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News Release

Last modified: Monday, May 18, 2009

IU Alumni Career Services sponsors job-search event June 3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 18, 2009

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University Alumni Career Services is sponsoring Jump-Start Your Job Search on June 3 in Indianapolis.

The event will feature in-depth sessions on resume writing, interviewing and networking, with presentations by Laura Barnes Paley of the IU Kelley School of Business; Caroline Dowd-Higgins of the IU Maurer School of Law-Bloomington; and Nichole Alspaugh Williams of IU Alumni Career Services.

Throughout the afternoon, career-services professionals from IU Bloomington and IUPUI will be available to meet with IU alumni for a limited number of 25-minute coaching appointments. Appointments can be used for resume critiques, networking strategies, or other career-development topics.

"This event is a vitally important service for our newest graduates as well as for seasoned alumni looking for other employment opportunities," says Tom Martz, president and chief executive officer of the IU Alumni Association. "We're ready and able to help alumni make the most of their IU connections."

The schedule for Jump-Start Your Job Search includes "Writing an Effective Resume" at 2 p.m., "The Art of Interviewing" at 3 p.m., and "How to Access Your Network" at 4 p.m. Also at 4 p.m. a "Quick Tips Session" summarizing the other three sessions will be offered.

At 5 p.m. will be a brief overview presentation of career services available through the IU Alumni Association, and at 5:15 p.m. an open networking reception will begin. The event will be at the IUPUI Campus Center, 420 University Blvd., in room CE 405 on the fourth floor.

"Anyone who has been downsized or who is looking for a new or first job should consider attending to fine-tune their resume, learn new interviewing techniques, and learn different ways to access their network," says Williams, who organized the event.

The cost to attend Jump-Start Your Job Search is $10 for members of the IU Alumni Association and $15 for nonmembers. Registration for this event is required no later than May 29. Register online at www.alumni.indiana.edu/career/jumpstart.

The IU Alumni Association is dedicated to serving the university and its diverse alumni, students, and friends. As one of the nation's largest alumni organizations, serving approximately 520,000 graduates worldwide, the IUAA provides many programs and services to its members, nonmember alumni, and the university. For more information on the IU Alumni Association, visit www.alumni.indiana.edu or call (800) 824-3044.

For more information on Jump-Start Your Job Search or IU Alumni Career Services, go to www.iualumnicareers.com or contact Nichole Alspaugh Williams at (812) 856- 4329 or nalspaug@indiana.edu.

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