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Career Development, Internship & Community
Learning Center: SUMM£X JD&S
Are you still looking for a
summer
job?
Here
are a few
sugges
tions
THE
SEARCH
The
best
place to
for US Zmnm C
start is the Career Develop
ment, Internship & Community
Learning Center. There are
many resource books available
devoted solely to summer em
ployment opportunities, sum
mer internship opportunities,
and summer volunteer opportu-
ARrit* ifw* 4> wt
tacts,
phone numbers, fax numbers or
e-mail addresses. Often the
most popular jobs have
the earliest deadlines
The Center also main
tains a list of web sites
for the summer job seekei
and will assist in wel
searches for specific
types of jobs. The Centei
maintains a summer file
organized by geographic
region, of camps and
other special programs. In ad-
dition to using
the resources of
fered by the Ca
reer Develop
ment Center,
there are other
things you can do
to locate summer
employment:
* Tell everyone you know
that you are looking for a job and
ask if they know of
any opportunities
* Check the clas
sified ads in the news
paper and online
* Check local es
tablishments for
"help wanted" signs
* Consider using
a staffing agency
TYPES OF JOBS
The major types of jobs of
fering summer work include:
* Service occupations:
Waiters, recreation personnel,
lifeguards, camp counselors,
ticket takers, amusement park
personnel, museum helpers
* La
bor-inten-
sive jobs:
Construc
tion work
ers
* Envi
ronmental
occupations:
Landscape
helpers, for
ester aides,
animal tech
nicians
* Production jobs: Auto re
pair, carpenters, mail sorters
* Retail and sales occupa
tions: Cashiers, salespersons
* Clerical jobs: Office as
sistants, library assistants
* Technical support occupa
tions: Computer support
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
If you possess a skill, you
ni tie s.
Most re
source
materi
als con
tain ap
plica-
tion in
struc-
ts n s ,
con-
might be able to market that
skill into a summer job. Pos
sible areas to consider:
JA/ork.
Experience
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Services, i.e. shopping, planning
and cover letter. You will want
to emphasize on your resume
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The Guilfordian
Features
* Computer
training or ser
vicing
* Lawn Care
* Tutoring
* Childcare,
Petcare, House
sitting
* Painting or
House Repair
* Providing
children's parties, provid
ing transportation for the
elderly
APPLYING FOR A
JOB
Once you have de
cided which jobs you wish
to apply for, it may be nec
essary to write a resume
those items of par
ticular relevance
for the job you
wish to obtain.
Think about what
the employer
might be looking
for in a potential
employee. Informa
tion on writing a
resume and cover
letter and other as-
pects of the application process
is available through the Caree
Development Center.
WEBSITES
www.ajb.dni.us (America's Job
Bank)
www.aanet.org(Amenca's
Career Info Net)
www.acane
camps.org
www. bridgep ath. com
www.campjobs.com
(has search cap a
bilities)
www.campstaff.com
www.campcounselcas.oom
www.collegestudent.com
www.coolcamps.com
www.coolstaff.com
www.coolworks.com/
showme
www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/
index.html (natural resources
jobs) *
www.doleta.gov (contains job
market/openings by state)
www.greatsummerjobs.com
www.sca-inc.org (Student
Conservation Association)
www.seasonalemployment.com
*
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African
American
. I ! V i J i ! '
; \ f i: \ w- '
Awards
Ceremony
Sunday, April 22 • 7 p.m.
Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Auditorium
Frank Family Science Center
_ A celebration of the achievements of Guilford's
African American faculty, staff and students
Special guests witt be "The Healing
Force,- "integrity" ond "O Tesha," each of
whom v/iii contribute to the festive atmo
sphere of reflection through African/African
American music, storytelling and dance.
Vendors will be on-hand selling African
art. clotnmg and food, so please come a
| little ea'ty to take advantage of this cppcr•
; funity Tradttiona 1 African attire is strongly r \C|hTIf?ST7SS
■ encouraged Lii^MaaGOlJ
April 20, 2001
AMERICA'S
JOBBANK
S£iOUS i*08KI88 ,
(a bit limited)
www.student.com/jobs
www.summerjobs.com
www.wm.edu/csrv/career/
stualum/jshort.html
www.worktravel.com
ADDITIONAL HELP
If for any reason you have
difficulty locating a suitable
job, remember that the Career
Development Center staff can
help with any part of the job
search.
Don't
hesi
tate to
ask for
their
assis
tance
(call
x 2187.)