Communication is generally near the top of the list of skills sought by college recruiters. During the hiring process, the applicant’s oral, written, non-verbal and cross-cultural communication are assessed. The ability to listen well and to engage in reflective or active listening is also important. Reflective listening has two parts. Once the other person’s words…
Talking about your team experience — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
Interview questions about teamwork are frequently a part of the hiring process. Fulton students are often asked to “Tell me about a time that you were on a team when ….” I thought it might be helpful if I put together a list of the elements that are found on highly effective teams. I’d like…
Employers’ insights — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
Last week, Fulton Schools underclassmen heard from industry professionals who shared what they look for when hiring interns. The panel included: Pam Goux, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Medtronic; Gregory Haggerty, Chief Executive Officer, Dibble Engineering; Jennifer McGovern, Human Resource Manager, Emerald AR Systems; and Matt Derr, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Orbital ATK. Topics included résumés, employer expectations,…
Enjoying work — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
If someone asked you which of the following you would — doing things you like to do or doing things you dislike doing — I imagine your choice would be to do the things you enjoy. Stanford Professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, authors of Designing Your Life – How to build a well-lived joyful…
Spring Break — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
Spring Break! This is a time for Fulton Students to relax, catch up on sleep, travel, spend time with friends — and get ready for the challenging, busy, often stressful end of the semester that is quickly approaching. Make this week a time to do things you enjoy. At the end of the week, take…
The career fair is over — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
For the past month and a half, I’ve been writing about what to do to prepare for career fairs. For those of you who attended one of the events, there are a few things you need to do after. Most likely, you were told to “apply online.” This is not a brush off! It is…
Last chance: Final week before the career fair — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been writing about preparing for the career fair. Some of you have already fine-tuned and polished your résumé (and had it reviewed), have your professional attire ready to wear, identified and researched your top companies and thought about what you are going to say. Since it’s impossible to be…
Countdown to Career Fair: Less than two weeks away! Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
The Fulton Schools Career Fair is less than two weeks away! At this point, your résumé should be ready to go. (If not, plan to attend the Rapid Résumé Reviews with Employers this Friday, February 17, 2017 at Devils’ Oasis in CAVC retail space from noon–4 p.m.) You should have your professional attire ready —…
Countdown to Career Fair in three weeks — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
January of 2017 is already history and you have only three weeks left to prepare for the Fulton Schools Career Fairs. It’s time to start thinking about your professional attire. Do you have to go shopping? Is your suit clean and pressed? Are your dress shoes shined? Do you need to schedule a haircut? Ladies,…
Countdown to Career Fair in four weeks — Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week
Get ready to interview with STARR! Some companies will conduct screening interviews at the career fair, and many will be holding first-round interviews on campus the very next day. In addition to doing research on the companies attending career fairs, perfecting your pitch and putting together your professional image, you also need to be ready…
