January 2009 Archives

Here are just a few opportunities (part-time jobs, internships) on Rams Recruiting in which you may be interested.

For complete listings, please visit www.students.vcu.edu/careers and sign into your Rams Recruiting account. If you don't have an account, please visit the University Career Center in the University Student Commons, at 907 Floyd Ave., Room 143

International Marketing Intern | VA Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Richmond, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia
Posted by Virginia Commonwealth Univ

College Sports Writer / Broadcaster / Public Relations Internship (Unpaid) | College Fanz Sports Network

Marketing Assistant Internship (Unpaid) | Activenation
Richmond, Virginia

Event Management Internship | Sports Backers
Richmond, Virginia

Student Assistant | VCU Connect Richmond Div. of Community Engagement
Richmond, Virginia

Student Assistant | VCU Grace Harris Leadership Institute of the Wilder School
Richmond, Virginia

Student Callers | VCU College of Humanities and Sciences
Richmond, Virginia

If you plan to apply to graduate school, you need every edge possible.

Come to this information session to find out more about the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Summer Research Internship.

See the attached flier for more details.
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Here's an interesting article on how little time most spend on their career development and job search. Don't be one of those people. Use the resources available to you at VCU, now.

http://www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/ArticleDisplay.cfm?ID=81

Join the University Career Center to find out more about how we can help you in this tough job market.

For more details, click here

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What: University Career Center, Spring 2009 Career Fair
When: Wednesday, February 4, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: University Student Commons, Check in at the Richmond Salons
Who: Employers from the federal government, the private and non-profit sectors will be attending.

For more information about the Career Fair, and additional events, please see the flier below. Also see the blog entry Spring 2009 Career Fair Registration Information.

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The FBI is looking to fill Personnel Security Specialist positions. These positions are open to all majors. .

To find out more details, attend the information session to be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009, from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the VCU Student Commons, Virginia A.

On-campus interviews are scheduled for 2/12/08 in the University Career Center.

For more information, call 828-1645.

What's the catch? Turn on your web cam (or schedule an appointment to use the University Career Center's Interview Streatm web cam) go to www.jobidol.com and record your "Interview Idol" session.

It takes just TWO minutes to become ONE step closer to being " Interview Idol." Go to www.jobidol.com for details and enter to win a $50 iTunes gift card!

For questions, call 828-1645.

Check out resources for your part-time job search.

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The University Career Center will hold a Part-time Job Fair on Wednesday, January 21,2009 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the VCU Student Commons, Richmond Salons.

Employers from the following fields:

Food Service
Hospitality
Sales
Delivery
Child Care
Tutoring
Customer Service

For questions, call 828-1645.

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Spring 2009 Career Fair
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Check-in at the Richmond Salons
University Student Commons, 2nd floor

WHO WILL BE THERE?
Employers will be recruiting for internships as well as full-time jobs. To see who is attending, their web site information, and what positions they want to fill, visit http://vcu.erecruiting.com/stu/cf_details?fhnd=3611

HOW DO I PREPARE FOR CAREER FAIR?
Attend our Career Fair Preparation Week Events. All the info is in the attached flyer.

HOW DO I WRITE A RESUME?
Attend our Resume Writing Presentation on Tuesday, January 27th from noon-1pm in the Forum Room where we will be talking about how to write a resume or improve your current resume.

Also, look under Resources on our web site for the Resume Writing Guidelines to get you started: http://www.students.vcu.edu/careers/jobs/

CAN YOU REVIEW MY RESUME?
Feel free to come in to have your resume reviewed at Resume Express from 11am-4pm on Monday, Feb. 2 and Tuesday, Feb. 3. These will be quick 15- minute appointments, no sign up neccessary. It will be taking place in the Career Center, 1st floor of the Student Commons (across from Chick-fil-A).

We also have daily walk-ins, students are seen on a first-come first-served basis, for 15-minute sessions.

WHAT DO I SAY TO EMPLOYERS?
Attend our Career Fair Preparation Fashion show on Wednesday, January 28th from noon-1pm in Richmond Salons III & IV on the 2nd floor of the Student Commons. Our models will show you how to dress and how to approach employers.

If you can't make it, see the attached networking guide.

WHAT DO I WEAR TO CAREER FAIR?
Come to our Career Fair Preparation Fashion show on Wednesday, January 28th from noon-1pm in Richmond Salons III & IV on the 2nd floor of the Student Commons. Our models will show you how to dress and how to approach employers. If you don't have time, check out our 2 minute video podcast on our web site: http://www.students.vcu.edu/careers/podcasts.php

HOW DO I REGISTER?
1. Log-in to your Rams Recruiting Account. If you don't have one, stop by the front desk and ask to fill out the form. We are open from 8am-5pm.
2. Click “Career Fair” under the “Calendar” (see below).
3. Four different time slots will pop up – you are encouraged to sign up during the time that you will attend. This is not rigid.

I hope to see you at Career Fair Prep Week Events & the Career Fair. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Entry Level Web Designer - okay yellow ™ - Advertising & Branding Agency

At Okay Yellow, web designers are responsible for the layout, visual appearance and usability of a website. This role may overlap with that of a web developer.
Using a combination of graphic design skills and technical knowledge of how web pages are created, the work involves:
• liaising closely with a customer or client at the design stage and finding the answers to questions about why the site is needed, who the target audience will be, who the leading competitors are, etc;
• producing a design that will be attractive to the target user, has a logical navigation system and has all the features required;
• writing web pages in a combination of codes, such as HTML and XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript, Flash, basic PHP/ASP/etc., or using code-generating programs, such as Dreamweaver or CMS software;
• deciding on how images and other material will be digitally optimized and presented for the web;
• ensuring that material on the web site is accessible to all groups including those with disabilities;
• testing the site for functionality in different browsers and at different resolutions;
• fixing errors.
Web designers will have knowledge of graphic design packages such as Photoshop in order to produce basic layout and manipulate images. Skills in e-commerce and server side technologies, such as PHP and .Net, and internet security are a plus.
Okay Yellow is an advertising and branding agency utilizing graphic design and video production to provide creative branding and advertising solutions to all types of organizations. We have the ability to work well with all media, be it print, video, web, or interactive. We work closely with our clients to get to know as much as we can about them, their business, their culture, and their message. We offer a fun, comfortable, creative work environment where one can learn about and experience all aspects of the agency in a short period of time. We look forward to hearing from and meeting you soon!

Paul Dierkes
(o) 434.244.9355
(c) 434.806.5337
www.okayyellow.com