Thursday, June 17, 2010

Want a Job? Three Steps to Take Today

* Use Optimal Resume to Perfect Your Resume and Interviewing Skills



Once you create an account, Optimal Resume provides you with guidance to create resumes tailored to specific industries and experience levels. You can also practice your interviewing skills using video, audio, or written options. These practice interviews include behavioral-based, panel, final interview questions, and more! To access Optimal Resume, log on to your CaneZone account, look for the Optimal Resume logo under the Announcements on the Home page, and follow the instructions.

* Participate in the Summer Virtual Career Fair

Find and apply to internships and jobs in a variety of fields and industries! Right now 69 employers, including Bank of America, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environment America, Hip Hop Weekly, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Peace Corps, and WPBT2 are looking to fill open positions with talented University of Miami students and alumni. Don’t wait- login to CaneZone, click the Events tab, and attend the Virtual Career Fair now!

* Nothing beats networking in person: Attend Tuesdays with Toppel

Don’t miss Tuesdays with Toppel: the Search Party, July 27 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Sawa Restaurant & Lounge at the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables. RSVP on CaneZone, on the Events Tab. Tuesdays with Toppel events provide opportunities for local alumni and employer representatives to network informally in a variety of settings.