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Welcome
to the spring edition of Diversity Career News.
It is sponsored by Citigroup, one of the world's leading
financial services companies (www.citigroup.com).
We have a number of events this spring to assist with
your career planning and job or internship search, including
the J&J site visit on February 9 and New Jersey Diversity
Career Day on February 16. Have a great spring semester
and let us know how we can assist you!
--Dr.
Richard White
Director, Career Services
OFFICE
LOCATIONS
Visit
each career center at:
Visit
the Career Services site at http://careerservices.rutgers.edu.
Click on "Students" and "Diversity/ALANA
Students" and you will come to our diversity section.
You will find the following sections: Diversity Staff
Contacts; Diversity Websites (40 site listings); ALANA/Diversity
Events; Professional Spotlight; Diversity Employer Contact
List (225 employers that have attended our New Jersey
Diversity Career Day since 2000); and Top Employers for
Diversity. Then click on "Home" at the bottom
of the page to come back to our general website for everything
from choosing a major to writing a resume.
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Your
"60 Second" Commercial
What do you say when you walk up to a table at a career
day and introduce yourself to an employer? How do you
create a positive and lasting impression? The answer is
to prepare a "commercial" about yourself. You
should touch on four key elements that define who you
are and where you're heading: your major, your previous
work experience, your skills, and your interest in the
employer.
Here's
a sample, adapted from our 2006-2007 "Career Services
Guide":
"Hello,
my name is _______. I am currently a junior at Rutgers,
majoring in economics. I am working as a supervisor at
Rutgers Campus Information Services, and this has enhanced
my communication, management and website skills. I am
very interested in ______ Company, especially the customer
support, marketing or website development areas."
For
more information on developing your 60-second commercial,
stop by any office of Career Services to pick up our "Career
Services Guide." See page 28. Also attend our "Work
It" seminar. Good luck in putting your commercial
to work at upcoming spring career days!
DIVERSITY
INTERNS
Through
a grant from Citigroup, Career Services is employing three
diversity interns during the 2006-2007 academic year.
They are planning and presenting programs, and handling
special projects.
Danielle Bryant, RC '08
Busch Campus Center
Stephanie
Bridgers, RC '08
46 College Avenue
Liliana
Lee, DC '09
46 College Avenue
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Friday,
February 9
ALANA Site Visit to Johnson & Johnson
11:00 noon - 4:30 p.m.
Call 732-445-6127 Ext. 0 to register
Tuesday,
February 13
Work It! How to Work the Room at the Upcoming Career
Day
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, College Avenue Campus
Call 732-932-7997 to register
Thursday,
February 22
Progressive Insurance Lunch and Learn
11:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, College Avenue Campus
Call 732-932-7997 to register
Thursday,
February 22
Backpack to Briefcase: What Every Student of Color
Needs to Know to Succeed in Corporate America
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Paul Robeson Center, Busch Campus
Call 732-932-7997 to register
SPRING
CAREER PANELS
Tuesday,
February 7
Teaching for the Non-Certified
6:00-8:00 p.m., CAC
Call 732-932-7997 to register
Wednesday,
February 28
Political Science Panel
6:00-8:00 p.m., CAC
Call 732-932-7997 to register
Tuesday,
March 6
Marketing Panel
6:00-8:00 p.m., BC
Call 732-445-6127 Ext. 0 to register
Tuesday,
March 27
TV/Film Panel
6:00-8:00 p.m., CAC
Call 732-932-7997 to register
Wednesday,
March 28
Consulting Panel
6:00-8:00 p.m., CAC
Call 732-932-7997 to register
Wednesday,
April 4
Nonprofit Panel
6:00-7:30 p.m., CAC
Call 732-932-7997 to register
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Be
sure to mark these events on your calendar, whether you
are looking for a full-time job or internship:
Friday,
February 2
Internship Career Day
BCC - 10:00-3:00
Friday,
February 16
Diversity Career Day
RSC - 10:00-3:30
Friday,
February 23
Education Career Day
BCC - 10:00-3:00
Friday,
March 9
Big East Career Fair
NYC - 10:00-4:00
Friday,
April 13
Science Career Day
BCC - 10:00-3:00
Friday,
April 7
Non-Profit & Gov't Career Day
BCC - 10:00-3:00
Wednesday, May 30
NJ Collegiate Career Day
RSC/Brower - 9:30-3:30
Also
check out the third annual Big East E-Fair from March
19 to April 16. Log on to the Career Services website
at http://careerservices.rutgers.edu
and click on "Big East E-Fair" under hot
topics. Last year a record 250 employers participated
in this event!
MEET
THE STAFF
Each
Career Services office has diversity liaisons, who are
also members of Career Services' Diversity Committee.
We invite you to contact them today.
Busch
Campus Center
Toi Tyson
(ttyson@rci.rutgers.edu)
46
College Avenue
Tina Vance Knight
(tvknight@rci.rutgers.edu)
Larry Jacobs
(and his hearing dog, Buddy)
(best2u@rci.rutgers.edu)
56
College Avenue
Richard White
(riwhite@rci.rutgers.edu)
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Rocio
Castro, Associate Director, Center for Latino Arts
& Culture
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1.
When did you attend Rutgers and what did you do on campus?
I attended Douglass College from 1985-1990 majored in
psychology and sociology. I joined various student organizations,
founded a Latina sorority, and became very politically
aware of women's and gender issues.
2.
What was your first job after graduation?
I worked as a program coordinator at the Continuing
Education Center, now known as the University Inn and
Conference Center on the Douglass Campus.
3.
What was your next position?
I eventually worked my way up to director of the Continuing
Education Center. In the fall of 1997, I was hired as
the assistant director of the Center for Latino Arts
and Culture, located on College Avenue right next to
the Rutgers Student Center.
4.
When did you leave and why did you return to Rutgers-New
Brunswick?
I left the New Brunswick campus after my B.A., but I
never left Rutgers! I enrolled in the Camden Center
for Strategic Urban Community Leadership program and
began my degree in social work at Rutgers-Camden.
5.
How did you get your current job at Rutgers?
Persistence---I introduced myself to the director, took
her our to lunch,
helped her make contacts in New Brunswick, and became
part of her Latino Center Friends Committee as soon
as she was hired. I also volunteered on the gala planning
committee, and attended lots of center functions. I
let her know I would be an asset to her organization
and its future growth. Networking and getting involved
are the keys.
6.
What are your current responsibilities?
In my new position as associate director, I implement
arts programs on campus, in the New Brunswick community,
and statewide. I also seek funding opportunities and
write grant proposals, organize study abroad courses,
work closely with the center's advisory board, aid the
director in overseeing and implementing over 150 arts
programs a year, advise four Latino student organizations,
oversee six after-school tutoring/mentoring programs
in New Brunswick, and manage 50 federal work-study students.
It's a busy, fast-paced, varied job, and I love it!
7.
What advice do you have for students looking for internships
or
full-time jobs or applying to graduate school?
Find a mentor--not necessarily of same gender or racial
background. My first mentor was a white woman and she
gave me my first job opportunity. Be flexible and open
to new ideas and take EVERY job opportunity as a learning
experience, as you never know when you will utilize
that skill in another career!
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