Inner Circle
Opportunities and events for ASU Fulton Schools students
Reframing the “yes, but” statements — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
Sometimes we may find ourselves getting busy during the academic semester and that is normal. However, what I have found as a career services practitioner over the years is that students will make countless excuses as they are progressing through the career development stages/phases. In this blog, I will present some of the common “yes,…
The essential components of interviewing — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
Now that Fulton Schools Fall Virtual Career Fair days are over, it is time to conduct your interviews with potential employers. At the present time, you may be interviewing with a campus recruiter or you may be conducting your interviews with companies that you found via networking or job search websites.
Career advice from industry professionals — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
Career Exploration Night is a yearly event aimed at helping new engineering students to learn about the various disciplines of engineering by talking with industry professionals.
The essential features of Optimal Resume — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
Optimal Resume is an amazing resource for any engineering student to obtain valuable feedback on their resume and to enhance their professional image. If you’ve never heard of it before, I highly recommend checking it out on Handshake > Career Center > Resources. At this time, I am going to provide a summary of the great feature that Optimal has…
Nine tips for enhancing your LinkedIn profile — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
With people staying home and working virtually amid COVID-19, professionals have turned to LinkedIn in order to stay up to date with their network. LinkedIn is the best online professional networking tool that you should use to your advantage.
How to customize your resume based on the position — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
A resume is something many students struggle with as they start applying to jobs and internships. There are countless ways to write it with so many factors to keep in mind while writing it. It is easy to get caught up in focusing on your own skills and experiences and forget about the qualifications required…
The follow-up after virtual career fairs — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
The career fair is over and, for the most part, it can feel like your job/internship search is over too. You’ve applied to positions before the career fair, distributed your resume and just have to wait for responses now, right? Wrong! In this blog, I’ll go over some actions you can take to follow-up on…
Introducing the elevator pitch — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
The Fulton Schools Career Center had our first Virtual Career Fair last week, and while I was monitoring the individual rooms and the exchanges in the CareerEco platform, I realized that the introductions (or what we consider the elevator pitch) could have been stronger and utilized more in each of the sessions.
Last minute tips for Virtual Career Fairs — Jessica’s Career Tip of the Week
Wow, how time flies! Virtual Career Fairs are happening now! While many of you are already on your way to making a great first impression at the Career Fair, I would now like to promote last minute Career Virtual Fair tips that will ensure your success. Before you start networking at our Virtual Career Fairs…
How to enhance your resume — Jessica’s Career Tip of the week
The crucial questions that you may be asking yourself are, “What is going to make my resume stand out to an employer or graduate program?” and “How am I going to strategically highlight my experience, skills, professional brand and facets of my personality?” While there are many variables that may have an effect on whether…