Job & Internship Search For Brandeis Families November 17, 2017

Speaker Andrea Dine Assistant Vice President and Executive Director Hiatt Career Center

We’ll Cover… Hiatt’s Philosophy and Approach Search Process and Strategy Recruiting Timelines Skill Development: Resources Search Tools & Featured Resources Funding Outcomes Conversation Starters for You Q&A If you are interested in how we work with students planning to go to graduate school, please see the webinar College to Career for Parents of Seniors which covers graduate school application strategy, timeline and resources, as well as the graduate and law school section of Hiatt’s website.

Hiatt offers career services for life! Our Philosophy and Approach Hiatt helps Brandeisians identify who they are, what they want, & how to get there. We assist students and alumni in developing the skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships. Hiatt engages employers, colleagues, parents/families, and the greater Brandeis community to achieve this mission. Work with students to bring their whole selves into the process. Appointments, workshops, events etc. Hiatt offers career services for life!

Skill Development: Sample Resources Self-awareness and skill identification TypeFocus Career field, industry & role education Spotlight on Careers Vault Lynda.com ONet, Occupational Outlook Handbook Professional communication: etiquette, networking & elevator pitch, social media presence, resumes & cover letters, interviewing, offer negotiation Industry Nights, Alumni/Student Networking Events, Wisdom Wanted, LinkedIn Interview coaching sessions: Mock interviews with alumni on-campus or virtually Networking video Hiatt webinars In addition to Hiatt website, programs, workshops and 1-1 Professional communication: connecting experience with opportunity

How We Communicate Avenues In-person Email Web Social Media Examples Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, WeChat, Instagram, YouTube Examples Weekly newsletter Targeted emails Interest, major, geography, etc. Tabling at major events Drop-ins around campus Via faculty and department partners Poll: Which of the following statements reflects how you would feel about starting a job search? Can’t wait- I love job searching! It’s fine- I can do it. Ugh- If I have to. No!- Anything but that!

Search Process and Strategy A typical search takes 3-6 months of active research and pursuit. Four essential steps in organizing a successful job and internship search include: Self-assessment: Identify goals, values, skills, interests, motivations and strengths. Research and networking: Learn about individual companies, roles and fields through targeted industry research and networking. Self-marketing: Create individualized resumes, cover letters and interview skills that demonstrate the match between experience and the position. Decision-making: Clarify priorities to assess and respond to offers and choose options that meet identified needs. Search Strategies Search for jobs/internships that are posted on websites. Gather information about positions or potential openings from networking and research. When do you imagine companies begin to recruit for summer internships and May graduates? August-October October-December January-March April-June

Recruiting Timeline by Industry

Job/Internship Search Tools Events Career Fairs: Social Impact (fall), Computer Science (fall), CIC in NYC (1/9), Just In Time (spring) Employer Spotlights, Info Sessions, Webinars, Site Visits Research & Opportunities Handshake Vault: Search individual company websites to find internship and job offerings. Start researching organizations and explore industries and companies. LACN (Liberal Arts Career Network) has 15,000+ job and internship positions updated daily for students with liberal arts degrees. Glassdoor.com: Search jobs from over 20,000 job sites, newspapers and company career pages. See anonymous employee reviews, salaries, and more for over 250,000 companies. Browse real interview questions for any job or company. LinkedIn: Use the job search function to find positions related to individual’s interests and skills.  Job and Internship Search Sites Specific: Narrow down search by using field-specific resources. Spotlight on Careers has field-specific overviews, links to the best online sites, job and internship resources, and resume and interview tips - from the arts to science to business. Library (LTS) Career Resources provides overview of in depth search sites.

Featured Resource: Handshake brandeis.joinhandshake.com

Featured Resource: Brandeis Internship Exchange With over 1000 internship reviews, the Brandeis Internship Exchange is an easy and convenient online tool for Brandeis students to find and share real internship opportunities; for Brandeis students, by Brandeis students.

Funding Brandeis’ World of Work fellowship program is a highly competitive program that awards stipends to Brandeis undergraduates who pursue unpaid summer internships. Hiatt administers several types of WOW fellowships including, universal, politics and public service, social work, social justice, science, theater, and experiential learning Some funding is based on type of experience including undergraduate research and study abroad, others are based on particular fields including politics and women’s and gender studies, and others are focused on geographic location including the India Initiative. The Office of Scholarships and Fellowships provides guidance for academic fellowships such as Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Goldwater and others. Additional fellowships are listed in Handshake. The YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund encourages gifted and enterprising liberal arts students to pursue careers in design, merchandising, retail and business. Foundation Directory Online Professional

Outcomes & Beyond Brandeis The Hiatt Career Center’s annual destination survey provides insight into the employment and continuing education status of Brandeis University graduates within six months of graduation. Data includes 2008-2016 destination data. 2017 data collection is underway.

Conversation Starters for You Encourage your student to think more deeply about themselves: What classes or subject areas fascinate and absorb you? As you think about the future, what is most important to you? What careers have you considered that continue to pique your interest? If you won the lottery, what might you do (after initial celebration, travel, etc.)? What is the most gratifying thing you have accomplished? What would you go out and do if you knew you would not fail? Since you arrived at Brandeis, what new skills have you learned that you might enjoy applying in the workplace? Have you started to think about your goals and dreams? Short-term? long-term?

Stay In Touch Fill out our satisfaction survey to let us know how we did View additional career webinars (For Brandeis community) Unlocking the Hidden Job Market (11/16) (For families) Job and Internship Search (11/17) Contact us: Email: hiattcenter@brandeis.edu | Phone: 781-736-3618 Website: www.brandeis.edu/hiatt Social: facebook/hiattcareercenter @hiattatbrandeis “Brandeis University Career Connections” on LinkedIn

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