Christmas Time!

It’s the end of the semester and things are getting really hectic with huge papers and scary finals coming our way. But don’t lose hope, Christmas is coming and we will have some fun at last!
At this busy time of the year probably most of you won’t have the chance to stop by our office for assistance with your internship and job search. But don’t worry, we can still help you. The Career Counselors will be here during (most of) the winter break! The CDO will be closed December 24th through the holidays but will be back in business beginning Monday, January 5th. So if you don't have time to stop by before you leave for the break, you can always set up a phone appointment during the break, or call to schedule an appointment for when you return from the break.

Also you can do your research or find good resume hints on our website. We have so many useful online resources that you will be overwhelmed with helpful information and will have most of your questions answered.

Many of you come to the office for a quick advice and revision ideas for your resume, let me give you some very basic guidelines you can use when writing it:

1.Don’t forget to add your Vassar address so that people can contact you easily. After all, you spend most of your time here on campus.
2.Include not only the year but also the months of your previous job positions, in this way your resume will be more accurate.
3.Elaborate a little bit on the obligations and work you did before, use some of the action words that have been carefully selected for you in our Resume Writing Guide which you can find online on our website.
4.Don’t forget to include any computer skills or language skills you have. Employers are very interested in this part of your resume as well.
5.Keep your resume clean and concise and try not to exceed one page.

I wish you luck with all your exams and wonderful, jolly and happy holidays! We are looking forward to helping you with your New Year’s career resolutions!!! And don’t forget about our last CDO event this Friday with the Estee Lauder Companies from 1pm-2 pm in the Faculty Parlor.

Cheers!

Marina