Winter Career Week, February 25 - March 1

WINTER CAREER WEEK IS FEB 25-MARCH 1 Explore career opportunities and seek a competitive advantage in the workplace by attending Neumont’s Winter Career Week!  This is your opportunity to meet experts and hiring managers from top local and national companies.   Make the most of Winter Career Week by: §  Researching employers beforehand to prepare for your interactions with them §  Attending as many events as possible §  Accepting invitations to interview with interested companies §  Stay after presentations and TechTalks to introduce yourself to employers TECHTALK SCHEDULE: ·         FRIDAY (2/22) o    Noon: NCR ·         MONDAY o    Noon: Overstock.com ·         TUESDAY o    9am: EMC o    Noon: REI Systems o    5pm: Amazon.com Webinar (see Career Services for details) ·         WEDNESDAY o    9am: Zion’s Bank o    Noon: Oracle “Technical Sales Consultant” ·         THURSDAY o    9 AM: Fugro o    Noon: Vivint ·         FRIDAY o    Noon: Interknowlogy *All Career Week events will take place in Room 200 unless otherwise specified THE DRESSING ROOM Daily between 8AM-4 PM, J.P. will be hosting the Dressing Room in his office where he will be able to advise and assist you regarding professional appearance. There will be limited shirts and ties to borrow if needed. J.P. can also assist you with tying your tie or shining your shoes.  An ironing board and iron will also be available for you to use.  Please email J.P. at John.Peppinger@Neumont.edu to make an appointment.  Professional apparel is a must for all events and any scheduled interviews.

Stop by the University Relations Department for more information. Let us help you take advantage of every Career Week opportunity!

Neumont Student Ambassadors Needed

The Career Services Department is currently accepting applications for the Summer 2012 Student Ambassador Program.  Membership in the student ambassador program provides many opportunities for students to gain leadership experience, increase communication skills, build their resume and expand their professional network.

Student Ambassador Qualifications

Ambassadors are current students selected on the basis of leadership, scholarship, and desire to promote Neumont University both on and off campus.

Minimum qualifications include:

1.      2.5 cumulative GPA or higher

2.      Have completed at least five quarters at Neumont

Student Ambassador Responsibilities

Ambassadors will help promote Neumont University both on and off campus.  Career Services will coordinate Ambassador activities. 

Ambassador responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·         Leading campus tours for industry partners

·         Assisting the University Relations Team with Career Week

·         Answering emails received from the Student Ambassador web site

·         Posting on the NU Student Ambassador blog

·         Assisting the University Relations Team with other events

Additional requirements:

·         During the academic quarter, Ambassadors will meet approximately four times.

·         Ambassadors will be expected to spend at least one hour per week on Ambassador activities. 

·         Ambassadors should expect to spend around 20 hours per quarter on Ambassador activities.

Application Procedures

1.      Submit an application to the Career Services Department NO LATER THAN JULY 27, 2012.

2.      You will be contacted to arrange an interview time. Interviews will be conducted 8/1-8/3 2012.

3.      All selected Ambassadors will be notified by August 8^th, 2012.

4.      There will be a meeting/training for new Ambassadors to meet each other on August 10^th from Noon to 1 pm. Attendance at this event is mandatory for all new Ambassadors, so plan to attend if you are selected as a Student Ambassador.

If you have any questions, please contact Lindsay Child at Lindsay.child@neumont.edu.

Career Week Events at Neumont University

As a reminder, Robert-Half will be presenting today at Noon in Room 200. They will be speaking to us on a number of different subjects including: resume and interview techniques, working with staffing companies, as well as open requisitions they are currently looking to fill.

Robert Half will provide lunch for the first 50 people in attendance, so come early.

Community User Groups at Neumont University

Did you know that Neumont University hosts a variety of user groups on campus? All groups are open to Neumont students, staff, and alumnus, and most are free of charge, or low cost to participate. For more information on user groups on campus, visit the Campus Events page.

Upcoming Events Include

ENROLLMENT EVENTS
January 30 – General Acceptance Deadline
April 15 – Financial Aid Submission Deadline
March 16 – 17 – FReX
April 13 – 14 – FreX

CAMPUS EVENTS
February 13 - 17 - Career Week
March 16 - Project Showcase
March 22 - Commencement
April 13 - TechTopia Challenge
June 15 - Coding Competition

COMMUNITY EVENTS
February 15 – My Tech High Project Showcase
March 9 – Code Camp Speaker’s Dinner
March 10 – Code Camp – Second Floor
March 23/24 – Utah Geek Fest - Neumont Campus
September 15 – Utah Geek events
First Wednesday of the Month: Utah Software Craftsman User Group
First Tuesday of the Month: Cocoa Heads Users Group
Fourth Wednesday of the Month: Utah Moble Users Group
Third Wednesday of the Month: HTML 5 Users Group
Second Thursday of the Month:.NET Users Group
Second Wednesday of the Month: Google Users Group
Fourth Tuesday of the Month: Ruby Users Group

November 2011 Career Week Schedule

Neumont University’s Fall Career Week will take place next week November 14-18^th. The activities will include several employer presentations as well as a booth fair on Thursday, November 17^th. All employer presentations will take place at Noon in Room 200 and lunch will be provided for those in attendance. The booth fair will be held in the Halpin Labs on Thursday, November 17^th from 3-4:30PM.

All Neumont students and employees are welcome to attend the events. Don't forget: professional dress is required for entrance into the booth fair. 

A schedule of events and attendees is listed below:

Presentations

Tuesday, November 15^th-  TBA

Wednesday, November 16^th-  MarketAxess

Thursday, November 17^th-  Xerox (ACS)

Friday, November 18^th-  Indeed.com

Booth Fair Attendees

MarketAxess        www.marketaxess.com

Xerox (ACS)        www.acs-inc.com          

Scentsy                www.scentsy.com

EMC                     www.emc.com

MokiNetworks  www.mokinetworks.com

Indeed.com       www.indeed.com

Xango                  www.xango.com

Novell                  www.novell.com

Seamless Web   www.seamless.com

Neumont University Career Week

As most of our current students already know, next week is Career Week.  The schedule of presentations and events is as follows:

Employer Presentations- All presentations are at Noon in Room 200

Tues, August 16-  REI Systems (Washington DC) - www.reisys.com

Wed, August 17- Bosch Worldwide (Farmington Hills, MI) - www.bosch.com

Thurs, August 18- Ascendant Technology (Austin, TX) - www.atech.com

Interviewing Companies

MokiNetworks  (Lehi, UT) Tues, August 16^th  www.mokinetworks.com

REI Systems  (Washington DC)  Mon & Tues, August 15 & 16  www.reisys.com

Bosch (Farmington Hills, MI)  Thurs, August 18^th  www.bosch.com

AccessData (Lindon, UT)  Tues, August 16^th  www.accessdata.com

StampinUp (Riverton, UT)  Thurs, August 18^th  http://stampinup.com

Ascendant Technology (Austin, TX) Fri, August 19^th www.atech.com

Spillman Technologies (WVC, UT) Date, TBD  www.spillman.com