Career Newsletter Fall 2010, Number 1
Inside This Issue: News from Career and Student Services Announcements Career Center Workshops
September 13, 2010
Matt Upton, Director of Student Services 1025 Allen Building (979) 862-8824 mupton@bushschool.tamu.edu http://bush.tamu.edu/careerservices
News from Career and Student Services Welcome to the first edition of the Bush School Career Newsletter for the 2010-2011 school year. Normally, I will have separate newsletters for the 1st and 2nd year students, but this week, I combined everything into one newsletter because most of the information applies to all of you. Newsletters by year will begin next week so be watching for that. To the 1st year students, welcome and for the 2nd year students, welcome back! Thank you to everyone for your prayers and patience as we have had our little boy in the NICU in Temple, TX. Thankfully we are all home now and adjusting to the new normal. I am not back in the office full-time just yet, but will let you know when that time comes. The 2nd year students will notice that the Newsletter is in a slightly different format this year--instead of including all information in the email, we have moved everything to a PDF file and attached it thanks to the handy work of my GAR, Darrek Ferrell (2nd year MPSA student). The goal is to be able to archive these newsletters online, but we still have to get a few things ironed out before that will happen, so hang tight just a little longer. This week's newsletter contains information about a few upcoming information sessions, Career Conversations sessions, and interviews. All Career Services events are open to ALL Bush School students, regardless of program so if you are interested, attend the event. To those of you who are not interested in jobs/internships that require a security clearance, you may wonder why there aren't any information sessions for you yet. Your job/internship timeline will look much different than those pursuing a security-sensitive position, so hang on--I promise we haven't forgotten you. We'll also be hosting a number of Career Conversations sessions with other alums in the coming weeks and months. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me (or stop by when I'm back in the office more regularly).
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Announcements Thursday, September 16 12:20 PM to 1:20 PM, Room 1107 “Safety, Security, and Safeguards Integration in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry.� Presentation made by Abby Doll (2nd year MPIA student) and Adam Williams (MPIA graduate and supervisor), Sandia National Laboratory Friday, September 17 12:20 PM to 1:20 PM, Room 1107 Career Conversations: Nonproliferation Careers from the perspective of a Bush School Alum Come prepared to dialogue with Adam Williams (MPIA graduate), Sandia National Laboratory (i.e. come prepared to interact with Adam--he says the session will be more interesting that way) Tuesday, September 28 12:20 PM to 1:20 PM, Room 1110 U.S. State Department Careers and Internships Hosted by Amb. Larry Napper (ret), Director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs and Bush School Career Services Thursday, October 21 (interviews for selected candidates on Friday, October 22) 5:30 PM, Room TBD Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence (Analytical side) Information Session for jobs and internships View Application Instructions Thursday, October 28 (interviews for selected candidates on Friday, October 29) Central Intelligence Agency, National Clandestine Services Information session (jobs only, but open to both 1st and 2nd year students) Details to follow
Career Center Workshops The following workshops are presented by the TAMU Career Center for graduate students. They are free to attend, as the costs are covered in your student fees. Remember, Networking is the most effective career search tool!
People Who Want to Help You
Sep. 14, 2010; 3:00-4:00 p.m. 308 Rudder About two years ago, the Wall Street Journal reported 94% of successful job seekers claimed that networking made all the difference for them. So why not sharpen your networking skills before you cut the interview tree? Big Help for Small Talk Sep. 16, 2010; 4:00- 5:00 p.m. 401 Rudder In most English speaking countries it is normal and necessary to make small talk in certain situation. It is sometimes considered rude to say nothing. Big Help for Small Talks helps you to gain a better understanding of small talks, certain topics that people often discuss during these moments and knowing how to start a conversation
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