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Career
Related Jobs Can Give You an Advantage .
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Part-time
or summer jobs that relate to your field
of study and/or career interests can help
you be more competitive in today's job market
when you graduate. These positions are paid;
involve work responsibilities that enable
you to develop career-related, transferable
skills; and give you valuable exposure to
a particular organization and occupation.
Be sure to follow these steps to find a
position that works for you:
- Use
PatriotJobWeb
to review listings of part-time or summer
career-related jobs currently available
in fields that interest you. Be sure to
act quickly since these openings are immediate
and are purged from the PatriotJobWeb
system every 30 days. Attend the annual
Mason Job
and Internship Fairs to learn about
career-related summer positions.
- Look
for positions that offer you opportunities
to develop skills that you like to use
as well as those you want to develop.
Keep an open mind about positions that
may be available; part-time, career related
jobs enable you to explore occupations
that may be of interest to you. Discuss
part-time and/or summer job options with
the career
counselor who works with your major
and develop a set of learning
objectives to help you determine how
to make the most of this career-related
experience.
- Applying
for part-time or summer career related
positions is a competitive process. Before
you begin your search, be sure you have
developed solid job
hunting strategies that include resume
writing, developing interviewing skills,
researching employers, etc.
- When
you contact an organization, ask for a
complete position description, get the
name and title of your phone contact for
future reference, and verify any other
significant information.
- Be
persistent! Finding the kind of part-time
or summer career related job you really
want requires research, preparation and
repeated follow-up.
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