Tufts Career Launch

A monthly e-newsletter for recent Tufts grads
February 2012

In this issue:

Alumni Career Tele-seminars - Revive Your Resume and Job Search Communications: Market Your Brand

Career Services Programs in Medford - Engineering and Diversity Career Networking Nights, Law Day on the Hill

Featured Job Listings from Tufts Career Connect

Resource of the Month - Career Spots, short videos on a variety of topics

Spotlight on Interviewing - Calming your nerves before an interview, proactive interview strategies, 5 ways to successfully close an interview and other helpful articles

Regional Career Fairs, Events and Special Opportunities - World MBA Tour, Diversity Career Fair for Educators and more

Alumni Career Services - Contact us for assistance

Alumni Career Tele-seminars
All you need is a phone and a computer to join these small group telephone seminars. To register and for more information visit our website. All seminars take place at 12:00 Noon Eastern Standard Time.

• Revive Your Resume - Thursday, February 16
• Job Search Communications: Market Your Brand - Tuesday, February 21

Career Services Programs in Medford and Beyond
Young alumni are welcome to participate in the following student programs:

• Diversity Career Networking Night - Monday, February 13, 6-8:30pm, Remis Sculpture Court, Aidekman
• Engineering Career Networking Night - Monday, February 27, 6-8pm, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman
• Law Day on the Hill - Thursday, March 1, 6-8pm, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman

Featured Job Listings
Here are a few of the many opportunities available right now on Tufts Career Connect:

• Business Development & Financial Analyst - Addgene, Cambridge, MA
• Deployment Consultant - Eze Castle Software LLC, A BNY ConvergEx Group Company, Boston, MA
• Assistant Paralegal - The Federal Defender Program of Georgia, Inc., Atlanta, GA
• Web Developer for a start-up - One Click Politics, Boston area, MA
• Project Coordinator - Sonoma County Economic Development Board, Santa Rosa, CA
• Paid Internship in Solar Module Innovation - Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Cambridge, MA
• Research Analyst - Russell Reynolds Associates, New York, NY
• Fellowship (with stipend, leading to M.Ed.) - Merrimack College, North Andover, MA
• Various Engineering Positions - Zoosk, San Francisco, CA
• Part-time GMAT Instructor (Boston) and Part-time GRE Instructor (NYC) - ManhattanGMAT
• Research Assistant - VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA
• Academic Year Intern (paid) - Foreign Affairs, New York, NY
• Program Coordinator for the Hyde Park Green Team - SW Boston Community Development Corp., Boston, MA
• Research Fellow - Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA
• 2012 Graduate Program - Volkswagen Group of America, Various US locations
• Office Manager - Common Sense Advisory, Lowell, MA
• Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman & Fink, LLP, Boston, MA

Resource of the Month

Career Spots Videos - Short videos providing practical career tips on a variety of topics.  Here's a small sampling of what you'll find:

Stand Out Resumes	What Recruiters Look For	Interview the Interviewer
Researching Companies	Keyword Search Matters	Phone and Email Etiquette
The Salary Question	Interview Dress for Women and Men	Your INFOmercial
Top 10 Interview Mistakes	Negotiating an Offer	Interview Follow Up

Log in through Tufts CAN by clicking on "Other Alumni Career Resources" (left sidebar) and entering your Tufts Online Community username and password.  Click on "Career Spots" and you'll find tabs for the Career Spots and Career Bytes videos.

Spotlight on…Interviewing

• What You Can Do to Calm Your Nerves Before an Interview
• Top Proactive and Unique Interview Strategies
• 5 Things I Look for in a Great Job Interview
• Top 25 Oddball Interview Questions of 2011
• To Answer Interview Questions, Use a CAR
• 5 Ways to Successfully Close an Interview
  

• nemnet Diversity Career Fair for Educators - Saturday, February 4, 2012, 12-2pm, Windsor School, Boston
• World MBA Tour, Boston - Thursday, February 9, 4-9pm, Hynes Convention Center
• Greenlining Institute Fellowship Program - Friday, February 10 (Application Postmark Deadline); Fellowship opportunities available in communications, health policy, research, community reinvestment and more. 
• Diversity Job Fairs - Check for dates and cities near you in 2012

Tufts Alumni Career Services
Does your job search needs a jump start? Thinking about grad school? Check us out on the web or call us at 617.627.3299 to set up a career advising appointment on campus or via telephone.

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