Written by- Celestine McGee, Senior Employer Relations and Outreach Specialist You may have attended the career fair at Illinois Tech a few weeks ago, but you’re still waiting to hear back from many of the companies you met with. This
By: Peer Career Coach Dahun Mamora During the first week of my summer internship at Dell, I saw something unique happen at orientation. I watched as two interns, Alicia and Steven excitedly greeted each other like they had known about
By: Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir Ever wonder how those people you see in a career fair look so confident? So passionate? How do they have that I-know-what-I-am-doing look? The answer is simple: body language! But, what is body language?
By: Peer Career Coach Xochitl Castel As a college student, you might be bombarded with posters, emails, and Facebook notifications about getting involved with organizations on-campus. Most of the time you hit the trash icon, but let me tell you
BY: Peer Career Coach Priscilla Akpabio. Read about her and our other Peer Career Coaches HERE. This week I will be sharing some tips on how to create a resume. As a freshman, I struggled to start a resume so
In Career Services, we are committed to providing meaningful career development experiences for Illinois Tech students. For this reason, we are always looking for new staff members who can help us to achieve this mission with their strengths and talents.
According to LinkedIn, 80% of jobs today are found through networking alone. Knowing this, we have decided to create a PART 2 of a networking article we produced a few weeks ago on our blog (you can read that HERE).
Illinois Tech is a prominent Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics university. Being an institute of technology means our graduates must be prepared to navigate a STEM infused hiring process different from their liberal arts peers. Here are some resources to
In the Career Services office, we are here to connect you with the tools you need to find jobs, internships, and other opportunities for your career development! Though we spend the majority of our time editing your resumes and teaching
When I was in middle school, my teacher assigned the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. I was a young, book nerd and was excited to receive yet another free book- oh the joys of middle school- so I read