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Welcome Back!
In this inaugural edition of 2015, we are excited to celebrate several new beginnings. As January winds down, it is time to take the first steps towards fulfilling your New Year's resolutions, and it is never too early to begin thinking about what steps you can take to support your career. My professional New Year's resolution as the Graduate Student Program Manager is to connect with more of the graduate students through department workshops, individual appointments and outreach. Please contact me directly if you would like to set up a customized workshop for your department or graduate student group.
You may notice a few changes going forward with the newsletter. We are now linking directly to the articles on our new website so you can more easily go back and access the wealth of information from previous editions. As we begin a new year and chapter with the newsletter, this edition also gives us an opportunity to celebrate an ending as we say farewell and thank you to Annie Sugar for her two plus years as editor. Annie's enthusiasm for career development and the graduate student population has been inspirational. She has done a fantastic job as editor, and together we have seen the newsletter grow from a distribution of a few hundred to all 5000 graduate students. I wish her the very best as she wraps up her PhD to embark on the next phase of her own career journey, and I will greatly miss collaborating with her.
As Annie departs, I am excited to welcome and introduce our new editor, Trish Bredar, who will surely put her own spin on the Future 411. Trish is a first-year MA in English here at CU Boulder. She received her BA in English from Centre College, a small liberal arts school in her home state of Kentucky. As an undergrad, she served as Senior Editor for Vantage Point Magazine, Centre's student literary publication. She also completed a marketing internship with the University Press of Kentucky. Welcome Trish! I am so glad to have you joining the career services team, and can't wait to see how you continue to bring relevant career information and resources to graduate students.
In her first edition, Trish does a great job drawing out the expertise of interviewees Annie Sugar (outgoing Editor and PhD candidate in Media Studies) and Ann Herrmann (a Buff Alumna and Career Services employee). Both of them discuss the importance of networking, making early commitments to focus on your career, and the power of informational interviews as strategies for career exploration and job search. Annie and Ann also share fantastic resources that you can take advantage of as you begin thinking about how to prepare for your career in the midst of your academic endeavors. Trish has also selected a few articles from LinkedIn, the Chronicle and Grad Hacker that add to this New Year's resolution edition.
Please don't hesitate to reach out and schedule an appointment with me or another one of our career counselors. We look forward to supporting you on your journey to define and reach toward your own career goals in 2015.
All the best,
Annie Piatt
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Our Colleagues
Standing at the Crossroads
Interview by Trish Bredar
Annie Sugar received her BA and MA in History from James Madison University. She also completed her MA in Mass Communication at the University of Florida. She is a PhD Candidate in Media Studies here at CU-Boulder and will graduate this year, which is why she is handing off the role of editor for Future 411 in preparation for big life transitions.
In this farewell interview, Annie meditates on her experience at CU Boulder and shares some of her plans for the future. Drawing from an impressive collection of academic and work experience, not to mention the collective knowledge of many issues of Future 411, Annie offers up a few words of wisdom.
"My ultimate career goal is to use my degree to blaze a path for myself that leverages my career experience and degrees to provide the greatest benefit to society. I'm just still deciding what shape that will take...It's really quite empowering to stand at the crossroads."
Whether you are just beginning your graduate career or on the verge of entering the job market, it is never too early (or too late) to prepare for the future. Click here to read the full interview.
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Our Alumni
Looking Forward: The Future of Career Services
Interview by Trish Bredar
Ann Herrmann is the Career Services Associate Director for Counseling. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from CU Boulder and a master's degree in student affairs in higher education from Colorado State University. Ann also serves as president of CCSA (Collegiate Career Services Association), the state organization for all university and college career centers in Colorado and Wyoming.
Ann Herrmann has recently taken over a new post in the Career Services office. She discusses her own winding career path post graduate school.
"I did an internship at CU Boulder Career Services, and fell in love with my career all over again. I've been here 15 years since."
In addition, she discusses the exciting future of Career Services at CU Boulder, points out some key resources, and offers advice for graduate students seeking to ready themselves for their future careers! Click here to read the full interview.
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Professional Advice
LinkedIn
"10 Future Trends in College Career Services"
By Farouk Dey & Christine Y. Cruzvergara
Farouk Dey, AVP for Student Affairs and Dean of Career Education at Stanford University,
has identified some of the key future trends in career services. In this article, he and Christine Cruzvergara bring together national data, recent trends, presentations, publication, and his own career experience in this well-informed study of where the field of Career Services has been and, more importantly, where it is going. Dey was the keynote speaker for the fall 2014 Collegiate Career Services Association conference on the CU Boulder campus and his work has influenced how our university career center is organizing events that bring employers and students together. Read the article here.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"The Ph.D.'s Guide to a Nonfaculty Job Search"
By L. Maren Wood
It is never too early to start planning the next step in your career, particularly if you choose to remain open to the possibility of a career outside the academy. As Wood advises, "It's critical to explore career paths beyond academe while you are still in graduate school." Some of you may have attended Wood's lecture this past fall, in which she discussed preparations for an alt-ac job search. In this article, she discusses some of the steps you can take now to make your transition from graduate school to the job market a smooth one. Read the article here.
GradHacker -- from Inside Higher Ed
"Your Extra-Somatic Brain"
By Hanna Peacock
Looking for ways to maintain your sanity during the coming semester? Check out this helpful article from a fellow graduate student. Don't be misled by the title; Peacock offers a few simple, straightforward tips for staying organized, planning ahead, and avoiding panic attacks. She even includes a list of technological helpers (yes, there's an app for that). Read the article here!
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Non-Academic Job Training Series for Graduate Students
Part 1: Transferring Academic Skills to the Non-Academic Job Search
Tuesday, February 17th
3:30-5pm
UMC Art Gallery
Join Career Services' Graduate Student Program Manager, Annie Piatt, as she discusses what skills employers want. This interactive workshop will focus on how to identify skills you have gained during graduate school that are transferrable to the non-academic job market.
Co-hosted by Career Services, UGGS & CUSG.
Part 2 in this series will be offered in April and focuses on how to market yourself to prospective employers by tailoring your marketing documents (resume, CV and cover letters).
Check out additional events sponsored by Career Services here.
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Buff Professional Program
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Summit to career success with the CU Buffs Professional Program! Whether you're still exploring career options, searching for internships or seeking a full-time job, this program has resources designed just for you.
Work at your own pace to explore CU-Boulder majors and connect the dots to your career. Then, find out what employers want and seek out internships and jobs in your areas of interest. Completing the program makes your application stand out and lets employers know you have the skills and talent to be a CU Buffs Professional!
Explore Majors & Careers
Wednesday 2/4 5:30pm, Center for Community S350
Connect your strengths and skills to areas of interest and learn about resources to help you get started exploring majors or careers plans.
Resumes & Networking
Wednesday 2/11 5:30pm, Center for Community S350
Prepare for an Internship or Job Search. 80% of jobs are found through networking! Get ready for your internship or job search by learning about resumes and how to network to your next position.
Internship/Job Search & Interviewing
Wednesday 2/18 5:30pm, Center for Community S350
Start an Internship or Job Search here! Learn the secrets of internship and job searching to find what you're looking for. Build social media job searching skills and interviewing skills to gain an edge in your search.
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