MT’s Six “P’s” of Interviewing

SFS’s HR Manager, Michael Teichberg recommends the following guidelines and is available to provide you with further assistance in your general job search. He can be reached at mteichberg@fieldstudies.org.

Prepare
Research the company & industry
Know your resume
Have situational examples prepared

Practice
Become familiar with typical interview questions
Have someone you trust quiz you

Punctuality
Make sure you know how to get to the location of the interview
Always arrive at least 15 minutes early
 
Professionalism
Dress to impress but not over the top
Be clean and well-groomed

Presentation
Take a moment to think before you speak
Remember to speak slowly and with confidence
Keep answers brief and be natural
 
Politeness
Be gracious and friendly to everyone you see including the front desk person
Remember to send a thank you note or email to everyone you interview with
First impressions matter!

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Environmental Field Study Abroad programs

Looking for Full Time, Temporary, or Internship positions in environmental studies?

The President, HR Manager, and Campus Coordinator at The School for Field Studies are all Tufts alumni!

Learn more at – http://www.fieldstudies.org/

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Jobless Hasn’t Been Updated in Forever…

…and for that I am sorry.  Everyone on the Jobless team has been working tirelessly on…things unrelated to Jobless.  That being said, we haven’t forgotten you! If you believe in the potential of Jobless, let us know! We are working on recruiting an undergrad to take the sites over and make Jobless everything that it can be.

In the meantime…I stumbled on this incredibly useful blog that everyone in the Boston area should check out: http://bostonhiringblog.com/ .  I am so very into this blog because it has useful advice from the people who hire…something all of us could use a bit more of.  Check it out, and send us some comments on information you find particularly useful from their site!

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Copy/ Pasting for Your Viewing Pleasure!

Tufts Career Launch

A monthly e-newsletter for recent Tufts grads

October 2009

Tufts Alumni Career Services

If your job search needs a jump start please check us out on the web at http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/ or call us at 617.627.3299, to set up a career advising appointment on campus or via telephone. You can also tap into our database of over 8,500 alumni who have offered to give you advice through the Tufts Career Network, http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/TCN.asp.

Career Events

Communicate More Effectively in Interviews

October 15, 2009

Tufts Campus, Dowling Hall Room 745, 6:30pm registration, 7:00-9:00pm program

Program is free, parking in Dowling Garage, 419 Boston Avenue, $5 per car

To register, please go to: http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/additional/Accomp.Stories.asp

For those who are engaged in a job search or pursuing professional development, each face-to-face encounter is a unique opportunity to showcase skills, highlight professional experiences, and create a lasting positive impression. This session focuses on how to describe career accomplishments using the characteristics of story-telling to increase your effectiveness in job interviews and career conversations.

International Affairs Virtual Career Networking Forum

Tuesday, October 27th through November 17, 2009

Please join us for the second annual “International Affairs Virtual Networking Forum. http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/additional/IAForum.asp

Fall 2009 Tele-seminars

All you need is a phone and a computer to join these small group telephone seminars! To register and for more info visit our website: http://career.tufts.edu/alumni/additional/careerprograms.asp

All seminars begin at 12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted

· Time Management, October 7 at 7:00 pm

· Job Search Correspondence: Emails, Cover Letters and more, October 14

· Ace that Interview! October 27

· Networking for Success, November 3

Regional Career Fairs and Conferences

· Annual Out for Undergraduate Business Conference
October 2-3, 2009
New York City

http://www.outforbusiness.com/

· Northeastern University Regional Career Fair
Thursday, Oct 8, 2009, 2-6pm
Northeastern University, Cabot Gym, Boston Campus, 400 Huntington Avenue
No fee or pre-registration required.

http://careers.tufts.edu/students/additional/enews/NortheasternOct8Fair.pdf

· Criminal Justice & Non-profit Career Fair
Wednesday, October 14, 1:30-4:00
Westfield State College, Woodward Center

http://wsc.ma.edu/careerservices

· 25th Annual Minority Business Conference
Saturday, Oct 17, 2009
State Street Corporation, North Quincy, MA

http://www.nababoston.org/

Career Articles

A new job could be just a Tweet away

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204584404574393102737256542.html

How to make employers want you

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125218563695188895.html

Why Contracting May Be Your Next Move

http://www.boston.com/jobs/bighelp2009/september/articles/pros_of_being_a_contractor/

Why I Love My Gen Y Assistant

http://www.lindseypollak.com/archives/on-fastcompany-com-why-i-love-my-gen-y-assistant

Thinking of applying to Grad School, check out the grad school blogs on Idealist

http://www.idealist.org/en/psgerc/blog.html

8 Ways to Manage Your Digital Job Search

http://www.boston.com/jobs/galleries/digitaljobsearch/

Forget about Monster.com and careerbuilder, check out these niche job search sites

http://internsover40.blogspot.com/2009/09/top-100-niche-job-boards-09-edition.html

Job Search Web Sites

http://k12jobs.com/ great resource for teaching jobs in the US

http://hillzoo.com/ wonderful link for job searching in DC

http://www.idealist.org/ non-profit resource and job search site

http://www.bridgestar.org/Home.aspx non-profit resource and job search site

http://www.usajobs.gov/ official job site of the US Government

http://www.wetfeet.com/ Provides insightful profiles of companies, careers and industries to guide job seekers toward finding the right career.

http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/index.html Read up on the news of the Boston business community

Featured Job Listings

Here are a few of the many opportunities available right now on Tufts Career Connect, http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/

Project Assistant, Woodard & Curran, White Plains, NY

Market Research Associate Analyst, Affinnova, Inc. Waltham, MA

Entry Level Project Coordinator, TransPerfect Translations, NY, NY

General Engineer, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Morgantown, WV

Disease Intervention Specialist/Health Education Coordinator, Boston, MA

Research Associate, Library Associates Companies, Waltham, MA

Payroll/Account Payable Disbursement Supervisor, Kennedy-Donovan Center, Inc., Foxboro, MA

Sales Representative, Infotrieve, Inc. Wilton, CT

Software Engineer, Palantir Technologies, Inc. Palo Alto, CA

Health and Welfare Associate, Towers Perrin, Boston, MA

Human Capital Management Analyst, Goldman Sachs, NY, NY

Interaction Designer, Buyer Zone, Waltham, MA

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What is your dream job?

Post it!

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Cover Letter Tip of the Day

Make sure you mention the company’s name, the position you are applying for and that you know something about the company (show that you’ve done your research). This will make you stand out from the pack!

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The Plan Wasn’t to Inundate You With Job Blogs But…

Sorry for the long breaks between posts…now that summer is winding down, it’s been hard to keep up with all of our obligations. I personally have been looking for internships (and some jobs) recently, and have been interviewing and traveling like crazy because of it (Bolt, Mega and the Chinatown bus ticket sellers probably know my face, if not name, by now). I have some pretty funny tales to share (and hopefully the anecdotes serve as friendly reminders for things that may be easy to forget and give tips that can be relevant to your own correspondences and meetings–feel free to add to the conversation as you please!).

But, as I am for the moment exhausted from all of the job searching, apartment finding, interning and am in a fairly comatose state from the wonderful Brazilian food from around the corner of our lovely alma mater (Oasis for the win!), I will be sharing some more links to sites that will be useful to your searches. This list is courtesy of http://www.jobprofiles.org/library/job-search/100_best_blogs_for_your_job_search.htm.  Go there for active links (or do an organic search for blogs that catch your eye).  They have some  other really interesting lists on their site as well.

Onwards!

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3 Tips for Finding a Mentor & Developing a Mentoring Relationship

You’re searching through the Tufts Career Network database of alumni and you see someone with a career path that interests you. Might this person be your next mentor? Consider the following 3 things when seeking a mentor who will guide you toward your career and life goals.

Think about what you want and how to ask for it
What are you hoping to gain from a mentoring relationship? Good conversation with a respected person who shares your interests and can give you advice? Excellent answer! Rather than calling or emailing him/her to say, “Hey, will you be my mentor?” use a more casual approach. Perhaps your first conversation is a “getting to know you” exchange of information. Assuming you get along well with him/her and would like to continue your discussions, you may then ask if he/she is willing to talk with you on an ongoing basis.

Discuss mutual expectations and do your part
How often will you connect with your mentor? What is reasonable given your respective schedules? You may start out thinking that it will be easy to talk by phone or meet every few weeks, but make sure your plans aren’t overly ambitious. What will your mentor expect from you? Remember, as the “mentee,” it’s your responsibility to develop the relationship by proactively engaging your mentor, rather than waiting passively for him/her to reach out to you. Setting clear expectations in the beginning of the mentoring relationship will add to its longevity.

Don’t force it
Mentoring relationships develop organically. When you think about the people whom you would refer to as “mentors,” I’m guessing that most are family members, teachers, family friends, coaches, and others you met naturally in the course of your life – who then became mentors over time. With this in mind, remember to be patient when cultivating a relationship with a potential mentor. Not all mentoring relationships work perfectly or last forever, but that’s okay! It takes time and sometimes a few tries to develop the kind of rapport that one hopes for with a trusted mentor.

Consider chatting with Career Services for more advice on finding a mentor in your field of interest. We’d be glad to help you get started. For more on mentoring, check out these articles:
The Value of a Mentor: http://tinyurl.com/o8jonr
How to Find a Mentor: http://tinyurl.com/l8273z

-Susannah Krenn, Career Services
Thanks Susannah!

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Decided You’ll Take an Internship for the Time Being?

When I saw this site, I thought, wow! you’re a cool concept! I wish I had seen it earlier when I was looking for internships (and I completely buy into the whole internships-are-the-way-to-get-jobs thing now).

Take a look at One Day, One Internship: http://www.onedayoneinternship.com/

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Avoid the Quarterlife Crisis

“Imagine a day in the life of a couple you probably know. He’s 27 years old, and she’s 26. They wake up beside each other in his downtown bachelor apartment and have sex that neither of them particularly enjoys. They’ve been sort-of dating for a while now, but they’re not willing to commit to each other: he likes her, but doesn’t know if he always will. She can’t decide if she likes him more or less than the other two guys she’s sleeping with.

He bikes to work at an advertising agency, where he uses his master’s in English to proofread ad copy, and spends several hours reading music blogs and watching movie trailers, periodically Twittering updates about his workday to his 74 followers. He doesn’t really hate his job, but feels as if his skin is crawling with vermin most of the time that he’s there, so he has a plan to move to Thailand, or to maybe write a book. Or go to law school.”

-from an incredibly interesting article on Quarterlife Crises…check it out here:
http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/55882

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