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Career Services Updates - September 22, 2005

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Posted by , September 22, 2005
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ATTENTION NEW STUDENTS!
Please remember to register for Career Connect (the CSO’s online job database)!!!
Information you provide helps the CSO plan events and workshops that suit your needs. Please refer to the handout given to you in Foundations or click here. Any questions can be directed to Diana Cook, Coordinator, Career Services Office at diana.cook@simmons.edu.

SOM FALL CAREER EXPO INDUSTRY LUNCHEON
The CSO will invite professionals in varying functions from selected industries who will engage in informal discussions to share personal insights to help students look at opportunities (functional areas) and organizations (industry sectors) with a broader view and discuss the current hiring climate of their industry. This is a relationship building event and information sharing venue for senor level industry representatives and students.

Date: Thursday November 10, 2005
Time: Registration 11:30 & Lunch 12:00 – 2:00
Location: Gold & Green Rooms
For Current MBA Students only

“The Leadership Journey: Challenges of the Woman Leader.”
Presented by Susan Burnett - Vice President of Talent Attraction and Development at The Gap
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Simmons College (Main Campus)
Linda Paresky Conference Center
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
Please R.S.V.P. by September 30th to Linda Valenti at linda.valenti@simmons.edu


National Association of Women MBAs Career Fair
The National Association of Women MBAs invites female MBAs to attend their annual conference and career fair this November 4 & 5. Think of the world’s best companies connecting with the world’s most talented female business students.

Friday, November 4th is the Career Fair portion, and on Saturday, November 5th there will be a full day of panels and talks from top women in business and leadership, with plenty of networking events available throughout. In addition to booths and information from top companies around the world, there will be on-site interviews. This is a fantastic job event for both internships and full-time opportunities.

Sponsors include: IBM, Sun Microsystems, Amazon.com, American Airlines, Bank of America, BearStearns, CapitalOne, Intel, Citigroup, CiscoSystems, ConAgra Foods, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deloitte,Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Ford, Goldman Sachs,Kellogg’s, MassMutual, Liberty Mutual, Sprint, Sony, T. Rowe Price, Tyco, Wal-mart, United Technologies

For more information, visit http://www3.babson.edu/NAWMBA.

REFERENCES ARE KEY SO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT WHO YOU WANT

Read on at: http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/job_doc/archives/091805.shtml

LOOKING FOR OUTSIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB LEADS?
The National Black MBA Association (http://www.bostonblackmba.org/) and National Society of Hispanic MBAs (www.nshmba.org) have terrific job fairs with top tier companies! You are still eligible for the student member rate if you sign up today!

DID YOU KNOW???
Simmons SOM has been accepted as an Alliance of Bridgestar (http://partners.bridgestar.org/simmons/), a non profit organization that got it’s start via Bain Consulting. Bridgestar offers nonprofit board and senior leadership opportunities for Simmons students and alumnae.

NEW OPPORTUNITIES: Don’t forget to check Career Connect on a regular basis!
Just Added this week:
Corporate Sales Manager – Dancing Deer Baking Company
E-Commerce Store Manager – PUMA North America
Director, Corporate Procurement and Services – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Exciting Externships Available to Current Students - an excellent way to build your resume and gain valuable work experience, while continuing your job search.

Through a partnership with the Commonwealth Institute we are pleased to make available several exciting externship opportunities for the Fall semester.

Externship: Project Manager - Marketing
Externship: Project Manager - Communications
Externship: Business Plan (Developer/Writer)
Externship: Program and Operations Manager

As a reminder, please keep your Career Connect profile up to date. If you forgot your username and password, please contact diana.cook@simmons.edu or (617)521-3857. Please do not re-register yourself as past information about you will be lost. Any questions about Career Connect? Please do not hesitate to contact Diana.

CSO HOURS
Monday - Friday: 8:45am-6:00pm onward*
*Please know we understand your busy schedules and offer evening appointment hours on request. If you need to schedule an evening appointment (anytime after 6pm) please feel free to contact Ellie at (617)521-3855/jeffers@simmons.edu or Wendy at (617)521-3854/dambrose@simmons.edu.

STAND OUT
Making Your Entrepreneurial Spirit Work in a Corporate Environment
Date: Friday, November 4, 2005 & Saturday, November 5, 2005
Location: Babson College
Start Time: Friday: 10am & Saturday 8am
On November 4th & 5th, 2005, the National Association of Women MBAs will host its annual Conference at the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The conference will bring together more than 600 members of NAWMBA with business leaders to discover what it can mean when you bring an entrepreneurial spirit into your work life. The conference begins Friday, November 4th with a career fair from 10am to 5pm. Registration begins at 10am on Friday and continues until lunchtime Saturday. The first keynote speech will begin at 5:30pm on Friday. Further information, including registration information at http://www3.babson.edu/NAWMBA/

WOMEN’S BUSINESS BOSTON
The following is a list of upcoming events from Women’s Business Boston:

Monday, September 26, 2005 (8:00am-4:00pm)
Human Capital Management Conference sponsored by Genesys will take place over two Days (Sept. 26th and 27th) at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The program is designed for HR, benefits and payroll professionals. Over 40 educational sessions focused on strategies, best practices, tools and processes to address today’s HCM challenges will be presented. For more information contact Cindy Francoeur at (978)685-5400 x3003 or email cfrancoeur@genesysHCM.com or register at www.genesysHCM.com.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005
SAVE THE DATE! N.H. International Trade Association presents the 19th Annual World Trade Expo at the Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH. The keynote speakers include: Governor John Lynch; Michael E. Porter, director of Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School; and Dean Kamen, inventor, entrepreneur and a tireless advocate for science and technology. For more information call (603)557-4859 or go online to www.nhita.org.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 (11:30am-1:30pm)
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce will present an Executive Speaker Luncheon featuring MA Secretary of Economic Development Ranch Kimball at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 5 Cambridge parkway, Cambridge. The cost is $40 for members and $80 for non-members with registration and payment by 9/23. All late registration will be charged a $10 additional fee. To register go online to www.cambridgechamber.org or call (617)876-4100.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 (7:45-9:00am)
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Network Breakfast will present Ellen Goodman, columnist, The Boston Globe - “A Conversation with Ellen Goodman”. The location TBD. The cost is $40 for members and $80 for non-members. To register call (617)227-4500 or go online to www.bostonchamber.com.

Thursday, September 29, 2005 (7:30-11:30am)
CWE (Center for Women & Enterprise) invites you to Destination Success, a half-day conference, that features an extensive marketplace of businesses, an intriquing panel of business experts and a dynamic keynote speech by Maura Donahue, chair of the board of directors, U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The conference will take place at the Westin, Waltham. The cost is $100 per ticket. WBE Exhibtor $300 (2 tickets and marketplace space). For more information contact Charlene at (617)536-0700 x246 or online at cneu@cweonline.org.

Friday, September 30, 2005 (11:30am-1:30pm)
The Watertown-Belmont Chamber of Commerce invites you to join them at its monthly luncheon at Oakley Country Club, 410 Belmont St., Watertown. The special guest luncheon speaker is Lt. Governor Kerry Healey. The cost is $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Space is limited so register early. To register call (617)926-1017 by 9/23 or go online to www.wbcc.org.