How to Prepare for Career Fair and the Job Search Process

CEE Students,

As we get underway on the career fair and campus recruiting season, I’m
getting a number of inquiries about how to prepare for career fairs and the
job search process.    I have two quick resources as a starting point.

First, the UW Career Center offers a variety of workshops and online
resources to help students and alumni to mount a successful job/internship
search process.  Visit:  http://careers.washington.edu/Calendar.

Second, click below for the NACE (National Association of Colleges and
Employers) blog post on “Career Fair Networking” which provides a quick
overview of the general advice most advisers will give. You may have to scroll down, it was posted on July 21st.

One additional thing I would add is that if you’re not comfortable talking to industry reps or you need time to “warm up” with your introductory speel, approach a table where the company rep is alone and things are slow.  Introduce yourself to that lonely rep (and the lonely rep will be happy to have you to talk to as well) and use that opportunity to practice your speel and to warm up.  You’ll feel more confident later when you approach the companies that you are more invested in.

Finally, if you are looking for a job or internship, it helps to look
presentable.  (I’ve often found that employer reps take notes on initial
impressions on the back of resumes after the student walks away.) While
“looking presentable” might mean different things to different people, at
minimum it might call for a clean shirt or a business casual attire.
Finally, bring plenty of resumes to a career fair.

Best,
Mariko

ASCE Happy Hour

Hello All!

To kick off this weekend of Spooky fun, stop by the ASCE UW Chapter Happy Hour at The Ram in University Village on Friday! ASCE will be providing appetizers from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  We would love the opportunity to network with fellow students and staff, and hopefully relax after a full week of midterms!

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“Water Resources Management for Food Security and Ecosystem Sustainability in Pakistan” Seminar

This seminar and visit to UW is sponsored by UW-CEE and UW Global Affairs Strategic International Partnership Travel Award as part of an on-going effort to improve capacity to tackle emerging freshwater issues around the world. Details are provided below. Light refreshments will be served.

Water Resources Management for Food Security and Ecosystem Sustainability in Pakistan

Dr Ashfaq Ahmed Sheikh

Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources

 

Location: More Hall 220

Date and Time: November 2, Monday 2.45PM-3.50PM

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Boeing Internship

Interested in an internship? Read on to learn more about exciting opportunities during summer 2016!

The Boeing Company has internships available for Summer 2016. Wade Price, a CEE UW alumni, from Boeing Commercial Airplane Company will be on campus to discuss possible internships in Payloads Engineering, the group he directly works within. Typically, his group hires two interns per year. If you’re interested in learning more about the Payloads Engineering opportunity, attend the information session Wade is hosting on campus. The meeting information is as follows:

When: Thursday, Oct 29 at 4:30 PM

Where: More 110

The application process is online here. Please be aware that the application deadline is soon so there is not much time to think about this. If you’re interested in working with Wade, be sure to select Payloads Engineering on the application.

More 110 is small, so room will be limited on Oct 29.

2015 Department of Construction Management Career Fair and Other Major Career Fairs

Announcing 2015 Department of Construction Management career fair!

Largely the companies that attend are construction companies/contractors. You will see companies that do vertical construction and heavy civil. If you have a specific company in mind do a bit of homework about them then go over on Nov 5 and introduce yourself.

This is open to ALL students, so please don’t hesitate to swing by and talk
to potential employers about internships and jobs.  As usual there will lots
of free swag, don’t miss out!

Also, check us out on FB to stay up to date

Also of interest to you are three other major career fairs coming up.

  1. COE Science and Engineering Career Fair, Oct 28, 12-5 pm, HUB
    Ballroom
  2. CM Career Fair, Nov 5, 12-4 pm, Gould Hall
  3. CEE Career Fair, Jan 21, 1-4 pm, HUB South Ballroom

It is also beneficial to you to check the COE event calendar periodically to stay up-to-date on all of the opportunities available to you as students.

Confirmed Meeting Time for Information Session on Summer Internship with the FHWA

The FHWA has confirmed the meeting time for the information session and subsequent interview times. They are actively seeking and interviewing for internships during summer 2016. If you’re interested in learning more about this opportunity, be sure to attend the information session detailed below:

When: Wednesday, Oct 28 at 5:00 PM

Where: More 225

At the end of the briefing on the 28th, you will have an opportunity to sign up for an interview. If you get an interview slot, they will be conducted the next day, Oct 29.

A brief description of the department:

FLH is relied upon by Fed­eral Land Man­age­ment Agency Part­ners such as: the National Park Ser­vice (NPS); USDA For­est Ser­vice (For­est Ser­vice); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser­vice (USFWS); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Tribal Gov­ern­ments; Bureau of Land Man­age­ment (BLM); Depart­ment of Defense (DOD); U.S. Army Corps of Engi­neers (USACE); and Bureau of Recla­ma­tion (BOR) to solve and man­age unique chal­lenges that are wide-ranging in envi­ron­ment, geog­ra­phy and com­plex­ity, through engi­neer­ing solu­tions that are sen­si­tive to the con­text of the land. FLH is uniquely enabled and entrusted to admin­is­ter many dif­fer­ent types of funds to facil­i­tate trans­porta­tion improve­ments for our many Partners.”

For more information, refer to our previous posting about this opportunity here or visit their website here.

Internship and Career Job Search: The time is now!

For ALL CEE majors~

You’re just getting settled into the autumn quarter, but the time is already upon you to start looking for your summer job or career position!   October through February is the peak campus recruitment period by employers for summer jobs, internships, and career positions.

Here are some upcoming events:

In addition, ASCE is sponsoring two workshops with employers to help you prepare your resume and practice interviewing.  Look for announcements from ASCE.

Freshman and Sophomores should also start working on developing your resumes and go to career fairs.  Don’t assume you’re not ready for an internship or CEE-related summer job.  We strongly encourage students to make use of the resources and workshops offered by the UW Career Center.

Please note that summer jobs are typically just that — jobs.  Do not assume that they result in “internship credits.”    Engineering Co-op Internships may be arranged, if needed, through the Career Center @ Engineering Office.

 

Apply for the Husky Leadership Certificate

Applications are now open for the 2015-16 Husky Leadership Certificate cohort: 

Husky Leadership Certificate badgeThrough the  Husky Leadership Certificate (HLC), students identify, articulate, and demonstrate their leadership growth and accomplishments. Students create a leadership e-portfolio, and are matched with a mentor who helps the student reflect upon and give voice to their leadership development. Students must be a junior or senior to be considered.

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Applicants will be notified by mid-November if they have been selected for the cohort, and will then be matched with a mentor. All HLC students are required to take a 1-credit winter quarter course (available in an in-person environment or online) to support their portfolio development process.

Please consider this unique opportunity for yourself and spread the word to other students who may be interested.

Apply now to be a part of the 2015-16 Husky Leadership Certificate cohort!

For more information about the Husky Leadership Certificate, please visit the Husky Leadership Initiative website.

Meet and Greet with the Pacific Section of Society of Petroleum Engineers!

Read on for a great networking opportunity! 

Come join SPE for their first Meet and Greet of the school year! This event is for interested students at the University of Washington and for any member of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)Dr. Tom Doe, a consultant with the FracMan Technology Group within Golder Associates Inc., will briefly talk about his experience as a consultant in the oil and gas industry while being based in Seattle.  He has over 30 years experience in Roch mechanics (especially hydraulic fracturing), Reservoir Engineering, and well test analysis. These social events serve as our quarterly networking and outreach event, where professionals in the oil and gas industry and students get to meet and network.   If you are not already a member (and we hope that you are!), please watch this short video on how to join SPE for free as a student:

When: Thursday, November 5th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Where: Big Time Brewery & Alehouse (near UW in Seattle). Minors are welcome in the brewery until 8:00 PM. Due to seating limitations, we currently can accommodate a maximum of 20 people, so please send your RSVP as soon as possible. Google Map Directions 

RSVP:  PN@spemail.org no later than 11/04/115.

 

The SustainableUW Festival is coming up!

Read on to learn more about The SustainableUW Festival, October 26-31st: 

The 2015 SustainableUW Festival (green.uw.edu/festival) will take place Oct. 26-31. The festival celebrates sustainability efforts at the University of Washington, highlighting contributions and leadership efforts across campus as well as providing opportunities for students, faculty and staff to get involved.

Festival events are hosted by a variety of schools, colleges, student groups and other campus organizations. The Festival is designed to showcase the full scope of sustainability efforts across the university, including both special festival programming as well as regularly-scheduled events. Sustainability events happen year-round at the UW, so the SustainableUW Festival is just one slice of the larger sustainability picture.

Learn more about these and all the other SustainableUW Festival events at their Events page. Also check out their Facebook Page,  Instagram #sustainableUW, or their Twitter account @sustainableUW