Job Search & Assistance
You can register on and search the national and local business job links on the Counseling and Career Services web site: www.athens.edu/counseling. This site also provides resume and cover letter samples. When you visit the office, pick up a free copy of Job Choices, a magazine published for graduating college students by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. These magazines are available while supplies last.
Professional Preparation
Register with Career Services six months before your graduation. Prepare your professional credentials for our office to send to advertised job openings. For your file, we need:
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5 résumés |
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Signed personal data form / Career Services Registration Form (www.athens.edu/counseling/careers_business.php. Click on “Career Services Registration Form,” scroll down and click on “Non-Education Application – click here.”)
When you register, make sure you include your email address.
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Job Fairs
Fall Career Connections Job Fair
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Athens State University, Student Center. ASU Main Campus. Local business, industry, non-profit, and government representatives invited. |
Nashville Area College to Career Fair (NACCF)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008,10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Nashville Fairgrounds. Free admission by ticket only; tickets available at Career Services. Over 100 employers attended last year. (www.nashvillefairs.org) |
North Alabama Connection: Professional Employment Day (NACPED)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, hours to be announced, Von Braun Center, South Hall I, Huntsville, AL. Over 60 businesses attended last year. (www.athens.edu/counseling/NACPED/index.html) |
Graduate School Assistance
If you are interested in attending a business graduate school program within the next few years, you may want to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) in your senior year or soon after you graduate. Scores will be accepted by most MBA programs for up to 3 years. Test registration bulletins are available in the Career Services office, or register online at www.gmat.org.
Graduate School Information Panel
Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Athens State University, Student Center Ballroom, ASU Main Campus. Faculty and staff will present their recommendations and information about getting into graduate school. |
North Alabama Graduate and Professional School Fair
Monday, October 1, 2007, 10:00a.m. – 1:00 p.m., UAH, Huntsville, AL. (www.alabamaconnection.org/student.htm) |
Graduate Schools on Campus
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Athens State University, Student Center Ballroom, ASU Main Campus. Local graduate school representatives will be present at the Career Fair. |
Résumé Assistance
Career Services can help you design an effective business résumé; drop your résumé off to be critiqued. Make an appointment if you need some assistance in your job search, 233-8285. A certified career counselor is available to help you
Career Strategies, GBA 364, is a one credit elective course usually offered during fall and spring semesters to prepare you in your transition from college into a professional career.
Helpful Business Links
Accounting/Finance
Management/Procurement/Purchasing/Logistics
Marketing/Sales/Customer Services/Public Relations
Human Resources/Personnel
Other Business
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