Career Services Office Annual Report 2009-2010

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Annual Report 2009 – 2010

ContentsMessage from the Director 3

The Career Services Office — What We Do 4

Mission and Vision 5

MEGA Career Week 6

Practice Interview Program (PIP) 8

Welcome Reception — The Biscayne Bay Campus Experience 10

Career Fair 12

Career Boot Camp 14

Graduate School Fair 15

Career Paths 18

Business Etiquette Lunch 20

Executive Protégé Initiative (EPI) 22

On Campus Recruiting 24

Professional Development Workshops 26

Engineering Forum and Networking 28

Internships 30

Fifth Annual Federal Government Statewide Conference 32

Individualized Appointments 34

Collaborations and Activities 36

Career Services Office Staff 42

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Career Services Office

The Career Services OfficeMessage from the Director

Here at the Career Services Office, our top priority is our students and alumni. Our trained career counselors and staff are dedicated to helping make career dreams a reality. From help in choosing a major, to practice interviews, resume critiques and career goal assessments, we offer a full range of services to help you “Move Your Career Forward.”

We encourage you to explore our website at http://career.fiu.edu, give us a call, and come by any of our three locations to find out about the many workshops, events, and services at your disposal so you can take the degree you are working so hard for and make it work for you.

We look forward to working with you during every step of your career development, throughout and beyond your time here at Florida International University. For employers looking to recruit from an exceptional, diverse group of talented and well-prepared individuals, we are happy to arrange on-campus interviewing and events to introduce you to our most valued resource: our students and alumni.

This Annual Report serves as a recapitulation of our many accomplishments, events and services occuring throughout 2009 – 2010.

Sincerely,

Imani Fredricks-Lowman,Director

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The Career Services Office — What We DoCareer Coaching / CounselingAssists students and alumni in developing, implementing, and evaluating career/life planning

Career Development WorkshopsIncludes Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills, Classroom Job Search Strategies, and many more…

Internship 101Provides information on local and global internships: paid, unpaid, full-time and part-time

On Campus RecruitmentAllows students to interview with employers

Networking with local and global employersFor students and alumni

Cyber CaféOffers resume critiques without an appointment

Practice Interview Program (PIP)Students and alumni interview with local, national and global employers

Mega Career WeekPrepares students for participating in Career Fair

Career FairProvides the opportunity for students and alumni to network with employers

Career Boot CampFor the College of Engineering and Computing students to prepare them for successful internships, jobs and ultimately their careers

Graduate School FairStudent and alumni meet with representatives of graduate programs from national or international Universities

Career PathsPanel discussion with professionals from variety of different educational disciplines

Business Etiquette Lunch/DinnerTeaches student the intricacies of interviewing while dining

Statewide Job FairProvides transportation for students to attend

Panther JOBLinkOnline searchable database provides access to local and global jobs and internships opportunities

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Mission and Vision

Vision Statement:FIU graduates are equipped with the tools and resources to develop and manage their careers within a global workforce.

Shared Values:• Communication• Respect• Teamwork• Dependability• Effective Service

Mission Statement:To provide FIU students, alumni, faculty, administration and the community with current information regarding career development skills, trends and issues while preparing a viable global workforce for the 21st century.

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MEGA Career Week

September 14 – 18, 2009January 25 – 29, 2010Mega Career Week is a week-long event prior to Career Fair which prepares students for participating in our Career Fair. This intense career development program seeks to develop the whole student and is the kickoff to the workshop season for each semester.

Workshops included Resume Writing, How to Choose a Major, How to Prepare for a Career Fair, Interviewing Skills, and Job Search Strategies.

37 employers presenting

66 workshops offered

614 students attended

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“Move Your Career Forward”

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Practice Interview Program (PIP)

The Practice Interview Program (PIP) offers students and alumni registered with the Career Services Office the unique opportunity to participate in practice interviews with local, national, and global employers. These employers have volunteered their time to conduct practice interviews to help students enhance their interviewing skills.

Practice Interviews are offered on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Biscayne Bay Campus, and Engineering Center

September 15 – 17, 2009

January 26 – 28, 2010

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55 students participated

12 PIP sessions conducted

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Welcome Reception — The Biscayne Bay Campus Experience

The aim of the welcome reception at the Biscayne Bay Campus was primarily to expose employers to the recruiting activities and opportunities at the campus.

Employers were given a tour of the campus while students and student leaders particiated in a workshop that prepared them for the reception, which was an opportunity for them to network with employers.

September 21, 2009

14 employers toured campus

24 students/alumni participated

“How can I get involved on this campus?,” — Employer participating in the BBC Experience.

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Career Fair provides an opportunity for students and alumni to interact with employers and have access to information regarding full-time and part-time employment, and internship opportunities. It is our largest event of the year, and is offered each semester on both the Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay Campuses.

Career Fair

February 3, 2010

September 22, 2009

March 3, 2010

“In all of my years representing MBAF at career fairs I have never seen such quantity and quality of students and alumni.” — Employer survey response

Nearly 3,000 students/alumni connected with

employers

Modesto A. Maidique Campus

Biscayne Bay Campus

Modesto A. Maidique Campus

180 employers participated

FIU President Mark Rosenberg and Career Services Office Director Imani Fredricks-Lowman at the February 3, 2010 Career Fair

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The purpose of Career Boot Camp is to provide an opportunity for students, in this case College of Engineering and Computing students, to learn skills that will prepare them for successful internships, jobs, and careers.

The day began with check-in and breakfast, followed by a welcome and review of the schedule. The first session, which was co-presented by the Career Services Office and the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) FIU Student Chapter, addressed Technical Interviewing. The second session, co-presented by the Career Services Office and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) FIU

Student Chapter, focused on Networking and Conference Attendance. Lunch was provided next, followed by the third

session which addressed Resume Writing. The resume writing

workshop was offered twice, running concurrently with Mock Interviews.

Career Boot CampOctober 3, 2009

51 College of Engineering and Computing students benefitted

33 students participated in mock interviews

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Graduate School Fair

The Graduate School Fair connects FIU students and alumni with representatives from graduate programs in a wide variety of disciplines.

Local, national, and international programs in medicine, law, business, and dozens of other graduate programs were in attendance in the Graham Center Pit and first floor area.

October 20, 2009

Over 30 schoolsrepresented

Over 300 students informed

Meet with representatives from morethan 30 graduate schools.

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Meet with representatives from morethan 30 graduate schools.

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Career Paths is an event designed to bring together a panel of professionals who all have a similar educational background. Students are invited to hear and ask about each panelists’ education and how he/she used their particular degree in their career.

The first Career Paths focused on Arts & Sciences degrees. All panelists hold degrees in the Arts and Sciences but have chosen a variety of career paths within or outside of their disciplines.

Spring’s Career Paths featured those with an Engineering background. Engineering professionals discussed how they used their education to get to where they are professionally.

Career Paths

30 students conversed directly with professionals in various fields

Arts & Sciences Panelists:

• Leslie Bofill, FIU College of Medicine• Arlene Ferris, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden• Darren Gregory, FIU Career Services Office• Bill King, FIU Chief of Police• Hilarion “Lari” Martinez, U.S. Department of State.

November 19, 2009February 17, 2010

Engineering Panelists:

• Daniel Crowley, Titan America• Jaime Campos, AAR Landing Gear Services• Steven Recio, General Electric.

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Engineering Panelists:

• Daniel Crowley, Titan America• Jaime Campos, AAR Landing Gear Services• Steven Recio, General Electric.

The event dispels the myth that your major determines your career!

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Business Etiquette Lunch to teach students the intricacies of interviewing over a meal. It enables them to take their place at the business table with finesse. Employers, such as from State Farm, present for a real-life experience.

Business Etiquette Lunch

Over 90 students participatedin Business Etiquette training

November 4, 2009

February 10, 2010

Graham Center

Engineering Center

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Learn to Dine Like a Diplomat

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Executive Protégé Initiative (EPI)Fall 2009

The Executive Protégé Initiative (EPI) is a series of workshops, presentations, and events designed to provide students with a structured program leading to professional development and increased employability upon completion.

In addition, four “Brown Bag Lunch” presentations are also offered as part of the EPI curriculum, during which invited professionals from various employers network with EPI students on speak about relevant topics.

Over 80 students completed the program during 2009 – 2010

Spring 2010

Brown Bag Lunch guests have included:

• Caroline Blake, Macy’s

• Priscilla Garcia, State Farm

• Brad Schuk, Norwegian Cruise Lines

• Victor Rota, Target

• Lari Martinez, FIU Diplomat-In-Residence

• Maria Vaca, INROADS, Inc.

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Employers choose to conduct their interviews on campus in the Career Services Office to recruit the best and the brightest FIU students and alumni.

Students and alumni love the convenience of interviews on one of FIU’s campuses.

On Campus Recruiting

Employers interviewed 256 students at all three Career Services Office locations.

From January through March, 2010, 638 students attended information sessions on both campuses and the Engineering Center.

“I just wanted to drop you a quick line thanking FIU Career Services. About two months ago I hired one of your students and have been very pleased with his work. Sharp as a tack and he has really helped me out on several larger projects. A genuine asset to our company.

Thanks again,”

— Bobby Peck, SDSol Technologies

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U.S. MarshalsTargetKohl’sThe Peace CorpsThe Fund for Public InterestTectronic IndustriesWestern and Southern Financial GroupBank of AmericaCIAAl JamaEchoStar CommunicationsPrudential

On Campus Recruiting

OnCampusRecruiting

EnterpriseProctor & GambleMacy’sTitan AmericaU.S. Census BureauPrimera Financial ServicesGeneral ElectricIBMLockheed MartinNational Security AgencyNAVSEA Warfare CentersLowe’s Companies, Inc.

U.S. Air ForcePepsiCoProfessional Aviation ManagementDepartment of Homeland SecurityKomatsuAerotekMIT Lincoln LaboratoryDeutsche BankEPAKraft FoodsSouthwesternAljoma Lumber

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Professional Development Workshops

The Career Services Office strives to develop our students and alumni holistically. One way we accomplish this is through our varied career development workshops offered throughtout the year, and tailored to meet the educational needs of our students/alumni, as well as to address issues employers may have encountered during the hiring process.

Where the Jobs Are: The Key to Government Employment

Resume and Cover Letter Writing

How to Prepare for a Career Fair

Job Search Strategies for ISSS

Writing a Personal Statement

SLS First-Year Experience

Classroom to Workplace

Oral Presentation Skills

How to Choose a Major

Salary Negotiations

Interviewing Skills

Internships 101

Approximately 2,500students attended

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Where the Jobs Are: The Key to Government Employment

Resume and Cover Letter Writing

How to Prepare for a Career Fair

Job Search Strategies for ISSS

Writing a Personal Statement

SLS First-Year Experience

Classroom to Workplace

Oral Presentation Skills

How to Choose a Major

Salary Negotiations

Interviewing Skills

Internships 101

Approximately 2,500students attended

What’s

Your

Major?

How To Choose A Major

Are you undecided in choosing a major? Are you

caught between different ideas? Attend a workshop

and learn the importance of choosing a major,

exploring different career options, and taking

advantage of all your resources.

“Move Your Career Forward”

http://career.fiu.edu

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Learn what to do, and what NOT to do, before, during, and after the interview process, including appropriate behavior, etiquette, communication, and dress code.

UpcomingInterviewing Skills workshops:

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Upcoming Resume Writing workshops:

This is how you look to a potential employer.

Your cover letter and resume is usually your first impression to an employer. Don’t let it be your last!

Sign up for a Resume and Cover Letter Writing workshop.


Step inside GC 230 for more information!Upcoming workshops:

Afraid of the Wrong Career Choice?

An internship is the perfect way to “try on” a career and discover opportunitues you may not realize even exist! Attend a workshop designed to help you research and apply for an internship.

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Engineering Forum and Networking

The Engineering Forum features workshops, including: The Art of Networking, Interviewing Skills and Job Search Strategies for International Students. Geared towards engineering student organizations, senior design teams and research labs, there was also a discussion with the Federal Government regarding employment and a networking opportunity.

Held at the Engineering Center, the Forum is designed specifically to allow

engineering student organizations, senior design teams, and research

groups to showcase their work to and network with employers.

March 31, 2010

10 engineering-focused companies participated

Over 80 engineering students took part

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Internships

Our students participate in internships locally, nationally and

internationally. During 2009 – 2010, we successfully facilitated

630 students into internships, with earnings of over 2.7 million

dollars collectively. This figure represents an increase of 13.51% in

internships and 34.24% in earnings when compared to academic

year 2008-2009.

• Lockheed Martin• Florida Power and Light• Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines• Walt Disney World• Del Monte Foods• Florida Legislature, just to name a few

Disney Internship Program

During November 2009, the Disney Internship Program interviewed over 75 students at the MMC and BBC campuses. Forty-two of the students have been offered paid internships for Spring 2010, with 20 having accepted.

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Global internships with the

US Department of State took place

in Peru, London, Bolivia, Germany, Taiwan, and FIJI,

among others.

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Over 500 undergraduates, graduates, and alumni attended

Career Services hosted the Conference at MMC, which included

information sessions, a resource fair and federal panels. There was also

a South Florida State Department Diversity Career Networking Event,

discussing positions like:

Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Service Specialist, Civil Service Professional, US Department of State

Official, Agency for International Development Official and Foreign Agricultural Service Official.

Capping the event was an informal talk with

U.S. State Department AmbassadorMiriam “Mimi” Hughes, during which she spoke with students about what it’s like to be a U.S. Ambassador abroad.

Fifth Annual Federal Government Statewide ConferenceJune 25, 2010

29 Federal agencies represented

FIU President Mark Rosenberg greets federal officials at the Fifth Annual Federal Government Statewide Conference.

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♦ Army ROTC♦ CIA♦ Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute♦ Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute♦ Department of Homeland Security♦ Department of Justice♦ Department of Labor - OSHA♦ Department of Veterans Affairs♦ DHS/Immigration and Customs Enforcement♦ DHS/TSA/Federal Air Marshal Service♦ DOT/FAA♦ FBI♦ FAA♦ Federal Bureau of Prisons♦ Foreign Agricultural Service

♦ HACU♦ Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship Studies♦ Navy Recruiting District♦ NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)♦ Department of Health and Human Services♦ Immigration and Customs Enforcement♦ U.S. Coast Guard♦ U.S. Secret Service♦ U.S. Army♦ Department of Agriculture♦ Department of State Securities & Exchange Commission♦ USDA Farm Service Agency♦ USDA Rural Development♦ VA Medical Center

Participating Federal Agencies:

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Individualized Appointments

The Career Services Office provides individualized appointments for students and alumni. This is a 60-minute appointment with a career advisor who meets students and alumni to discuss, one on one, individual career development needs.

The career advisors assist them in finding the right information regarding their career choices and help students and alumni to make informed and constructive decisions towards their career development.

2,060 students counseled

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Collaborations and Activities

Lockheed Martin and the Career Services Office

Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the Career Services Office, presented a custom workshop,

“Essential Know-How For Your First Real Job” for students. The workshop assisted students in deciphering the corporate culture and learning the basics that will make their first months on the job easier.

March 22, 2010

Lauren Hubacheck-Butler, Raquel Wright, and Imani Fredricks-Lowman served on the committee and participated in the

“Women Who Lead” event, which is designed to enhance the leadership development of female students at FIU and connects students with women leaders in their field of interest. The Career Services Office was one of the event’s sponsors.

March 26, 2010

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Darren Gregory“Shining the Light On Career Development for Special Populations.”(subsequently published in the FCPA newsletter)

Sheetal Sujan and Yisell Cirion “Self Awareness for Career Development –Exploration of Programs through the Use of Career Assessments.”

Kyra Spence “Shedding Light on Current Technology Trends.”

Florida Career Professionals Association’s Annual Conference (FCPA)

Career Services Staff attended the FCPA Annual Conference in Sunny Isles, Florida. Five employees submitted proposals and were accepted to present. The Conference allowed Career Services colleagues to discuss successful student programs, many of which include student leaders in the planning and implementation stages.

June 17, 2010

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Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI)

Delta Epsilon Iota is the Career Services Student Honor Society. It was established to identify and encourage academic

scholars whose Dedication, Enthusiasm, and Initiative distinguish them as models of achievement, leadership, and service.

Over 70 new DEI members were welcomed in Fall, 2009

Power Networking — a workshop and event to improve networking skills, held at the Biscayne Bay Campus

April 6, 2010

Why Go Corporate? — an event in collaboration with the International Business Honor Society (IBHS). Students heard employers’ perspectives regarding corporate job opportunities and the benefits of joining the corporate world.

March 10, 2010

DEI hosts a number of events throughout the year, such as:

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Student Leadership Summit

CSO staff members Imani Fredricks-Lowman, Director, Ivette Duarte, Associate Director, and Lauren Hubacheck-Butler, Associate Director,

attended the Leadership Summit at FIU in February, 2010.

Custom Resume Writing Workshop

The Career Services Office facilitated a Resume Writing Workshop

for the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and critiqued fifteen of its members’ personal resumes. The workshop demonstrated the purpose of a resume, the appearance, style and formats in writing a resume and how to avoid common errors in resume writing.

April 8, 2010

Undergraduate Pre Law Fraternity

Jairo Ledesma, Assistant Director, spoke to the Undergraduate Pre Law Fraternity on Internships at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus in order to assist students to identify internship opportunities both locally and nationally.

March 23, 2010

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Cram Jam

Career Services participated in Cram Jam 2010 at the Engineering Center. Sponsored by the Student Government Association, Cram Jam offered students the chance to have their

resumes critiqued from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm, take a break from studying to socialize, and enjoy a free meal.

April 19, 2010

Statewide Job Fair

Career Services staff traveled to the University of Central Florida in Orlando to participate in the Statewide Job Fair. In addition, two buses were provided to facilitate transporting our students to and from the event.

May 13, 2010

The Art of Schmoozing – How to Work a Room

The Career Services Office presented students with the do’s and don’ts of

networking at the Frost Art Museum.

April 28, 2010

FYRST EXPLORE

The FYRST (Fyrst Year Residents Succeeding Together) Explore program is

a year-long program established to introduce first-year residents to the services offered by the Career Services Office. The program takes place in the Residence Halls and workshops are offered monthly on topics

such as Career Services 101, How to Choose a Major, Internships and Money Management.

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Holiday Service Opportunity

The Career Services Office and its honor society, Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI), has teamed up

with Centro Campesino, a migrant camp in South Dade to provide toys for 60 children. The toys were delivered by three CSO staff members the week of December 7th.

Career Services Responds to Haiti

In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the Career Services Office internally

collected boxes of first-aid supplies, clothing, and baby care supplies which were in turn donated to the FIU Haitian Students Club.

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Career Services Office Staff

Jairo R. LedesmaAssistant Director

Carolyn MeekerAssistant Director

Kyra SpenceAssistant Director

Imani Fredricks-LowmanDirector

Efigenia Gonzalez-DuranAssistant Director

Lauren Hubacheck-ButlerAssociate Director

Ivette DuarteAssociate Director

Harold ClaytonAssociate Director

Yisell CirionAssistant Director

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Carmen RosadoOn-Campus Recruiting Coordinator

Kenneth SetzerMarketing & Communications

Sheetal SujanBudget and HR Coordinator

Raquel WrightAssistant Director

Jihan Muhammad-AbdullahProgram Assistant

Jasmin RodriguezEmployer Relations Clerk

Darren GregoryStudent Employment Coordinator

Grace JutanAssistant to the Director

Grace MayorgaSenior Secretary

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Isabel CapellaStudent Associate

Cinthya SalazarGraduate Assistant

Myrian Vidal-HerlleGraduate Assistant

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Contact us:

http://career.fiu.edu“Move Your Career Forward”

Documents

Career Services Office Annual Report 2009-2010