Keathley University

Center Room 328www.mtsu.edu/career

615-898-2500

The mission of the Career Development Center is to prepare and engage students in a comprehensive career development process with a focus

on lifelong learning. This is accomplished by providing innovative resources and integrated technology, which will assist students to

effectively transition from an academic setting into their career field.

Three Core Areas

1. Campus Recruiting Program Job Posting

On-Campus Interviewing

Career Fairs

2. Student Employment Program

3. Job Search Program

Six Steps to Career Success

The Career Success Plan: Preparing for future career goals:

• ASSESSING your interests, values and skills• EXPLORING your career options and

academic majors• BUILDING your job-search skills• EXPERIMENTING by gaining related

experience• IMPLEMENTING your plan• PRACTICING life-long career management

Virtual Career Center

www.mtsu.edu/career

Available 24/7, the Virtual Career Center is your point of first service.

Lightning JobSource

All employment opportunities:• Full-time • Part-time (on- and off-campus)• Internship and co-op

(paid/unpaid, credit/non-credit)

On-campus InterviewsEmployer ProfilesWorkshop Info and RSVPPractice Interviewing

Register with LJS

Open an account at: www.mtsu.edu/career

Click on logo and link on the right Click on Students Click Register to fill out the form Read the Use Statement After submitting, the CDC will

create your account and you will receive an email with your username and password

Please allow 1-2 business days for this to occur!

Quick Service Programs

Walk-In Advising Program

Fall 2010

Drop off: Pick up:

By noon on Mon. After noon on Wed.

By noon on Wed. After noon on Fri.

By noon on Fri. After noon on Mon.

Fall 2010

From To

Tuesday 9 a.m. 11 a.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

Thursday 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

Workshops and Presentations

Weekly Career Workshops• Lightning JobSource• Resumes & Cover Letters• Job Searching• Interviewing

Presentations• Faculty/Class• Student organizations• Campus departments

Mock Interview Program

• Practice interviewing skills • Available through Lightning JobSource• Use personal web cam OR • Self-schedule a time to use Career Center PC and web cam• umm… like… y’know...

Peer Career Advisors

Inaugural Class of Peer Career Advisors from left to right:

• Lana Tingle - Sophomore in RIM, concentration in Music Business

• Stephen West (sitting)- Senior in RIM, concentration in Writing

• Adam Emerson (standing) - Jr. in Psychology & International Relations, Russian Studies minor

• Sonya Leak - First year grad student in Education Administration and Supervision

Advice from Professionals

• Raider Professional Network• Employer-in-Residence– Verizon Wireless

• Alumnus-in-Residence– Laura Filtness, MTSU, M.Ed. Professional

Counseling

Career Cluster Advising

• Advising based on 16 career clusters instead of 80+ majors.

• Job function vs. major: What do you want to do?

• Career Cluster Advisors available for in-depth questions.

Career Cluster Advising

http://www.mtsu.edu/career/career_clusters.shtml

Getting Started

1. Register with CDC’s Lightning JobSource.2. Review info in the Virtual Career Center.3. Utilize Quick-Service options: • Document Drop • Walk-In Advising

4. Attend a workshop.5. Schedule appointment with Career Cluster

Advisor for more advanced questions.

I’m sure Mom’s proud. . .

2006 survey of 1100 employers by CollegeGrad.com

26% of employers used the internet to research potential candidates

12% of those were led to social networking sites

51% of those did not hire a candidate based on what they found

63% of those viewing social sites did not hire based on what was found! www.pipl.com

I’m sure Mom’s proud. . .

My data may be old but…

Fall Career Fair

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

10am-3pm | Murphy Center, Track Level

• Log in to LJS to view a current list of registrants and what positions and majors they are recruiting

Questions?