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We're getting much greener here at the UW Career Center and are now sending our monthly student newsletter out via email. Welcome to the first edition of UW Career Center's CONNECTIONS newsletter. Each month, CONNECTIONS will deliver to your email information about jobs, internships, careers and the like - straight to your email.
So, Huskies, while you're biding your time until the sun stays out a little longer each day, enjoy this month's tips and information, brought to you by the UW Career Center. |
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| ON OUR MIND:INTERVIEWING LIKE A PRO |
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WHY STANDING OUT FROM THE CROWD IS A GOOD THING.
You landed an interview -- congratulations! Landing the interview is hard, but it is just the first step in the process to land you the gig. Here are some quick, yet effective tips to ensure you put your best foot forward during the face-to-face. |
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Strike a balance. Make sure your interview answers aren't too long or too short. When practicing, shoot for a good 60-90 seconds per answer. |
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Prepare your questions. Interviewers typically ask if you have any questions for them as a part of the interview. Make sure you do by asking thoughtful, interesting and knowledgeable questions. |
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Tackle behavioral-based questions. "Tell me about a time when..." is your cue to use the STAR method to answer. S=situation, T=task, A=action, R=result. |
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Know your rights. Some questions are illegal. Make sure you know how to tactfully address those questions without losing your shot. |
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Practice, practice, practice. Practicing (out loud) will help you relax and excel in your interview. A good way to practice is with a mirror or a roommate or, book a Mock Interview in our office for some expert feedback. |
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| SPEAK UP: FROM THE HUSKY CAREER BLOG |
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Look to Your Library for Career Support | 4/27/09 - Patrick
Guess who else is providing career and job search support during these tough economic times? Yup, you guessed it. The King County Libr. . . |
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Earth Day | 4/8/09 - Cara
What are the top 5 ways you can tell it's Earth Day? Google, t-shirts, ivy, clean energy legislation and . . . |
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Stood in Line, Braved the Ballroom... Now What? | 4/17/09 - Emma
So an incredible number of you attended our UW Spring Career Fair... But now you might be wondering how to follow up, who to follow up with . . . |
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Confronting Recession-Related Anxiety | 4/10/09 - Emma
According to a recent article in the New York Times, concerns over the recession, finances and job prospects are creating increasing . . . |
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| SHARE IT: VIRGINIA RODRIGUEZ, MyStory Success |
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Grad student Virginia Rodriguez relates an early childhood memory of working with her family picking grapes in the San Joaquin Valley in California. The adults and older kids actually picked the grapes, but 6-year old Virginia’s job was to lay out the paper used to dry the grapes to become raisins. “It was a special kind of paper, kind of like butcher paper, but rea. . .
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