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Summer activities — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week

Posted by on Jun 14, 2019 in Career | 0 comments

I hope that all of you are finding summer to be a less hectic and more relaxed season than the fall and spring semesters. Whether you are taking classes, working at internships, doing research, traveling or volunteering, you probably have more free time and fewer demands than you do during the school year.

This is the time of the year for you to have fun, get caught up on sleep and reconnect with friends and family. It can also be a time for you to check off some items that will get you ready for the fall recruiting season — which will be happening shortly after classes begin in August.

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Tue11

Register for the StoryCorps One Small Step project by July 19

Posted by on Jun 11, 2019 in Events, International Students, Opportunities, Participation, Students, Transfer Students | 0 comments

The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University will host StoryCorps’ One Small Step project on campus this August. The One Small Step project aims to bring two people who disagree politically closer together through civil discourse led by a moderator.Three people sitting around table
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A tale of two fields for AI research: From statistical timing analysis to statistical convolutional neural network, May 31

Posted by on May 21, 2019 in Events, Faculty, Fulton Schools, Students |

Please join Jinjun Xiong, program director for cognitive computing systems research at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, for the seminar, “From statistical timing analysis to statistical convolutional neural network – A tale of two fields for AI research,” on Friday, May 31, 2019!

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Advice from professionals — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week

Posted by on May 20, 2019 in Career |

Last week, the Fulton Schools Career Center hosted our Spring 2019 Career Conference. During the event, a panel of employers and recent Fulton Schools alumni spoke about transition — going from a student to an intern or to a new professional employee. Students heard from the employers about the things that made workers successful – or not. They also learned about the challenges the recent graduates faced when they started their new positions.

The employers emphasized the importance of “soft” of “transferable” skills. You will always have to learn more technical skills when you start a new job or a new company. Technical job-related training and independent learning are typically part of the onboarding process. You are expected to know how to communicate effectively, to work as part of a team, to find information and solve problems. You are also expected to have a good work ethic – be on time, be productive and treat everyone respectfully. As Fulton Schools students, you have so many opportunities to acquire and hone your “people skills”.  http://customize.engineering.asu.edu/

Interns and new employees are expected to show initiative and leadership. They are also told that they should ask for help when it is needed. I asked our panelists to give some guidance as to how someone would know when it is appropriate to ask for help. The response was that the intern or new employee should attempt to solve problems on their own. When they are not able to determine an answer or reach a decision, they should show their research and share their thought processes when asking for help. Providing this background not only shows initiative; but, improves the conversation and learning experience.

Finally, all employers and alumni recommended using the Fulton Schools Career Center. Checkout the resources on our website and use Handshake to schedule an appointment.  http://career.engineering.asu.edu/
We are here to help you.

 

Joyce Donahue is a Certified Career Counselor in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Career Center.

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