Instructor: Mary Pat Wenderoth, Ph.D.

2-3:30 Tuesday

234 Mary Gates Hall

Cr/NCr

 

Opportunity to "talk" with other Bio majors about classes to take, opportunities in research, internship and community service and fun things to do. Take this opportunity to "meet" your colleagues--you are a great group of people.

• Ecology Society
• a portal to many different careers
• Science -career page

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Course assignment:

1) Attendance and discussion (mandatory, if you miss 2 classes you receive NCr.)

2) Attend Career Fair ‚April 15 6-9 pm HUB Ballroom

3a) Attend "Making the most of a career fair "seminar offered by Center for Career Services

• 4/9 at 1:30
• 4/12/ at 3:30
• 4/14/ at 3:30
• check CCS calendar for more details

3b) Plus attend one other seminar offered by Center for Career Services

For each of these sessions you will fill out and turn in the attached form

4) Three Interviews with a 1 page write up for each

• interview #1 is due week 4
• can not be a relative
• 1 page write up --(single spaced, 1inch margins, 12 point font, namae at top right)
  • what is this career about?
  • How have your vieews of this career changed?
  • what did you learn from this interview?

• Overview of course

Assignment for week 1

• work on resume- bring a draft to Career Services and have them comment. Turn in the draft and the final version
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• read want ads Sunday Seattle Times ( do this each Sunday)
  • go to Seattle Times Web site and search jobs
  • *find 3 jobs you would be interested in

Developing a strategy to prepare for your career.

Goals

• knowledge
• experiences
• skills
• networking

Assignment

• Using the hand out from class, find 3 jobs that you are qualified to apply for at this point in time. Notice that the handout of job recources is divided into 3 sections. Find one job from each of the sections. Hand in copies of the job description.
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• Read the handouts on networking
  • Network your Way into Work, Part I
  • Network your Way into Work Part II

Finish Career Strategy guide

April 15th-- Attend UW Career Fair

• Get 3 business cards from companies that might employ you
• hand in a 1 page xerox of these cards with a hand written note next to each card describing what the company does.

Interview #1 due

discussion topic - experiences and networking articles

discussion topic-- finish networking

assignment: for week 6 bring a 2 x 2 color "passport" photo to class on May 4

3rd interview is due may 25th

• interview a college faculty member
• what their career is like
• the pros and cons of teaching

finish discussion on skills

Lauri Aicher, Research Scientist, UW

Clarissa Dirks, Ph.D.

• Assistant Director of Howard Hughes Undergraduate Biology Fellows

Brianne Wotherspoon from Yoh Scientific

Trent Youngman from Perkin Elmer

last interview due

Aileen Kelly from UWAA

no final--no class