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Career Connections Newsletters

April 2007 (pdf)

Issue highlights:

• What are members of the class of 2007 doing after graduation?  Everything from research fellowships to consulting to graduate school in international studies!  Seven seniors share their post-grad plans.

• Josh Butts, class of ’01, demonstrates that you don’t have to find the perfect career immediately after graduation—he’s already switched careers once, and now he’s going back to grad school.

March 2007 (pdf)

Issue highlights:

• Interested in a career in actuarial science?  Alumni, a professor, and a current student describe what it takes to succeed in this highly rewarding field.

• Human resource professionals share the mistakes job seekers should never make.  (Hint: Yawning in an interview is never a good idea…)

• Alumnus profile: John Camardella chose to teach history and coach at Prospect High School because he believes high school is “when students need the most support and instructional guidance.”

January 2007 (pdf)

Issue highlights:

• Alumni mentors are eager to help students with everything from informational interviews to job shadowing, internships, and job search help.

• Ask Robyn: How the Hart Career Center can help you find an internship in any major and in any location.

• From the Trenches: Molly McLay ‘06 describes adjusting to life after IWU and her work as a project coordinator at Shakespeare Squared.

• Internship Profile: Jen Morozink applied her knowledge of psychology to diabetes outreach work with hospital patients.

December 2006 (pdf)

Issue highlights:

• Earning a living at nonprofits: IWU alumni share the highs and lows of meaningful but less lucrative work.

• Interested in Teach for America?  Two alumni describe their experiences in 5th and 8th grade classrooms.

• Alumnus Profile: Jason Arends turned a biology major into a vice president position at Bernstein Global Wealth Management.