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Earn While You LearnShelly Drouillard, Director

Davon Miller, Assistant DirectorCareer Services

Summer 2019

The University of Toledo

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What We OfferMajor & Career Exploration

• Focus 2 Online Assessment

Professional Development• Resume, Cover Letters

• Mock Interviews

• Job Search and Networking

Strategies

• Social Media Presence

• Presentations: classrooms, student

organizations, departments

Employment• On Campus Student Employment

• Handshake— Online Job Board

• Professional Menswear Closet

Signature Events

• Annual Part‐time Job Fair

• JCP Suit-Up Event

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Career Studio Staffed by Career Ambassadors

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Virtual Career Center

All platforms can be accessed

from the MyUT portal 24/7:

detailed info regarding working, living or studying abroad

scholarly experiential learning opportunities

practice digital interviewing platform

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Career Readiness Preparation

Starts First Year!

Definition of Career Readiness and

Competencies

“Career readiness is the attainment

and demonstration of requisite

competencies that broadly prepare

college graduates for a successful

transition into the workplace.”

Employers expect well-rounded

and prepared candidates

8 Key Competencies

• Critical Thinking/Problem

Solving

• Oral/Written Communications

• Teamwork/Collaboration

• Digital Technology

• Leadership

• Professionalism/Work Ethic

• Career Management

• Global/Intercultural Fluency

https://www.naceweb.org/career-readiness/competencies/career-readiness-defined/

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Employer vs Student Perception

https://www.skillsurvey.com/career-readiness-project/

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Experiential Learning (EL) = Competency BuildingCareer Services can help students intentionally build their resume

EL examples include, but are not limited to: Part-time Jobs Volunteer Work Study Abroad Service Learning Internships/Co-Ops Clinical Experiences Field Work Student Teaching Laboratory Research Undergraduate Research Juried Exhibitions and

Performances

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Get Connected and Gain Experience

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Gain Experience On Campus

Earn Where You Learn!• Food Service

On campus catering On campus restaurants

• Retail Barnes & Noble Bottle Rockets

• Tutoring Writing Center Disability Services

• Health & Wellness UTMC Rec Center

• Public Safety UT Police Transportation Services

• Professional Support College/Department Offices IT Help Desk

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Benefits of Working On Campus• Flexible schedule

Classes come first

Based on university calendar

• No commute to work

• Get connected to campus

• Make new friends

• Gain valuable transferable skills

• Earn $ while you learn

Evan R., Student Employee of the Year 2019

“The benefits of being a student employee is not only having income as a

college student - it makes me more well rounded, personable, helped

with increasing my time management skills”

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Parents: What YOU Can Do…• Share your career decision stories

• Suggest talking to professionals in the field and share your network

• Talk about employer expectations and career readiness competencies

• Encourage multiple and diverse experiential learning experiences

• Support involvement in campus activities and on-campus employment

• Promote early and frequent Career Services engagement

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Contact Information

Career Services

Student Union 1533

419.530.4341

http://www.utoledo.edu/success/career/

We are right down the hallway from Starbucks

The University of Toledo

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Questions?