect–but you do need to have some judgement about what you share with the world. By setting your Facebook profile to private, or using other privacy settings, you can still share information with your friends, but retain a professional image in the wider world.  If you have a MySpace page or a blog, use a pseudonym, rather than your real name.
Don’t forget that even if you set your MySpace or Facebook pages as private, the comments you make on other pages may be public!  All you have to do is look at the main MSU Facebook page for some examples of inappropriate comments that are highly sexual and unprofessional.

Think it can’t happen to you? Read about some students who learned the hard way:

• Online persona undermines job search
• Student denied degree over MySpace photo
• Applicant lost job because of her blog
• Employers snoop on Facebook 
• 1/3rd of bloggers risk firing
  
• Recruiters mock Facebook postings

Students from over 16 Michigan Institutions and over 100 employers participate!

This event is an opportunity for students and employers to connect in the comfort and privacy of their office, their home, wherever, whenever.  This is a chance for students to submit their resume to a variety of different employers for part-time, full-time, internship and co-op opportunities. 

Employers will also be able to set days and times when they will be available to interact with students via the virtual career fair system in a private chat room environment.

For more information and to register go to www.michiganvirtualjobfair.org

SEE WHO IS COMING–Check back frequently because new companies/organizations are registering daily!

This event is for students in ANY MAJOR looking for a full- or part-time job, internship, or seasonal job.  There are over 100 employers that attend representing corporations, agencies, tourism industries and summer camps.  They offer great ways to get experience, explore your areas of interest, or to earn extra money over the summer.

***Sign-ups for the Spring Break Job Shadowing Program will take place in the Big Ten C Lobby Area during this event.  More information on the Job Shadowing program is available on our website***

View Career Fair Positions using MySpartanCareer
How do you see the positions that are being recruited for at the event?  Tip:  Logging in to your MySpartanCareer account is the fastest way to search/view all of the postings for events. 

• From your MySpartanCareer homepage click on the Jobs button on the top then click View Postings.
• Click the Advanced Search tab.
• Select Career Fair Postings from the Show Me drop down menu,  scroll down and click Submit.

If you have any questions about accessing MySpartanCareer contact our office at 884-1300

PARKING
Free parking is available in lot 66A at the corner of Kalamazoo and Harrison Roads across from the Breslin Center. Students can also park in the parking structure connected to the Kellogg Center–parking fees are the responsibility of the student.  We encourage car pooling to minimize parking challenges.

COAT/BAG CHECK
A coat check will be available in the South Main Level Lobby of the Kellogg Center.  Cost is $2.00 and funds benefit the MSU Urban and Regional Planning Student Association.

WORKSHOPS TO HELP YOU PREPARE
Planning on attending the Summer Employment and Internship Fair to get that perfect summer job or internship?  Catch one of these workshops aimed at helping you write a standout resume as well as teaching yoiu some tips to make the fair work for you!

Thursday, January 31, 2008                                        
7:00-8:00 p.m.                                                                  
Room S105, South Kedzie Hall  
 
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Room 228, Erickson Hall

Summer Employment & Internship Fair Thursday, Feb. 15, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center

Come learn the basics on how to create and format a resume.

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