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Become an Interview Idol from VCU Communications on Vimeo.

Randy, Paula, and Simon came back on January 13th to find their next American Idol.
The University Career Center is trying to find the next Interview Idol. That's right! We are looking for the student with the best interview skills. Our finalist receives an iTunes gift card!!!!

What do you need to do to enter? Go to: http://vcu.jobidol.com

And help us find out who WILL be the NEXT Interview Idol!!!!

**Winner will be selected in April.**

It is helpful to have a place to discuss "what's next?".

Career and Connect at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church is such a place. Here you will find
human resource professionals who can offer practical tips to aid in job searches as well as a group that shares how to walk through the emotional changes job loss brings.

Career and Connect meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. in room 122 at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 9155 Hungary Road, Richmond, (804) 270-7613 or welcomehome@goodshepherdumc.us.

Here are some great places to look!

Intern Abroad
http://www.internabroad.com/search.cfm

International Cooperative Education
http://www.icemenlo.com/index.shtml

Alliance Abroad
http://www.allianceabroad.com/

Check out "Get The Gig"

Arts
http://getthatgig.com/cat_art.html

Music
http://getthatgig.com/cat_music.html

Entertainment
http://getthatgig.com/cat_entertain.html

Media and Communication
http://getthatgig.com/cat_media.html

Technology and Web
http://getthatgig.com/cat_tech_web.html

Check out Academic Careers Online, the ultimate global academic job site
for teaching jobs, education jobs, research jobs, and professional jobs
in education and academia.

http://www.academiccareers.com/

With the continued move of the job application process online, are cover letters from job seekers still expected? Your students should know that the answer is a resounding “yes,” according to results of a survey developed by OfficeTeam.

In the survey of 150 senior executives from the largest companies in the United States, 86 percent said cover letters are valuable tools for evaluating job candidates and 80 percent of managers said it is common to receive electronic resumes accompanied by cover letters.

When asked how valuable cover letters are for evaluating prospective job candidates, survey participants responded:
• Very valuable—23 percent
• Somewhat valuable—63 percent
• Not valuable at all—14 percent

Executives also were asked how common is it for a resume submitted electronically to be accompanied by a letter of introduction or cover letter, they responded:
• Very common—37 percent
• Somewhat common—43 percent
• Not common at all—18 percent
• Don’t know—2 percent

From NACE Spotlight Online Edition -- November 12, 2008