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~ To facilitate
satisfying choices..
. Career
& Educational Planning
- Individual
work with a career counselor
- UNIV
200: Major/Career Decisions
Career
Information
- Print and on-line resources on majors,
occupations, labor market trends
- People contacts, including alumni and
employers
Gaining
Experience
- Internships,
Co-op and part-time work
- UNIV
300: Career Readiness
- Internship
Fair
Preparing
for the Job Search
- Workshops,
resume critiques and mock interviews with
employers
- UNIV
400: Transition to the workplace
Preparing
for Graduate School Admission
- Print,
video and online resources
- UNIV
400: Transition to Grad School
- Annual
D.C. Regional Graduate and Professional
School Fair
Connecting
with Employers for Jobs
- Job
listings and resume referral online
- On-Campus
Interviewing
- Mason
Job Fair
- Website
links
- Visits
to employer work sites
- Annual
Virginia Minority Career Day


~ To foster student
success...
Instructional
Support
- Class
visits to the Career Library
- Classroom
presentations
- Free
Moving On career guidebook
- Visits
to employer work sites
- Support
with career research projects
Occupational
Information & Trends
- Information
from professional associations and the
U.S. Government
- Annual
report on career services usage
- Post-graduation
employment data
Employment/
Graduate School Prep
- Faculty
and employer connections
- Ethical
recruitment guidelines
- Programs
and services that connect students with
employers and graduate school representatives
- Resources
to assist in writing letters of recommendation


~ To connect students
and employers...
Job
Listings and Resume Search
- On-line
job listings (full-time, part-time, Co-op
and internships)
- Database
for employer initiated resume searches
and direct hiring
Campus
Recruiting
- On-campus
Interviewing Program for full-time employment
and internships
- Mason
Job Fair
- Internship
Fair
- Employer
Information Receptions
Involvement/Visibility
On Campus
- Opportunities
to sponsor career events
- Participation
in employer and faculty forums
- Visibility
through publication ads, giveaways and
attendance at campus events
- Contributing
expertise at job search panel presentations
and resume clinics

KEY
RESOURCES

~ To support career and
educational planning...
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- State-of-the-art
Career Library, providing information
on majors,careers, employment and
salary trends, graduate schools,
local employers and professional
organizations
- http://careers.gmu.edu,
providing information on career
and educational planning, the job
search and more
- PatriotJobWeb,
online job listings and resume referral
service providing job and internship
leads for students, easy recruiting
and hiring for employers, and job
market information for faculty
- Moving
On, an employer-funded self-help
resource on career and education
planning, resume writing, interviewing
and more
- Career Network, alumni and friends
database providing opportunities
for networking among students, alumni,
faculty and other community professionals
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