Faculty
The Career Development Office invites faculty members to partner with us and provide relevant career related information to our students. By partnering in such opportunities, you help students better understand the value of their liberal arts education and how to prepare for the working environment. Below is a brief listing of the services we have to to offer with faculty members in mind!
DON'T CANCEL CLASS
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If you know in advance that you will need to be out of the classroom, please consider contacting us as an alternative for your students. We would like to help you best utilize the class time to provide students with information on a variety of topics. We can present for an entire class period...or just part of it. Please complete this form and we will be sure to contact you. So, keep us in mind the next time you need to be away from campus! Topics of interest include: majors/career exploration, internship opportunitites, job search techniques, dressing in the workplace, resume/cover letter writing, interviewing skills, job fair preperation, graduate school, personality assessments, etc.CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - As part of your course requirements, if you would like students to complete a resume, cover letter, or any other project career related, please give us a call and we can help coordinate that process with you. We would like to meet with students individually to review their specific needs and concerns. We can also keep in contact with you to ensure that everyone has met your expectations. Consider adding a career compenet in your classroom!
INTERNSHIP ADVISORS - If you are working with a student to do an internship, please also advise them to make a stop at the Career Development Office. It is necessary that they complete paperwork in order to earn academic credit. Learn more with our Internship Guide.
REFERENCE REQUESTS - If you need to write a letter of reference for one of your students and are not sure where to begin, check out these links, from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, for tips of the trade!
- Writing a Reference Letter - Discussion of the issues surrounding a letter of reference.
- Faculty Reference Letter - Contains an example for use when creating a letter of reference for students.
- Suggested Guidelines for Writing References - Itemized guidelines to observe when writing references for students.
- A Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Hiring - Discussion of the ethical and legal standards involving students obtaining employment.
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER
Stay up to date with the career events! Join the Facebook group "Lakeland College Loves Career Development" or follow us on Twitter at "LCCareer"!
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CAREER RESOURCES FOR FACULTY
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Review student resumes, and cover letters, Search for former alumni or classroom presenters; View career events. |
Need to create an account OR already have an existing one, go to the main page. Create a profile from there OR log-in with your information. Don't remember your log-on: contact us |
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Going Global career and employment resources include world-wide job openings, internship listings, industry profiles and country-specific career information. More than 30,000 pages of constantly-updated content is included on topics such as: work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines and examples, employment trends, salary ranges, networking groups, cultural/interviewing advice, corporate profiles and worldwide job listings...plus much more! Visit the global forum to chat about living and working abroad. |
Need to access from on campus or through Citrix. |
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USA City Guides contain career and employment resources for the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the USA. Included in this database are: job search resources, employment outlook, professional networking groups, cost of living, major employer listings by industry sector, non-profits and volunteer opportunities. H1B employer listings are also listed for all 50 states. |
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Self-assessment and career exploration; |
Go to the main page. You can create a profile or log-in. Use access code "muskies." Don't remember your log-on information: contact us |
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