Tufts Career Launch
A
monthly e-newsletter for recent Tufts grads
August
2009
Looking for a Job or Career Advice?
Make sure you are utilizing Tufts Career Connect, an
online jobs database where employers post jobs and
internships. Log in to Tufts Career Connect through our
alumni home page
http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/.
Once logged in, update your profile, and if you have
accepted a job, please let us know by clicking “Report a
Hire” in Tufts Career Connect.
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/TCN/
August
Tele-seminars:
All
you need is a phone and a computer to join these small
group telephone seminars! To register, and for more
info and more topics, visit our website:
http://career.tufts.edu/alumni/additional/careerprograms.asp
·
Ace That Interview! - August 12, 3:00 pm
·
NEW! Ask the Career Coach - August 13, 12:00
pm
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Networking for Success - August 19, 3:00 pm
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Effective Job Search - August 20, at 3:00 pm
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Resume Writing - August 25, 3:00 pm
Online Resources Available to Alumni through Career Services
Download or listen from your computer as four
alumni talk about their careers and offer advice for
students and alumni.
http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/alumniaudio.asp
If you are considering graduate school, click below for
useful tips.
http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/gradschool/
Networking is a key factor in the job search process, but it
is not easy and can be especially difficult for
introverts, Dan Shepard offers useful tips and
suggestions, take a few minutes and download his
presentation.
http://careers.tufts.edu/TCN/alumni.asp
Career
Articles
Have you
recently been laid off? Read about how an unpaid
internship might benefit you.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203577304574280201046918712.html
If you
are thinking of relocating check out this list of what
cities are hiring.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20090713/ts_usnews/10citieswiththemostjobpostingspercapita
Do cover
letters get read? Find out the answer and useful tips
for getting your resume read.
http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2009/07/q_getting_peoples_attention_wh.html
Are you
a Facebook junkie? If so find out how to turn your
hobby into a career.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/careers/2008/08/06/the-7-best-jobs-for-facebook-addicts.html
Phone
interviews are not what they used to be, make sure you
are prepared.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124390348922474789.html
Featured
Job Listings
Here are
a few of the many opportunities available right now on
Tufts Career Connect,
http://careers.tufts.edu/alumni/
Entry Level Java Developer, Lime Brokerage, Waltham, MA
Analyst, Analysis Group, Inc. Various US locations
Communications Department Associate, Human Rights Watch, New
York, NY
Project Manager, RobsonWoese, Inc., Boston, MA
Applications Specialist, O P Solutions, New York, NY
Victim Advocate, City of Somerville, Somerville, MA
HIV Prevention Coordinator, Identity, Gaithersburg, MD
Digital Sales Planner, Halogen Network, New York, NY
Financial Software Engineer, Galatea Associates, LCC,
Somerville, MA
Epidemiology Research Assistant, VA Boston Healthcare System,
Boston, MA
Teachers/Counselors/Administrators/Coaches, Southern Teachers
Agency, various locations
Public School Positions with EPIK, Footprints Recruiting,
Korea
Software Engineering Manager, Products, TripAdvisor, Newton,
MA
Also, check
http://careers.tufts.edu/students/jobs/listings.asp
for more listings.
Suggestions? We want to hear your ideas! Contact
Patricia.Corrigan@tufts.edu if you have
questions or comments about Career Launch.
Career
Launch is a publication of Tufts Career Services,
http://careers.tufts.edu, 617.627.3299,
career.services@ase.tufts.edu
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