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City Year: Give a year, change the world
Ever feel like you’re not sure what you want to do after you graduate? Do you want to make a difference, but you’re not sure how? Do you like kids? Maybe you should check out City Year. City Year is a non-profit AmeriCorps program that strives to help students get on track to graduate. In […]
Fashion Friday: For the MEN
Having to build a man’s work wardrobe is both a blessing and a curse. The bad news is that it can be deceptively simple – you still need to pay attention to the details or it can go awry. On the bright side, once you nail down the basics, you are impervious to fashion pitfalls […]
There’s Still Time!
Imagine returning to GAC after Fall Break feeling relaxed, refreshed, AND like you have made contacts to help you land a job or internship – Not bad, right? The 2009 Government Job and Internship Fair is taking place on Monday, Oct 26th from 10:00-3:00 at the U of MN’s Coffman Union. Block off a few […]
Fashion Friday: Student to Working Woman Essentials
All those “Top 10 Work Essentials” lists are so boring – everything is very proper, usually a dark neutral and not something you would ever wear as a student. But pay attention! Those lists make sense – they are what you’ll need to get started in the work place. Plus, they offer endless options for […]
oh, hey there.
My name is Lindsay and I’m a new blogging member of the Gustavus Career Center Blog. I’m a junior English Major at Gustavus, and like a lot of juniors on campus, I have no idea what I’m doing with my life after I graduate. I know what I want to do, and what I don’t. […]
Year of Service
Thinking about a Year of Service after graduation? There are many fabulous programs that offer the chance to serve in urban or rural areas, domestically or abroad, for a religious mission or not. Come to the CC at noon on Tuesday (today!) to watch a Year of Service webinar, featuring the Peace Corps, Americorps, […]
LinkedIn, Learning and Connecting
Remember how I mentioned LinkedIn earlier? Here are some more details… First of all, did you know that currently a full 90% of new graduates will find their first jobs through friends, relatives, and professional acquaintances?? This makes LinkedIn truly IMPORTANT! LinkedIn is home to over 48 million professionals from around the globe, representing well […]
Find a Career Using the “Design-Build” Model
by Cynthia Favre, Career Center Director Federal stimulus money is being used to rebuild the main street of Saint Peter. The engineers and builders are using “design-build” for this project. That means that they have specific goals and a general vision of what the end project will look like, but they not laid out all […]
October Book of the Month
And the winner is: Career Opportunities in Health Care by Shelly Field! Keeping with the ISJ and Jacobson Award opportunities, I would like to tell you guys about our October Book of the Month (October is apparently the unofficial “Health Care Month” in the CC). Don’t be fooled by the yawn-inducing cover – this book is […]
Have Dream, Will Travel
How’s this for an AMAZING opportunity: Traveling to Sweden or another country for interim, a semester, or over summer to explore the health care system in preparation for a future health career – and have all expenses covered! Maynard and Elaine Jacobson generously established a Gustavus endowment a decade ago to give pre-medical students the […]