Graduate School & Career Fair Cuide
Career Center: The Starting Place for Job Search
Whether a student studies law
and makes innumerable contacts
or a student enters the University
with an undeclared major, the
Career Center's services can help
students sharpen their career
choices.
The Career Center, located in
Room 244 Hendricks Hall, is a
unique program. Director Larry
Smith said, "At the Career Cen
ter, staflhelp students convert the
wonderful learning they're getting
at the University of Oregon into
organizational talk."
He encourages students to reg
ister with the Career Center early
and use the facilities to their full
est.
To register, students attend a
Career Center orientation, which
is a 30 minute meeting where the
Career Center services are ex
plained. Three upcoming orien
tation programs arc Nov. 10 at 4
p.m., Nov. 11 at 3:30 p.m. and
Nov. 17 at 4 p.m.
Following orientation students
can register within 24 hours di
rectly on-line by calling up the
Career Center's World Wide Web
site at. . .
http://uoeareer.uoregon.edu/
Professionalism is a key ingre
dient to success through the Ca
reer Center. "The Career Center
helps students make the transition
from the student culture to the
work-for-pay culture" Smith said.
And while it is true the Career
Center won't help someone meet
his or her true love or ensure they
get good grades, what the Career
Center will do is provide students
with the tools that could lead to
dramatic life changes.
As an example, Smith said stu
dents may not understand the re
lationship between making deci
sions for class assignments and
the ability to succeed at profes
sional tasks involving decision
making.
Students find that if they apply
what they know, within six
months of graduation dead-end
jobs are ancient history and the
door to a professional career is
wide open.
"Many jobs are acquired by in
dividual initiative," Smith said.
"They are coming through the
networking-the resources at the
Career Center help students to
prepare to go get their own jobs.
We help students with interview
ing, resume' skills,and identifying
employers to contact and strate
gies to use when contacting those
employers."
In 1994 students passed a bal
lot measure eliminating fees for
resource costs and since then, all
services provided by the Career
Center are covered through the
Incidental fee.
The Career Center hours arc
Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with
extended hours on Mondays until
6 p.m.
Transformation Time
Sears, is continuing the momentum, transforming its legacy - enhancing our
image, spreading our wings. To help us continue this momentum. Sears is
seeking college graduates who are ready to take flight - evolving into the
next stage of their personal and career development.
Professional management opportunities span diverse career paths
in Retail Management, Credit Management and Information
Systems, to name a few.
At Sears, you'll find challenging work with great advancement
potential, and the opportunity to make a difference. There is
no better time for you to join us.
We invite you to visit our booth at the Career Fair on
Wednesday. November 5. University of Oregon students
interested in their career development and eager to learn ^bout
Professional Opportunities with Sears are welcome to stop by.
For more information about Sears Career Opportunities, please
contact your Placement Office or send your resume to:
Sears. College Relations - U0E97, Dept. 707-9. Bldg. E2-109B.
3333 Beverly Road. Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60179.
Visit our website at http://www.sears.com
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