Career Immersions What is a Career Immersion? Career Immersions, or field-trips” connect students with employers in the “career employer’s real-world of work setting! Students receive a the scenes” look at “behind organizations and the variety of careers that exist within them! Students and employers participate in unique and interactive networking activities to allow students to expand their industry knowledge and apply what they are learning in the classroom! For employers, career immersions are unique opportunities to build relationships with UIS students and recruit passively for internships, part-time and full-time jobs! Sample Areas of Your Organization to Have Students Engage with: Resources, Marketing/Advertising, Finance/Accounting, Sales, Information Technology, Communication/Public Relations, Development/Fundraising, Management/Business, and many more! Suggested Agenda & Topic Items: ***These activities are suggested topics only. Please feel free to suggest additional topics and customize your immersion agenda. For assistance in developing your immersion, contact Alanna Cieslek at (217) 206-6508 or email at acies2@uis.edu Beginning of Immersion: Start with overview of organization/industry, company culture, careers within orginization Tour of organization with meet & greet of employees, career descriptions Meet & with UIS Alumni Employees and/or new hires What you would be doing if you worked in this area or department Middle of Immersion: Role play with employees, case studies, leadership styles, work Lunch with students and employees (optional) Create sample work products with students: press releases, business plans, PR pitches Have students sit in on actual meetings Have students pair up with employees to conduct informational interviews Have employees mock interview students Have employees provide students with resume and/or cover letter advice End of Immersion: What skills employer looks for when hiring, recruitment trends, tips Q&A session/discussion Open Networking, networking activities Discuss salary trends, negotiation, etc.
Career Immersions What is a Career Immersion? Career Immersions, or “career field-trips” connect students with employers in the employer’s real-world of work setting! Students receive a “behind the scenes” look at organizations and the variety of careers that exist within them! Students and employers participate in unique and interactive networking activities to allow students to expand their industry knowledge and apply what they are learning in the classroom! For employers, career immersions are unique opportunities to build relationships with UIS students and recruit passively for internships, part-time and full-time jobs! Sample Areas of Your Organization to Have Students Engage with: Resources, Marketing/Advertising, Finance/Accounting, Sales, Information Technology, Communication/Public Relations, Development/Fundraising, Management/Business, and many more! Suggested Agenda & Topic Items: ***These activities are suggested topics only. Please feel free to suggest additional topics and customize your immersion agenda. For assistance in developing your immersion, contact Alanna Cieslek at (217) 206-6508 or email at acies2@uis.edu Beginning of Immersion: Start with overview of organization/industry, company culture, careers within orginization Tour of organization with meet & greet of employees, career descriptions Meet & with UIS Alumni Employees and/or new hires What you would be doing if you worked in this area or department Middle of Immersion: Role play with employees, case studies, leadership styles, work Lunch with students and employees (optional) Create sample work products with students: press releases, business plans, PR pitches Have students sit in on actual meetings Have students pair up with employees to conduct informational interviews Have employees mock interview students Have employees provide students with resume and/or cover letter advice End of Immersion: What skills employer looks for when hiring, recruitment trends, tips Q&A session/discussion Open Networking, networking activities Discuss salary trends, negotiation, etc.
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