The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is looking for you!

NREL is actually hiring people instead of firing and have many open positions, including some for students and recent grads.  The company is based in Colorado, so if you want to make a difference with clean energy technology and don’t mind exploring our nation some, you may want to consider NREL.

Careers Pick of the Week

No One Will Hire Me!  Avoid 15 Mistakes and Win the Job

Call Number: Hagerty Careers HF5382.7 .K713 2002

Job searching can be tiring, but becoming frustrated will only take you further away from finding and getting the job you want.  No One Will Hire Me! highlights 15 mistakes that job searchers often make such as: failure to follow through, being unprepared, or having a badly written resume.  Once you’ve identified the problems you are facing, you will be able to have an effective job search without losing motiviation or self-esteem.

SCDC Co-op Information Session

Join the Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) for an Information Session designed to address your concerns about the economy in general and your co-op options.  Gain information, resources, and strategies to successfully navigate the current job market.

Choose a session:

RSVP by February 23, 2009

Space is limited to the first 25 students who RSVP!

Email: tas75@drexel.edu

Free pizza and refreshments!

Careers Pick of the Week:

Electronic Resumes & Online Networking

Call Number: Hagerty Careers HF5383 .S634 2000

The Internet is an effective tool to finding a job.  One of the steps to applying to jobs online is to create an electronic resume.  This book will also teach you how to design a webpage to feature your resume, how to apply for jobs online, and all of the different ways to send your resume via the Internet.  In addition to the tutorials, this book shares tons of online resources with jobs waiting for you  to submit your electronic resume to!

The SCDC has a new workshop coming up!  It’s called “How to Answer the Tough Interview Questions“.

Many employers are now turning to behavior-based interview questions.  The premise being that the most accurate predictor of future performance is past performance in similar situations.  This workshop will teach you the STAR (situational, task, action, result) method of answering behavior-based questions and touch on general interviewing tips.

Tuesday, February 24

SCDC Conference Room (3201 Arch St., Suite 250)

5PM-6PM

Call 215-895-2185 to register for this workshop.

Have you ever been to an SCDC workshop, i.e. Resume Repair?  What workshop topics would you like to see covered?

Careers Pick of the Week:

Careers for Nature Lovers & Other Outdoor Types

Hagerty Careers S945 .M55 2001

If you dread the idea of working in a cubicle, its time you learn about all of the opportunities there are to work outdoors.  Careers in biological science allow you to study wildlife and plants in their natural habitat or dive into water to collect samples for testing.  Architects, chemists, and agriculturalists are just some of the other areas that offer hands-on careers that require you to work in the outdoors.  This helpful book will guide you by explaining what to expect on the job and how to go about attaining this type of career.

Careers Pick of the Week

Nontraditional Careers for Chemists

Call Number: Careers QD39.5 .B25 2007

Think chemists only work in laboratories?  Think again!  Chemists are needed in many places such as: law firms, publishing houses, art museums, and software companies.  Your education in chemistry prepares you with skills in research, problem-solving, and analysis, which are all important skills that employers value.  If you are interested in chemistry and don’t envision yourself in a lab all day, pick up this book and learn about professionals with degrees in chemistry that are doing unique jobs that satisfy their love for science and chemistry.