{"id":1531,"date":"2017-04-28T22:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T02:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2017-04-28T22:01:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T02:01:26","slug":"slis-career-fair-get-to-know-your-cec-and-slis-career-resources-on-your-own-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/?p=1531","title":{"rendered":"SLIS Career Fair &#8211; Get to know your CEC and SLIS Career Resources on your own time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Career Education Cente<\/strong>r, along with SLIS, will work with you to prepare for interviews, review your resume, help you plan your career, or learn more about the LIS field. Our CEC is always ready to help, even after you\u2019ve graduated!<\/p>\n<p>The CEC offers Career Planning and Resources such as Career Coaching, Alumnae\/I Connection, Events and Programs,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/alums\/career-toolkit\" class=\"broken_link\">Career Toolkit<\/a>, and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>Making an appointment with a career coach is easy, simply call at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(617)%20521-2488\">617-521-2488<\/a>\u00a0or visit the CEC at Suite M107-M112, SOM\/Academic Building, 1<sup>st<\/sup>Floor:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/about\/contact\/make-an-appointment\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/about\/contact\/make-an-appointment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/alums\" class=\"broken_link\">http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/alums<\/a>\u00a0: CEC Link for Alumnae\/i.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/graduate-students\">http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/cec\/graduate-students<\/a>\u00a0: Link for current graduate students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget about the SLIS Career Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here at SLIS we want to help you prepare for your future in the LIS field as best as possible. We offer several different resources and programs such as:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/academics\/schools\/school-of-library-and-information-science\/careers\/job-search-resources\" class=\"broken_link\">SLIS Job Search Resources<\/a>:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Here you can find general resources such as different job sites specifically for LIS, application process resources such as LibGuides, information on navigating the interview process and negotiating, resume and cover letter information, and other helpful links.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/academics\/schools\/school-of-library-and-information-science\/careers\/work-with-a-mentor\">Work with a Mentor<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>: Mentoring offers an opportunity for emerging librarians and seasoned veterans to connect, share experiences, and develop their professional network. Assistant Dean for Students and Alumni Affairs Em Claire Knowles leads SLIS\u2019s mentoring program by connecting current students with the Alumni Association.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/academics\/schools\/school-of-library-and-information-science\/careers\/jobline\" class=\"broken_link\">Jobline<\/a><\/em>:\u00a0<\/strong>Jobline brings the employers and job postings right to you! These organizations are actively seeking SLIS Alumni. Focusing more on more of a computer science career? We have the job postings for you as well!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/academics\/schools\/school-of-library-and-information-science\/careers\/computer-science-opportunities\" class=\"broken_link\">Click here for Computer Science Opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Career Education Center, along with SLIS, will work with you to prepare for interviews, review your resume, help you plan your career, or learn more about the LIS field. Our CEC is always ready to help, even after you\u2019ve graduated! The CEC offers Career Planning and Resources such as Career Coaching, Alumnae\/I Connection, Events and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/432"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1532,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1531\/revisions\/1532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/blogs\/asist\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}