Career and Networking Opportunities
Whether you are considering a new career or looking for a new position within
your current one, as a Douglass alumna, you have many resources available to
you through the Rutgers
Department of Career Services.
Douglass College Career Services
Jobs on the Net [TOP]
Monstertrak
Monstertrak, the
largest national college job posting service on the Internet, has
job listings available to Rutgers alumni and students. There are
30 career fields with about 60 new jobs posted daily. Monstertrak
's Internet address is www.monstertrak.com
. Go to Students and Alumni, scroll down and click on Rutgers
University-Camden (password is "raptors"), Rutgers University-New
Brunswick (password is "henry"), or Rutgers University-Newark (password
is "essex"), and begin hunting.
Drake
Beam Morin Alumni Services
DBM Alumni Career Services
is a comprehensive portfolio of career-enhancing programs and
tools including: job leads, networking opportunities, professional
seminars, and career counseling. Alumni receive one complimentary
one-hour consultation session, in-person or over the telephone.
Find out more by visiting the Web site at www.dbmalumniservices.com
or call 1-800-863-8684.
Other Internet Sites:
Monster
Career Builder
Career Mentoring
[TOP]
Alumni volunteers are always needed to share their career experiences
as mentors to students and other alumni. The Career Contact Network
provides advice to students about majors, informational interviews,
and career assistance. This service is now online at http://careerservices.rutgers.edu
click on Alumni and find the link to ALumni Career Network. This
system is password protected: Rutgers University-Camden (password
is "raptors"), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (password is "henry"),
or Rutgers University-Newark (password is "essex").
Career Counseling [TOP]
Considering a career change? Is your company downsizing? Rutgers' career
services offices have professional career counselors available to assist
alumni in resolving career concerns. Comprehensive one-hour sessions are available
for a modest fee. At no charge, 15-minute"drop-in"sessions are available in
the afternoons on a first-come, first-served basis for quick questions and
resume critiques. The career offices also administer career-interest assessments
and sponsor workshops on all aspects of career planning and employment.
Employment Fairs [TOP]
Alumni are welcome to participate in general and specialized employment
fairs sponsored free of charge on all three campuses throughout
the year and featuring hundreds of local and national employers.
New Brunswick Career Services says each year more than 10,000 students
and alumni and over 1,000 employers participate in these events.
Alumni Networking & Support[TOP]
Designed especially for alumni seeking a job change or career enhancement,
the Alumni Networking & Support group meets once monthly from
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., September through June, at the Rutgers Student
Center on the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick. Meetings feature
guest speakers and special presentations on career and employment
issues. Call 732/932-7997 for more information.
RU Resume Banks [TOP]
The Rutgers Resume Database gives an applicant direct exposure to
New Jersey employers. You can now enter your resume online through
MonsterTRAK at www.monstertrak.com
.
Starting Your Own Business [TOP]
Would you like to be your own boss? At the School of Business in Camden, alumni
are offered a free orientation for dealing with start-up ventures. For more
serious concerns, free or low-cost confidential, professional counseling sessions
are available at the school's Regional Small Business Development Center. To
expand your horizons, call 609/225/6221.
Reciprocal Services [TOP]
Rutgers' Career Services offices
can link alumni living outside New Jersey with career service-offices of colleges
and universities throughout the country.
For more information about Career
Services for alumni in New Brunswick telephone 732/932-7287; in Newark,
973/353-5333; in Camden, 609/225-6046. Graduates of the university's professional
schools are encouraged to access specialized career services sponsored by their
school: call the dean of your school or the alumni office.
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