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Career Assistants are comprised of sophomores, juniors, and seniors with
ties to all four colleges at Villanova. They undergo extensive training
on resume writing, major selection, job search strategies, interviewing
techniques as well as graduate/professional school information. Career Assistants
work cohesively with the Career Center professional staff and strive to assist students
with the transition between college life and the professional world.
Career
Assistants will help you with:
- Critique resumes
- Answer career questions
- Suggest resources
- Explain placement procedures and on-line services
- Discuss majors and career decision making strategies.
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Career Assistant 2012 Spring Semester Office Hours
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Career Assistants
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Kate Campbell, Junior,
Marketing, Southborough, MA
VU Highlights: Being a Career Assistant of course! In addition to
working at the CC, my favorite VU moments are the basketball games, my
service break trip to Myrtle Beach freshman year, and my involvement
with the Villanova Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter.
Career Aspirations: To be a marketing executive at a company
where I believe in the product and the message that they are spreading
to consumers.
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Most unusual job: One of the little girls I used to babysit for
had not just make-believe friends, but make-believe pets. One time she
claimed that I was the owner and she was the pet dog. When I wasn't
paying attention, she licked my leg - like an actual dog! I freaked out,
and needless to say, it was the last time I babysat for them.
Advice for peers: It's never too early to start preparing for
your career. Whether that means drafting a resume, talking about
major/minor options, or practice interviews - you can never be overly
prepared for your future!
Favorite career resource: Practice Interviews! Call the Career
Center to set up a practice interview with any of the full-time staff.
You can provide your interviewer with information on the company you are
applying for a job with and they can tailor the questions to be about
that job description or field. The interviews are videotaped, and you
review the tape back with the interviewer to look at what you can do to
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Jacqueline Coffey, Junior,
Accounting, West Chester, PA
VU highlights: Kappa Delta Sorority,
Equity Society, Habitat for Humanity, Study Abroad (Denmark), Summer
2011 Internship (SEI), RUIBAL
Career Aspirations: Public Accounting
Most unusual job: Fish caretaker
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Advice for peers: Networking, Networking,
Networking!!! (it's how I got my summer internship at SEI)
Favorite Career Resources: GoNova, Clay
Center (for VSB students), CA!! (of course, but I do think it provides a
great opportunity for peer-to-peer advice |
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Claire Corsey, Junior,
Environmental Science, Monroeville, NJ
VU Highlights: Student Musical Theatre,
Student Theatre, Supernovas A Cappella, President’s Environmental
Sustainability Committee Pre-law Society
Career Aspirations: To be an
environmental lawyer working for the EPA or my own practice
Most unusual Job: errand girl for law
firm
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Advice for Peers: Never be afraid to
introduce yourself to a potential employer
Favorite career resource: GoNOVA |
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Chris DeMarco, Senior,
Economics/Political Science, Belle Mead, NJ
VU Highlights: North Light Community Center Volunteer tutor,
Ambassadors, New Student Orientation, Study Abroad (Rome)
Career Aspirations: To secure a position in financial services
Most unusual job: Bank Teller, got to play with money all day
long and held a hundred thousand dollars in my hand. |
Advice for peers: Get an early start…remember the early bird gets
the worm!
Favorite career resource: GoNOVA |
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Abby Hiza, Senior, Management,
Lafayette, NY
VU Highlights: Internal VP of the Blue Key Society; VP:Member
Education for Delta Gamma; four Habitat for Humanity trips (Arkansas,
South Carolina, Mississippi x 2); Global Citizens Program: freshman
study abroad in London; internship at Options Group, an executive search
firm, in London; Human Resources internship for Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Career Aspirations: I want to go on to a career in Human
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Most unusual job: I was a Banquet Server at a Doubletree Hotel.
I've been to more weddings than I can count. For New Year's Eve, they
had me dress up like Marilyn Monroe; I had to carry huge trays of dirty
dishes in a white dress and blonde wig.
Advice for peers: As someone who spent a chunk of both her
internships sifting through resumes, I can't stress enough the
importance of yours being thorough and professional! Small grammatical
or formatting errors can tarnish a perfectly beautiful resume.
Proofread, proofread, proofread!
And for the younger students - get involved and get involved
early! That way, you'll discover your favorite activities sooner and can
devote more time to them - maybe even becoming a leader in that
organization. Devotion and leadership look great to future employers,
and you'll be able to do something you love doing.
Favorite Career Resource: FREE COFFEE! No, the best resources at
the Career Center are the counselors who work there. They know
everything! Questions are never left unanswered with the Career Center
staff, and they're your ticket to the right direction, the perfect
resume, and a stellar interview. (But seriously, free coffee every day.
Come visit!) |
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Erin Malone, Junior,
Communication, Sydney, Australia
VU Highlights: Varsity Swim Team, Blue
Key, ICE Caps mentor, Emerging Leaders Institute, Social Justice
Documentary
Career Aspirations: Own my own
boutique: PR Events Management Agency
Most unusual job: My first day at Sold
Out Events, after a quick tour of the premises, I was given my first
project: design a 20 meter long mobile sushi train that could be
transported daily in a truck.
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Advice for Peers: Start early, keep your
resume up to date, and NEVER burn your bridges. You never know when or
how your paths will cross again.
Favorite career resource: GoNOVA |
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Dave
Marx, Sophomore, Marketing/Psychology, Manhasset, NY
VU Highlights: Supernovas, VU Singers, Beta Theta Pi
Career Aspirations: Fortune 500 CEO
Most Unusual Job: balloon artist at children’s birthday parties
Advice for Peers: Get involved in relevant activities early |
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Favorite career Resource: Career Center |
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Meghan McElroy, Junior, Economics, Chicago, IL
VU Highlights: Chi Omega, Bigs and Littles, Equity Society, VSB
Peer Advisors, Study Abroad (London)
Career Aspirations: To become an expert in economic policy and
work with the President…and be an Interior Decorator in my spare time. |
Most Unusual Job: Working in an ice cream
store…where you can’t eat the ice cream.
Advice for Peers: Be persistent, don’t be afraid to look for jobs
in non traditional ways
Favorite career resource: Just being in the Career Center…all of
the talk about jobs and internships really rub off on you! |
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Tommy
McJoynt-Griffith, Junior, Finance/Accounting, Columbus, OH
VU Highlights: VSB Peer Advisor, Club Soccer team, Special
Olympics, Study Abroad (Ireland, spring 2012)
Career Aspirations: To be an analyst on Wall Street
Most unusual job: Selling Cutco knives via home visits |
Advice for peers: Get “it” done early. Turn in
your applications first…don’t wait until the deadline
Favorite career resource: Career Center staff |
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Megan
Michienzi, Senior, Communication, Parkland, FL
VU Highlights: Club Lacrosse, Delta Gamma, Studied abroad
(National University of Ireland-Galway)
Career Aspirations: PR in Chicago…Go Cubs!
Most unusual job: Retail position at a mall
Advice for Peers: practice, practice, practice Interviews! |
| Favorite career Resource: 1 credit courses for
interviewing, resumes and branding yourself to employers |
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Nicole
Palazzolo, Senior, Comprehensive Science, Garden City, NY
VU Highlights: Kappa Delta, Pre-med Club, Alpha Episolon Delta,
Order of Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa, Habitat for Humanity, Chemistry
Teaching Assistant, NYU Langone Medical Center Pharmacy Intern.
Career Aspirations: to attend Pharmacy school and become a
clinical pharmacist working somewhere on the east coast |
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Job: making egg sandwiches and slicing cold cuts at a bagel store
Advice for Peers: It’s never too late to change your major/plans
if you are not enjoying yourself.
Favorite Career Resource: videotaped practice interviews
offered at the Career Center are a great way to see yourself and improve
on your interviewing techniques. |
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Kara Scannell,
Junior, Communication/Honors, Tinley Park, IL
Highlight Reel: Besides working in the Student Development Office
(yes you do recognize me from somewhere) and my dedication to the Career
Center, I am a writer for the Villanovan, a CRS Ambassador for
Peacebuilding, and a participant in the ICE and IGR Programs. I interned
with the Garrubbo Guide last year, and I will be spending the first
semester of my junior year on the back of a camel as I am studying
abroad in Morocco. |
Career aspirations: I am working towards PR and
Media Production specializations so I really want to work in a job that
is creative and people-oriented. I would love to organize layouts for a
magazine or website, or develop ad campaigns. I would also love a job
that allowed for international travel. If that doesn't work out I want
Dave Leibig's job.
Most unusual job: Working part-time in a dry cleaners-- the
things you would find in people's pockets were a constant source of
amusement.
Advice for peers: When in doubt, go for it. Shoot e-mails, ask a
family friend about their job, listen for opportunities. Be persistent
and show people that if you will work this hard just to interview you
would be an asset to their company. Also, always try to help other
people find success-- it never hurts to get a few bonus karma points.
Favorite career resource (website, etc.): I am a huge fan of GoNova.
That is how I found my internship and some local babysitting jobs. I
also love the advice I received about setting up a LinkedIn profile.
It's nice to have a professional representation of myself and my skills
online. |
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Erica Slater,
Senior, Marketing/International Business, Altadena, CA
VU Highlights: Study Abroad (Brazil), Rays of Sunshine
Career Aspirations: Marketing/management position
Most unusual job: Working at a smoothie shop where we had to sing
whenever we got tips |
| Advice for peers: If you want to do co-ops or
internships, make sure you plan your curriculum schedule correctly so
you don’t fall behind
Favorite career resource: practice interviews with employers
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Emily Sloan, Sophomore, VSB, Redwood
City, CA
VU highlights: Local Program Host with Special Olympics, Delta
Gamma
Career aspirations: Own a Real Estate firm
Most unusual job: camp counselor for kids age 4-10. Had to change
15+ kids in 15 minutes from wet bathing suits to dry clothes.
Advice for peers: Plan ahead, get organized early, get involved
in as many activities as you can handle.
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Favorite career resource: Clay Center |
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Mark Thompson, Senior,
Finance/Accounting, Acton, MA
VU highlights: Executive Board of Equity Society, Study Abroad
(London), Internships (3) with Fidelity Investments (2 in London),
internship with Battery Ventures
Career Aspirations: Equity research for an asset manager, mutual
fund CO, eventual portfolio manager
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Most unusual job: Coffee shop.
Manager/owner insisted on having fresh baked muffins so I had to teach
myself how to bake muffins. Spent lots of time throwing out moldy food
as the owner wasn’t organized with inventory management
Advice for peers: start early and go to Career Center events (even
if you’re not sure what you want to do). Talk to employers, ask
questions, get business cards, and stay connected. Networking is key to
career success.
Favorite career resource: Letters of Reciprocity (utilizing
services of other schools). |
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