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Social networking Web sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn are becoming increasingly useful not only in staying connected with friends, but also in promoting job skills and exploring career options.Gary Allan Miller, University Career Services assistant director, said students should figure out which medium works best for them and establish an online presence, which could help them in securing a job in the future.Miller said about 80 percent of hiring managers are using social mediums to screen job applicants. At a time when jobs are difficult to find, students should do their best to take advantage of social-networking Web sites, he said.He has been trying to educate students through a workshop titled “Personal branding, new media and you career,” and through 12-minute instructional videos he posts on his Twitter account, Miller said.“The aim is to help them find a platform that makes sense for them,” he said. Miller added that it’s possible none of these three mediums work for a student. “It all depends on the student’s interest. If you’re in a visual career, maybe you need to be on YouTube,” he said. “Students have to explore the range of possibilities that are out there.”
PBS’s “Roadtrip Nation” will make a pit stop at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday, Oct. 16.The show, beginning its sixth season, is including UNC-CH on its fall tour along with other East Coast universities. The premise of the series is to inspire college-age students to pursue their passions and talents.“As a generation, we need to need to get back to focusing on individuality. Self-construction rather than mass production,” the show’s online manifesto proclaims. Central also is the notion of weeding out what they refer to as “the noise.”“‘The noise’ is friends, family members and society that act as pressures to conform to a certain set path,” said Lauren Ho, the show’s national events director.Ho is one of the eight roadies who will be coming to North Carolina.She said the main mission of the tour is to provide outreach, inspire and mobilize America’s college youth. “Face-to-face interactions with our target audience (college-aged students) is our greatest reach to encourage students to check out our Web site, apply for road trips and help us spread the word,” Ho said.This recruiting aspect of the tour is the main way Roadtrip Nation gets new roadies and more campuses involved.In its previous five seasons, Roadtrip Nation has covered all four corners of the United States and has extended itself internationally to six continents — in countries such as Uganda, Australia, New Zealand and England — through its Independent Roadtrip Grant Program.The roadies themselves share certain similarities, though the selection process varies each year. All roadies are early- to mid-20s and are often alumni from previous seasons.The fall roadies are from The University of California at Davis, The University of California at Irvine, Montana State University, Northland College, Miami University (Ohio), and The University of Georgia.They have majored in communication, journalism, English, studio art, economics and marketing, among others.Four roadies will be coming to UNC.More information — along with pictures, videos and the rest of the manifesto — is available at the show’s Web site, www.roadtripnation.com.
Pop quiz: What are the most important skills that employers look for when recruiting new hires for jobs and internships? Organizational? Problem-solving? Teamwork? All good guesses, but research shows that the most crucial quality employers look for in new hires is actually communication skills. This is important information for the many students who utilize University Career Services programs and services to help translate academic experiences into viable skill sets on their resumes. It may surprise some to know that the overwhelming majority of employers who recruit UNC students tend to focus less on major and more on the transferable skills that the candidate has to offer. Employers are looking for bright, motivated, competent graduates who have demonstrated success in and out of the classroom. This is why experiences such as internships, leadership positions, volunteer experiences and studying abroad can all have significant impact on your career aspirations. I work with 16 different liberal arts majors, and the most common comment I hear from students is that they don’t know what they want to do after they graduate. Though some students have a very clear picture of their career path, for many others it can be a daunting burden to figure out what to do for the next 30 years. Their interests change, job markets change, technologies change. Thus, students may be better served by focusing on what to do next in their lives, rather than what to do for the rest of their lives. Think three years out rather than 30 years out. With that said, career development is a process: one that takes time, intention and attention to ensure success. Students who begin their career planning and exploration early are often more prepared and better able to make sound decisions about their career paths down the road. This is where UCS comes in. We can help you with choosing a major, finding a job or internship, writing a resume or cover letter, networking, interviewing, using social media for your career development or finding opportunities abroad, to name a few. Whether you’re a first-year student, graduating senior or graduate student, we can help. So here is the bottom line: job seekers today face a tough job market. The sooner you begin planning your future, the more prepared you’ll be. If you are looking for a job or internship, you need to begin your search now. Do not wait until the spring or the summer. Beginning this week, UCS will bring hundreds of diverse employers to campus representing all areas of industry including government, nonprofit and for-profit. They are here to educate you, network with you, recruit you and help you explore your career interests. Don’t wait. Put yourself out there. Even if you are uncertain about your career path, that next, first step is right in front of you. Take it. And contact UCS if you need any assistance or support in your journey to lifelong career development and success.
Taking your work from the studio or the stage to the rest of the world can be daunting. But by making moves now, students will have a leg-up after graduation.Laura Ritchie, a senior studio art major with an emphasis in art history, was having just such a thought last year.“It got to be my junior year and I realized I wasn’t really involved in the arts at all,” she said.So she went to the Ackland Art Museum and the Carrboro ArtsCenter and asked if they needed volunteers.“With the ArtsCenter, I started as a volunteer and gradually took on more responsibilities,” Ritchie said.This summer she took on some of the gallery coordinator responsibilities and was offered the position this fall.These opportunities are available, but students need to make moves to establish them now.Emily Strader, the arts and part-time job specialist at University Career Services, said the important task is building a resume by getting experience now.Students should participate in as many performances or exhibits as possible, she said.Internships are another option, as experience in the field adds to a student’s skill set.Artists do not always know how to promote their work and real-world experience can teach this, said Robert Kintz, student services official for the department of art.“School is the time and place for developing technique and for understanding how to make your ideas come alive in your art,” Kintz stated in an e-mail.“But great ideas and wonderful technique are less valuable if you do not know what to do with them after graduation.”Laura Lane, UCS assistant director, echoed a similar sentiment.“All students try to get good grades, but it’s really these complementary experiences that are going to shape the resume,” she said.Many internships are unpaid and in a distant city, requiring students to pay for housing and food.Strader said students might need to work part-time jobs during the year to financially handle an unpaid internship.Finding a way to think outside the box and make cross-industry connections is important, she said.“Every industry right now during these tough economic times is looking for ways to be creative,” she said. “With the arts, we’re used to being creative, so this won’t be anything new for artists.”
Paul Edwards, a UNC alumnus turned Hollywood screenwriter and director said that when he moved to Los Angeles years ago to find a job, that he knew only one person involved in the entertainment industry.