Career
Center Resources
Networking happens everywhere you
go - not just at corporate functions. Every time you meet someone
new you are networking and making connections that could benefit
your job search. Take time to get to know people and let them
know the types of jobs you are pursuing. Professors, family members,
friends, alumni, and people in the field can be helpful to you.
Numerous connections can be made through the following routes: • Dickinson Works
an on-line alumni database that connects students and alumni. The Career Center has a well-developed Recruiting Program that
offers on-campus interviews, resume referrals, and off-campus recruiting
events. The Recruiting Program should not be your sole source of
job opportunities, but it is a good resource. For more information,
visit our
Recruiting page. • DickinsonConnect • Job Search Web Links Job Fairs are a great way to practice networking and interviewing.
However, it is important to remember that, unlike CVC, most of
these Job Fairs are open to anyone and everyone. They are going
to be very chaotic and you may have to wait in long lines and
not have a great deal of time speaking with the employers. Job
Fairs are offered all over the country. Most large cities have
several job fairs every year. To find a job fair, simply do a
search on the internet or go to www.job-hunt.org/fairs.shtml.
Click here for tips on Preparing
for a Career or Internship Fair or How
to Succeed at a Job Fair (PDF format). Click here to learn
the differences between Dickinson sponsored fairs and non-Dickinson
sponsored fairs. The classifieds may seem antiquated, but they are still a source
of information for the job market. If you don't get the newspaper
for the geographic region in which you would like to work, check
to see if it is online. (www.naa.org
is a good resource) A prospecting call is one where you are taking the initiative
to contact a company to determine if they have any job openings,
and/or to obtain the name of a person to whom you can send your
resume. • Job Bank Books The resource library has several field-specific binders (Arts,
Education, Environmental, Government, International, Non-Profit/Social,
Business), in which we put newsletters that announce job vacancies.
These newsletters arrive periodically, so be sure to check the
binders every few weeks.How to Find a Job
Using a combination of the resources below will help you cover all
of your bases during your job search.
NETWORKING
• Informational Interviews. Meet with
someone that works in the field that interests you…not
for a job, but to educate yourself on what it is really like
to work in the industry.
• Internship Sites. Keep in touch with
your site supervisor and your colleagues at the site.
• Volunteer Experiences. Stay connected
with fellow volunteers.
• Networking Day an all-day networking
event with Dickinson alumni, which usually occurs in February.
The event includes an etiquette luncheon, information panels
(such as “Surviving Your First Year of Work” or
“Graduate School Advice,” and a networking reception
in the evening. RECRUITING PROGRAM
INTERNET
DickinsonConnect has 3 components:
Job Search Web Links provide access to a great deal of informational
websites and job search engines that are field specific, as well
as a long list of general job search engines (such as monster.com).
The Job Search Web Links page will provide you with a list of
fields that, when clicked on, will bring you to a page with web
links specifically related to that field.JOB FAIRS
NEWSPAPERS
PROSPECTIVE CALLING/COLD CALLING
Available in the Career Center’s resource library, these
books list the contact information for some of the top organizations
in the nation, by field and geographic region.
• On-line Yellow Pages (www.bigyellow.com)BINDERS IN THE RESOURCE LIBRARY
