Resume
and Cover Letter Assistance
The Career Center
computer lab is open to all students for preparation and
filing of resumes and cover letters, with a laser printer
available for hard copies. Assistance in typing
and preparing your resume is also available. Please
call to schedule an appointment. Professional quality
resumes and cover letters can be produced here at no cost!
Career
Connections Online Jobs Database
Career
Connections, the job placement system for SWIC, consists
of an on-line database of full-time and part-time job
openings and SWIC students who are seeking employment.
Job seekers must register for a workshop in the Career
Center. The job lead information is then available
on-line from any computer with Internet access.
Students may contact the employer if interested in the
position.Students may also post their resume in the on-line
database which can then be reviewed by employers.
Mock
Interviews
The Career Activities
& Employment Center staff offers practice interviews
or consultation on interviewing techniques. Take a look
at "How to Present
a Positive Image" for interviewing tips.
On-Campus
Recruiting
Throughout the school year, between four and
six different companies each month are scheduled to come
on campus and actively recruit students for positions
within their companies. These On-Campus Recruitment Days
provide an excellent opportunity for students to meet
company representatives on a one-on-one basis and favorably
influence their chances for employment.
A large poster is placed in the
hallway on an easel outside the Career Activities &
Employment Center and flyers are posted to the twelve
bulletin boards throughout the college to notify students
of dates and times of On-Campus Recruitment Days.
Companies recruit
either through appointment and interview, reserving a
private room for this method or company representatives
staff a table in the hallway in the Main building.
Interviews require an appointment and you may set up your
appointment by calling the Career Activities & Employment
Center at (618) 235-2700, ext. 5562. If a company
chooses to utilize an open table, students need not make
an appointment for them.
All students
visiting with company representatives both for interviews
or open table MUST have a resume and wear appropriate
attire. For those students who have not yet completed
a resume, our staff at the Career Center will be happy
to assist you.
Job Fairs
Job Fairs are held
each fall at the Granite City Campus and each spring at
the Belleville Campus. An Allied Health Job Fair
is held in the spring at the Belleville Campus.
In addition, the Career Center co-sponsors the Jobs Plus
Job Fair held each fall at the Gateway Convention Center
and the Gateway-to-Careers Job Fair held at the University
of Missouri - St. Louis campus each spring. To obtain
a current listing of job fair dates, check the calendar
of events.
Internships
The internship
program available through the Career Center has a
Coordinator who works with the academic program areas
to assist students in preparing resumes, acquiring interviewing
skills, and locating appropriate internship sites.
