For my career services blog entry, I will be writing about my visit to see Maryjo Zunk, the School ofPublic Affairs’ career counselor. Although I was somewhat familiar with the resources available to me through ASU, Maryjo showed me how to use these resources to my advantage.
SunDevil CareerLink has a large amount of job listings to sort through. However, you can make job searching easier by selecting specific employers; you can see if they have hired anyone at ASU and they often have an ASU alumni contact. This includes many public service employers at every level of government as well as nonprofits.
Maryjo also showed me more ways to use LinkedIn. I have had a LinkedIn since I was an undergraduate, when I learned of its existence at an 85 Broads conference. However, I have not really used it much or kept it up to date. There are several ASU group available to join, and you can list skills that your connections can endorse, while you can endorse others’ skills. This is a good way to build up your profile. You can also connect to Maryjo, who is constantly connecting to alumnae and employers.
I am still working on my LinkedIn, but feel free to connect with me: www.linkedin.com/pub/megan-o-brien/4/b87/129
I have also met with Maryjo in the past to discuss different internship opportunities. I found that Maryjo was very helpful in helping me focus on the skills that I did have and how to present these skills to employers. I am currently working on my LinkedIn as well, I don't have nearly as much on it as I should.
ReplyDeleteThank you Megan for providing all these information! I also had a Linkedin but I have to say I haven't logged in my account for a long time, nor updated it. As I'm going to graduate next year, I think it's time to go back to the Linkedin to see anything helpful on there!
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