Liberal Arts Monthly October 2012

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October 2012

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Liberal Arts monthly

CAREER, RESUME AND JOB-RELATED ADVICE FOR THE SAVVY STUDENT OF LIBERAL ARTS

Each semester, Career Services offers many services, programs, workshops, job fairs and employer networking opportunities to help you stay on your career “A” game. Check out what’s happening this month!

Coming up in October FALL JOB & INTERNSHI P FAIR Oct. 3 | 2-5:30 pm | LBJSC Ballroom Over 90 employers looking for all majors!

The largest job fair on campus.

GOVERNMENT & SOCIAL SERVICES JOB FAIR Oct. 16 | 3-6:30 pm | LBJSC Ballroom Over 30 employers looking for all majors!

LAW SCHO OL FAI R Oct. 3 | 7-9 pm | LBJSC Ballroom Over 80 law schools represented.

NATURAL RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY JOB F AIR Oct. 23 | 1:30-4pm | LBJSC Ballroom A smaller fair for students interested in careers in sustainability.

PRACTICE LSAT Oct. 5 | 1-5pm | LBJSC 3-15.1 With follow-up strategy session on Wednesday, October 10 from 4 - 6 PM in LBJSC 3-15.

YOUR OPPORTUNITIES ABOARD BROW ES Oct. 16 | 10 am-2pm | LBJSC Paseo Peace Corps, teaching English abroad, travel and intern abroad and more!

CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOG Y Oct. 23 | 5-6:30 pm | LBJSC 3-15 Learn about the options for your degree.

MASS COMM FAIR Oct. 31 | 1:30-4:30 pm | LBJSC Ballroom 30+ employers for students interested in careers in communications!

View all upcoming events at www.careerservices.txstate.edu.

Quick Job Tip: For a successful interview Treat everyone you meet at your potential employer’s office with respect—from the guy who almost cuts you off in the parking lot to the administrative assistant who asks you to wait 20 minutes.

Hiring managers often ask other employers (especially those who work on the “front lines”) about potential candidates’ behavior.

Department of the Month: Anthropology Each month, we sit down with a representative from one of the liberal arts academic departments to learn about

J OB B OARD Job & Internship Opportunities

what makes liberal arts majors great job candidates.

This month, we caught up

A Note from Your Career Advisor: Job Searching? Start with Career Services.

It’s time to get back to school. After getting your textbooks and everything else need, you might be wondering where to find a job. Career Services has some tools to help make your job search a success.

First, decide what type of job you want. Ask yourself: What are my interests? Can I work part-time or full-time? Will I work on-campus or off? Is there a particular department in which I’d like to work?

Jobs4Cats has postings for

with Anthropology Internship Coordinator Neill Hadder to ask a few questions about the career perks of an anthropology degree.

What is it about a major in anthropology that help students succeed in the job market?

Anthropology majors go outside of the box and pursue something intellectually challenging and interesting.

Anthropology challenges students to think critically and creatively about the whole of actual human life— past and present, cultural and biological.

on– and off-campus part-

What are some popular career choices for Anthropology majors?

Many students work with nonprofit organizations dealing with issues such as homelessness and refugee **All job & internship resettlement. Others are hired opportunities can be by local cultural resource found in Jobs4Cats. You management companies or must upload a resume in state archaeological labs.

Former undergrads also work in technical jobs such as a coordinator for a genetics lab and as a technician at the Eye Bank.

Nationwide, anthropology undergrads often find careers with state and federal government, nonprofit organizations, or in management positions in the business sector, as well as pursuing academic careers.

This is an exceptional and uniquely broad training What factors should internships and more. ground for critical Employers are looking a student consider when deciding thinking, and for someone who has whether to attend our classes an idea that no one else graduate school?

Then, get ready to start your allow in the room has. search with Jobs4Cats. Jobs4Cats students to If the student has a has postings for on-and off-campus refine these specific goal in mind— part-time jobs, full-time positions, skills through knowing where they want to internships and more. Create your writing and oral do research and what they’d presentation. account here to get started. like to learn more about or what type of career Do you have any tips for a job Career Services also hosts job fairs seeker trying to “sell” his/her requires a graduate degree— s/he will probably be throughout the semester so that liberal arts degree to employsuccessful. If the student you can network with employers. ers? doesn't have a To see the job fairs coming up this purpose then graduate school Don’t focus on the lack of fall, click on the Events tab on our is probably not the right specialized knowledge. website. decision.

Employers are looking for time jobs, full-time positions,

Finally, Career Services helps you interview with employers right here on campus. On-Campus Interviewing, or OCI, takes place all semester long. Check out upcoming opportunities in Jobs4Cats.

Questions about the job search?

Email knelson@txstate.edu.

people who can read, write, speak, think and be someone who someone who has an idea that no one else in the room has.

For more information about the anthropology department, visit www.txstate.edu/ anthropology.

order to apply for jobs using Jobs4Cats.** Register here.

On-Campus Part-Time Jobs Cashier @ University Bookstore Texas State (San Marcos) Appeal Student Worker @ University Bookstore Texas State (San Marcos)

Part-Time Jobs At Home Advisor @ Apple Inc. (San Marcos) Paid Bilingual Intern @ John Adams Campaign (San Antonio)

Full-Time Jobs Program Advisor @ Texas Teachers (Austin, TX) Scheduler @ Liquidation Channel (Austin, TX)

Internships Tech Writer Intern. @ Fiserv EDD (Austin, TX) Writer @ Game Override (San Marcos)

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