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Resource of the Week
The Gold Book
Career Opportunies
RBC Capital Markets, Collins, Epic Systems ...
Internship Opportunities
ArtOnWater Gallery Internship ...
Workshops
Writing the Personal Statement, Interviewing Skills...
Events
Making it in the Arts Conference,Chicago Law Schools Information Session, The Day of Medicine
Job Humor
Taking Responsibility
Resource of the Week
The Gold Book: A Prime Industry Spectrum Directory
The Twin Cities Gold Book is annual reference guide to the creative services industry of the Minneapolis – St. Paul area. The 20th Edition contains a wealth of information on advertising in the Twin Cities. There is an extensive directory of listings from various firms engaged in the industry in each of the major service categories including; advertising, film, graphic design, animation, photographers, publications, art directors, radio, set design, and production management, to name a few. The reference guide is also available online at gogoldbook.com.
Career Opportunities
This Week in Recruiting ...
RBC Capital Markets
Global Debt Markets Rotational Program
Thursday, October 25, 6-7 p.m., BC 143
Collins
Analyst/Broker Trainee, Catastrophe Risk Consultant
Tuesday, October 23, 4-5 p.m., BC 144
*Attendance at the information session is mandatory if you are scheduled to interview.
Upcoming Resume Deadlines ...
Epic Systems
Problem Solver, Project Manager, Software Developer
Monday, October 22
Securian
Full-Time Positions: Business Application Programmer Analyst, Assistant Actuarial Analyst, Rotational Management Development Program
Internships: Actuarial Science Internship, Rotational Management Development Program Internship, Information Services Internship
Monday, October 22
Northwestern Mutual
Financial Representative, Financial Representative Intern
Wednesday, October 24
Collins
Analyst/Broker Trainee, Catastrophe Risk Consultant
Friday, October 26
All resumes for St. Olaf on-campus recruiting events must be uploaded and submitted to each individual company of interest via OleRecruiting.
New Job Postings this Week ...
Edward Jones
Financial Advisor
Resume Deadline: Monday, October 22
See OleRecruiting.
Thrivent Financial
Actuarial Interns and Actuarial Assistants for summer 2008
Monday, December 3
For more information go to: http://www.thrivent.com/careers/ and click on 'Search Corporate Job Openings'. You can apply directly from the job description.
ArtOnWater Gallery Internship
The ArtOnWater Gallery, located in downtown Northfield, is looking for an intern for the fall. The student would be a part of a team of gallery staff, exhibiting artists and would assist in the preparations for the gallery's re-opening.
Friday, October 19
Strategic Name Development
Marketing Intern, Marketing Associate
Learn about branding, name development and brand name research.
Friday, October 26
Exploring Careers in Biomedical Sciences
Learn resources and strategies to help you explore a variety of career options in the health-related fields.
Tuesday, October 23, 6:00-7:00 p.m. RML 477
Interviewing Skills
Drop by during community time and learn some valuable interviewing skills to help you land your dream job!
Tuesday, October 23, 6:00-7:00 p.m. BC 144
Writing the Personal Statement for Graduate/Professional School
Writing the personal statement or essay for a graduate or professional school application can be one of the most daunting aspects of the application process. Professor Jim Farrell will offer tips to start your creative juices flowing and concrete suggestions to make your essay stand out. You’ll find his advice helpful whether you’ve almost completed your essays or are just now approaching your first draft!
Thursday, October 25, 11:30-12:30 p.m. Viking Theater
Making it in the Arts Conference
This is your chance to hear nationally-recognized arts professionals (many of whom are St. Olaf alumni) from the performing, visual or literary fields discuss how to be innovative with your arts career!
Keynote Speaker:
Ward Sutton '89, Cartoonist and Free-lance Artist
Panel topics include:
Be Creative with your Arts Degree- Unconventional Arts Careers
Innovation in Arts Management
Recent Grads Working their Art
P. J. Tracy- "Keeping it in the Family" panel
Springboard for the Arts- "Funding Your Work"
October 27, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Ballrooms
For more information contact Sian Muir.
For a full schedule and to register online, click here.
Catastrophe Modeling – An Interesting Career
Jon Christianson ’02 and his colleague from Collins Associates will be talking about catastrophe modeling. Catastrophe modeling estimates the financial impacts of disasters – whether of natural or human origin – by simulating scenarios based on historical data and physical models.
General Information Session: Tuesday, October 23, 1:30-2:30 p.m., SC 188
Employment Opportunities Info Session: Tuesday, October 23, 4-5p.m. BC 144
Chicago Law Schools Information Session
The law school information session features University of Chicago, Northwestern and University of Illinois and will be covering their admission processes as well as have a Q & A session afterwards.
Monday, October 22, 6:00 p.m., Leighton 305 (Carleton College)
The Day of Medicine
This day is intended to help students interested in a career in medicine to make an informed choice about whether or not it’s for them-plus, you can get answers to all your questions from a panel of physicians.
Saturday, November 10, 8:45am-3:00pm
Macalester College, Ballroom, Kagin Commons, St. Paul
The cost is $15.00 and includes lunch.
Email Mary Emanuelson at emanuelson@mac.edu to register by November 6.
Public Service as Vocation Panel
Featured panelists: Ember Reichgott Junge '74 a former state senator, Steve Sviggum '73 a former republican speaker of the Minnesota House, and Kari Nelson the chair of the Northfield School Board.
Monday, October 29, 7:00 p.m., Viking Theater
Employer to applicant: "In this job we need someone who is responsible."
Applicant: "I'm the one you want. On my last job, every time anything went wrong, they said I was responsible."
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Student Spotlight on
Interviewing Skills:Nicole Krautbauer
How did you hear about and apply for the internship with Securian?
I signed up to attend the MN Private Schools Job and Internship Fair and found Securian Financial Group on the company list. Since I'm an Economics major with an emphasis in Finance, I wanted an internship that dealt with finance or a position at a financial services company in order to learn more about finance in the business world. I emailed Securian my resume before the fair, and I was chosen for a pre-select interview.
What are some things that you do to help keep you calm before and during an interview?
Interviews always seem intimidating to me, but I try to remember that I'm trying to figure out if a certain position and company are a good fit for me at the same time the interviewer is deciding if I'm right for the job. It's a two-way street. Running through potential interview questions and doing mock interviews in the CEL also help me to keep calm. I know that I'm prepared.
What is the hardest question an interviewer has ever asked you?
Tell me about a time when you heard someone say something bad about you. What was your reaction? That's the hardest question I've ever been asked, but an interviewer asked me another question that caught me off-guard. Tell me about a time when you had to make a quick decision without muc information. I think a question like this is on the CEL website, but I could never think of a quick decision I had made, so I thought no one would actually ask it. I came up with an answer, but you should use all the questions on the CEL website to prepare because interviewers do ask them!
Do you have any recommendations for students preparing for a big interview?
You should definitely use the resources in the CEL. Set up a couple of mock interviews so you have practice answering interview questions. The staff also helps you improve your answers. Take advantage of the interview questions posted on the CEL website. Practice your answers to those questions so you know what type of questions to expect. Remember to try to
stay calm and be yourself!