Upcoming Events

Hey, Friends! It’s about that time to announce this week’s upcoming events for the Center for Career Development. On the list for the next few days are the following programs:

Career Conversations: Social Services, Non-Profits, and Counseling

November 4, 2015 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Join us for Advise, Advocate and Aid: Careers in Social Services, Non-Profits, and Counseling. This event is part of the Career Conversations for Arts and Sciences series, and it will feature a panel of individuals working in these fields. Explore real-world options via a facilitated panel discussion and questions and answer session.

Center for Career Development- Student Union 225

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How to Meet the Challenge of a New Era in Job Interviewing, featuring Zachariah Ballinger

November 4, 2015 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Hear from Zack Ballinger, a UT alum with 13 years of experience in the sales, leadership, and hiring fields. Zack will share insider tips on how to ace your job interview through the preparation stage, the actual interview, and in the post-interview follow up.

You will also have a chance to practice your interview skills at the end of the presentation!

Haslam College of Business Room 402

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Careers in Patents for Engineers and Scientists

November 5, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

If you have (or will soon have) a degree in engineering, computer sciences, or the hard sciences (chemistry, biology, physics and related disciplines), you can take the Patent Office's Registration Exam to become a Patent Agent. Patent agents can make up to $20,000 a year more than similarly situated engineers and scientists. The Exam is available virtually on-demand via computer. Becoming a patent agent can also be a step toward the even more lucrative career of becoming a Patent Attorney.

If this sounds intriguing, come join Practicing Law Institute (PLI) for a presentation by Mark Dighton, PLI's Director of Law School Relations and a Director of their Patent Office Exam Course. Topics for discussion include:

·Careers for patent agents (what the work is like and where you find it),

·The qualities and skills that will make you happy and successful in this field (e.g., communication skills), and

·The latest info on the Patent Office's Registration Exam (who can take it, how it works, and recommendations on how to study for this very difficult Exam).

Center for Career Development Room 229- 201 Student Union

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Construction Science Career Fair

November 6, 2015 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Construction Science Career Fair will be Friday, November 6th from 9:00am-12:00 noon in the Hollingsworth Auditorium, Ellington Plant Science Building located on the Ag campus. Approximately 30+ organizations are registered to attend. They are seeking students for full-time entry-level positions and/or internships.

The Construction Science Career Fair is targeted to students in the concentration Construction Science, Civil Engineer, Architecture and Landscape Architecture majors.

For a list of organizations and employers attending, visit http://bit.ly/Construction2015 

Hollingsworth Auditorium, Ellington Plant Science Building

Make sure you mark your calendars and come out for some great opportunities and experiences! 

Yours Truly,

What's Your Purpose: Nonprofit Organizations

Being college students, we often ask ourselves the question, “What is my purpose?” We seek our placement in the world and try our hardest to find where we can make a difference. We may not be Gandhi, Mother Teresa, or Martin Luther King Jr, but we all have great purposes too! One place that workers can impact the world is by working for nonprofit organizations, such as UNICEF.

UNICEF is a nonprofit organization that gives its all to help improve the standard of living for children in over 190 countries. They provide food, immunizations, and education for children in order to assure that they have the resources to grow into healthy and productive adults. In addition, they also provide immunizations as well as sterile ways to prevent the spreading of AIDS and the Ebola virus.

“But what if I don’t want to work for a nonprofit?”

There are many ways to leave your mark and give back to the community through volunteer work.  The Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee organization is constantly looking for volunteers to match with their children. Unfortunately, only 3 out of 10 volunteers are men. Big Brothers Big Sisters is in desperate need for male volunteers that want to dedicate their time to changing a child’s life. Moreover, most of the children waiting to be matched are searching for African American and Hispanic men. 80% of the children surveyed reported that their Bigs positively impacted their lives and made them look at life differently. In addition, 46% are less likely to begin using drugs, 27% are less likely to begin using alcohol, and 52% are less likely to skip school.  Below is a link to their website. There, you can read real experiences and sign up to become a volunteer. 

From experience, finding your purpose can be extremely difficult. It may seem impossible for some, but there are so many opportunities that allow individuals to make differences and touch lives. 

Why wait? Sign up today and begin changing the world!

http://www.unicef.org/

http://www.tennesseebig.org/site/c.6nICINOmG6IQE/b.8080059/k.B88/Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_of_East_Tennessee.htm