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Financial Advisor
Edward Jones


Desired Start Date	June 4, 2012	Approximate Hours Per Week	45-60
Travel Percentage	No Travel

Description:

Edward Jones PASS Program
Are you interested in working in the world of investments and financial services with an established and growing firm that puts client service, communication and or marketing skills to work? Do you want to make a significant impact on other people’s lives? Do you want the freedom to build your own business anywhere in U.S? Do you want unlimited earning potential? If so, the Edward Jones PASS Program may be a great opportunity for you.

College graduates can join Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor through a unique 9-month training program designed specifically for individuals with less than three years of professional work experience. After your training, you’ll build your business while earning your own branch office and get to plan your own day, every day. Excelling as a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones doesn’t require a finance degree or financial background. We provide all the training you need, regardless of your area of study, although a financial background and Bachelor degree is preferred.
Unique training designed specifically for recent college graduates
• Spend two months at home studying for your securities registration before relocating to St. Louis, MO or Tempe, AZ for seven months of comprehensive training.
• Be a part of a training class of peers from across the country that will learn together the role of a Financial Advisor and how to build a successful business. New classes begin on a monthly basis.
• Gain a strong foundation and confidence of products and services offered by Edward Jones through in-depth classroom training and extensive role plays.
• Spend two weeks in the location where you would like to build your business and utilize your skills learned in training to familiarize yourself with making face-to-face contacts.
• Receive one-on-one coaching from former Financial Advisors as you make proactive contacts to existing Edward Jones clients and earn commissions based on your production.
• Opportunity to manage assets from several branch offices and provide support to real clients while being coached by your leader during the final two months of the program.
• Graduates of the program relocate to their desired community with confidence and the competencies to successfully build their own career.
Benefits of the Financial Advisor opportunity:
• Make a difference in the lives of your clients and help them achieve their long-term financial goals.
• Earn your own neighborhood office.
• Opportunity to be a Leader in the community of your choice.
• Working for a company consistently recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For in America”.
What are some of the skills it takes to be successful?
• Be persistent & diligent in your work
• Be honest, ethical, and compliant
• Build rapport & relationships and have the ability to relate to all kinds of people
• Believe in yourself and your abilities; optimistic when facing challenges
• Have a clear vision of your future and what it will take to get there
• Continually learning and developing self
What are the types of candidates we looking for?
We look for all types of majors such as Communications, Business, Marketing, Finance and Economics. Candidates should have excellent client service, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership and teamwork skills. Relevant experience and leadership or participation in student organizations is a plus.
Edward Jones is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information, please visit our website at www.careers.edwardjones .com or Jennifer.Cowan@edwardjones.com

Division:

Financial Advisor Talent Acqusition

Country-United States

Position Type-Permanent Full-Time

Salary Level-$35,000 + Commission

Job Function-Finance, Financial Planning, Financial Services

Contact Information

Employer:	Edward Jones
Name:	Mrs. Jennifer Cowan
Title:	Talent Acquisition Recruiter
E-mail:	jennifer.cowan@edwardjones.com
Website:	http://www.edwardjones.com
Phone:	314-515-6961
Fax:	877-612-2877
Address:	130 Edward Jones Blvd St. Louis , MO 63043 United States

Day 30:

Now is the time to invest in your sustainable future!

Beginning today we will start our 30 day countdown to ringing in the spring career fairs! Check our Facebook page or blog daily for successful ways to make the most of your career fair experience!

So, what are your plans for this short week away from school? Are you going to be sunning and sailing, reading a book on a beach somewhere? Or do you have a trip planned to Vegas or LA or NYC for some fun? Or will you be working at your job and preparing for next term? Maybe you’re going to keep it low key by spending your days relaxing at home. Well, some OSU students are going to have a pretty incredible experience this coming week doing an alternative to all of that: Alternative Spring Break.

Instead of spending the week with the usual spring break activities, three teams of 12 to 20 OSU students are going to spend their spring breaks serving others in several Pacific Northwest communities. The participants on the first trip go to Yakima, Washington to learn about the city and the local Native American Reservation, Yakama Nation, and help nonprofit organizations there serve residents. The participants in the second alternative spring break experience this year are headed to San Francisco to work with the local homeless population. Finally, the students on third trip are staying close to home to restore vital ecosystems near Newport, Oregon. The trips cost $120 to $350 for a week of lodging and most meals as well as all programming and transportation, pretty minimal.

Why would someone devote their spring break to learning about Native American culture in Washington, helping the homeless in California, or cleaning up the beaches in Oregon, you may ask? Well, for one thing, Alternative Spring Break is a great way to engage in a meaningful service experience while having fun and traveling. It’s a way to make a difference. Participants will challenge themselves and form lasting friendships. And as a bonus beyond the inherent value of the experience, Alternative Spring Break is a way to gain leadership experience that can go straight on to a resume in a compressed amount of time. In a week, with some preparation before and debrief time after, students will gain knowledge, insight, and leadership skills that an employer would be excited to hear about in an interview.

So, next year, ask your advisor about going on an Alternative Spring Break trip or apply directly through the Center for Civic Engagement, http://oregonstate.edu/cce/alternativebreaks. You’ll get more out of the experience than you ever thought possible.

Job/Internship of the Week
Symantec Corporation

Software QA Engineer Intern-

Posted: Feb 22, 2012
Salary Level	DOE	Desired Start Date	May 28, 2012
Duration	summer internship	Approximate Hours Per Week	Full-time-Summer

Description:

Company Overview-Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently. Our software and services protect completely, in ways that can be easily managed and with controls that can be enforced automatically – enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored.

Responsibilities:
A QA engineering intern will learn how to apply sound engineering, business requirements and design concepts to software/tool development/implementation.
Duties will include converting business rules into testable scripts, writing test tools, testing code, debugging failures, documenting QA methods, researching security issues, reviewing code and design.

Location:

City: Beaverton

State/Province: Oregon

Country: United States

Position Type:

Temporary/Seasonal – Full Time, Internship – Paid

Desired Major(s)

College of Engineering/Computer Science, College of Engineering/Engineering Physics, College of Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Science/Mathematics, College of Science/Statistics – Grad

Desired Class Level(s):

Freshman, Junior, Senior, Sophomore

Job Function:

Computer Science/Statistics, Computer Software Development / Design, Engineering, Quality Control / Assurance

Qualifications:
Adept in Win32 programming in C++, knowledge of Microsoft operating systems, understanding of TCP/IP networking, passion for learning and writing programs. Proficiency with excel is a plus. Open mind to changing business requirements and adapting testing strategies to suit the same is a must.

-have sound knowledge of requirements and design concepts
-Understand very quickly
-open mind

The intern candidate should be currently enrolled in a college or university working towards an undergraduate degree.”

Beavers Beyond OSU is an opportunity for students and alumni to share a successful internship, career related experience, project or study abroad opportunity. Perhaps you’ve discovered a new passion or created a start-up. Or you’ve had a meaningful experience that can inspire and educate others on ways to find intentional careers. If you have a story to share, we’d love to hear from you.

To share your story, please submit your interest below.

Name: Wenmin “Minnie” Wang

Major: MBA

Year: Graduate Student

Where do you work? International Living and Learning Center (ILLC)

What is your title? Receptionist Assistant

What do you do? My responsibilities include assisting customers, primarily INTO OSU international students who are taking language courses in the ILLC. I answer phone calls and questions, greet customers, and update our Facebook page.

How did you hear about your present job? I once served as a volunteer with the ILLC.

What did you gain personally and professionally from this experience? The importance of delivering good customer service.

How does this job relate to your career goals and plans? My dream job is to work in hospitality management, which requires good communication and customer service skills.

What skills did you develop or learn? I learned more about myself through my interactions with other students. I enhanced my English language skills and developed stronger communication and interpersonal skills.

How did your education/experiences help to prepare you for this type of job? I am currently working on my MBA and am able to apply concepts learned from my courses. Also, my previous experience and exposure working for the center was valuable.

What information can you share with your peers or others interested in finding a job or career? Volunteering is a good way to find a job opportunity. I received this job after volunteering in the ILLC. Grasp every opportunity no matter if it’s paid or unpaid. Every effort pays back!

Marian Moore, Career Development Coordinator/Career Counselor in Career Services at OSU is passionate about empowering others holistically to find meaningful and sustainable careers that promote lifestyle optimization. Interests: Career Coaching, Talent and Human Capital Management, Curriculum Design and Development, International Education, Personal Branding, Organizational Development, Entrepreneurship, Global Economic Development, Human Rights and Immigrant and Refugee advocacy.

Have you ever wondered if there was a course you could take that was tailored specifically to students needing help with choosing their major, or even better yet, what to do with their major? Well if you have, you’re in luck here at Oregon State University. Career Decision Making is the name of the course recommended to first and second year students who don’t know what it is they want to do yet. It’s not just a class we offer here at Oregon State, but a process to help guide you in making probably one of the biggest and most important decisions of your life, choosing a major and a career path.

The course is designed to help students gain a better understanding of their interests, values, and abilities as they relate to the world of work. The class is taught by the UESP (University of Exploratory Studies Program) advisors. It provides freshman and sophomores here with a guided career exploration in a classroom environment. Class meetings are held two times per week, one of those times being with a large group of students for a lecture and the other day they meet with a smaller group, usually around fifteen students, for recitation.

Of course everyone wants to have their dream career after finishing college, but it’s not a reality for most people. Students who are uncertain about their career or major could benefit from taking our Career Decision Making course. The purpose is to help students explore their options in a supportive environment without embarking on an unknown journey all alone.

During the first four weeks of class, students learn about self assessment through a decision making model. Self-assessment includes taking assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory^© and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^© to help clarify personal interests and preferences. Weeks five through eight, students are involved in the exploration of academic and career options. Then, weeks nine and ten, students finally take action and make decisions!

The course also offers beneficial information about OSU’s on campus resources to help guide students in their career decision making process once the course has ended. One of the main on campus resources stressed to students during the course is Career Services. Career Services offers career counseling which helps students continue their exploration process, they also provide mock interviews, Career Fairs in the Fall, Winter, and Spring terms, resume, cover letter, reference page, and curriculum vitae help and much more!

I have interviewed one of our very own Career Assistants from Career Services here at Oregon State University, Samantha Kerzel, about her experiences with this course. “Before this class I was a UESP (University Exploratory Studies Program) student, taking lots of BAC classes to help with my search. However, without the resources we utilized, I would not have declared a major in English the following term, and would not know that I want/need to attend graduate school.” Sami also states that the course recommended she stop in to Career Services to get help from a career counselor with the brainstorming process of a future career. “I would definitely recommend this course to students who are either undecided, or trying to figure out if their major is right for them, because it really makes you reflect and decide on career that is a good fit. I would not, however recommend this class to someone who is not going to take it seriously, and who is expecting someone to tell them what job to do.” I hope Sami’s success story with this course and the information provided on it will help you students out there struggling with declaring a major to find one that fits best for you. Good luck!

Job/Internship of the Week

Internship-Deployment Team
Rubicon International


Division	N/A	Position Type	Internship – Paid
Salary Level	tba	Job Function	Education/Teaching
Desired Start Date	June 18, 2012	Approximate Hours Per Week	30

Description:

The Deployment team acts as the internal liaison for the client’s needs within the Atlas Development and Deployment process. The team is responsible for the initial analysis of client data and recommendation of suitable site requirements. The team member will filter a high level of client data as it is received and process this information in a timely manner for production. While they will be directly responsible for the data loaded into each client site, they will work with the broader Deployment Team members to identify the best possible approach to project completion. Additional projects will be assigned based on the candidate’s skills and interests. On any given day, the intern will transition between such varied tasks as customizing Atlas Systems with client curriculum to assisting a client training session in the Education Centre.

Location:

Portland, OR

Country:

United States

Contact Information:

Employer:	Rubicon International
Name:	Ms. Kathrine L Giacchino
Title:	Recruiting Lead
E-mail:	kgiacchino@rubicon.com
Website:	http://www.rubicon.com
Phone:	503.223.7600
Fax:	503 224 7474
Address:	One World Trade Center, Suite 1200, 121 SW Salmon Street Portland, Oregon 97204

Can you believe it is week ten? This term has flown by for me; I wonder if it has for you too. Terms didn’t fly by like this in my previous graduate degree. We were on semesters! Sixteen weeks to delve deep into subject matter or get tired of subject matter that no longer interested you. In my last Career Changer post, I started my graduate program at Colorado State University in Creative Writing. My first year, I spent tutoring in a writing center, but I really wanted to get a teaching assistantship, so that I could teach and try out my chosen career path. So, I worked really hard my first year and applied for my second year. And I got one! A graduate teaching assistantship meant that I would teach one or two sections of college composition (similar to OSU’s Writing 121 Course) each term, and I would receive a tuition remission and a monthly stipend.

At the beginning of my second year, I went through an intense training course for two weeks to prepare for my first class. We were given a syllabus, readings, and lesson plans to follow. We gave practice lessons to each other and wrote personal teaching philosophies. This experience, I decided, was going to be great fun. And it was fun. Looking back on my first semester teaching college composition, I truly enjoyed the interaction I got to have with my students, learning their stories, and working with them on their writing. Each day I was teaching, I geared up to seem confident and act like I knew what I was talking about. That is the crazy thing: a lot of the information I was teaching to my students was information I was learning along with them. Not to say that I wasn’t a good writer, I was. But I hadn’t learned the rhetorical strategies, the structures, the genres, the ways to learn how to write. I just knew writing was something I was good at, but I didn’t always know the best way to teach it to others.

This fact became especially difficult in dealing with one particular student in my first semester. I had one older than average student in my class. He was in his mid-50s, and for most of his life, he ran a successful photography shop. He could see the direction that the industry was moving, however, with more digital and online media, so he retired and closed the store. Now, he wanted to begin again in a new career. But sometimes it was difficult for him to take direction from a teacher more than 30 years younger than he, and sometimes it was difficult for me to have the confidence to teach someone with so much more life experience than me. It was also tricky for him to have patience with some of the traditionally aged students in the class, who sometimes came to class late or fell asleep in the back row or didn’t turn their work in on time or didn’t come prepared for a peer review day. I learned a lot from this student, and this learning is why I most enjoy teaching and working with college students. I end up learning more than I end up teaching, about myself and about other people.

Happy Week 10, Everyone! I’ll be back in the spring term with more episodes about my wavy career path. Have a great finals week and spring break!

Jessica Baron is currently a Graduate Assistant in Career Services at OSU and a full time student in the College Student Services Administration Program. Before making her way to Oregon State, Jessica worked as an actor, waiter, online tutor, receptionist, college composition instructor, creative writer, gas station attendant, nonprofit program director, writing workshop leader, high school drama coach, Hallmark card straightener, substitute teacher, real estate office manager, and SAT tutor, not necessarily in that order. Her “Confessions of a Career Changer” will focus on her wavy career path and the challenges and joys of wanting to do everything.

Creating a resume is tricky, and deciding what to put on one, how to talk about past experiences, and getting it all to fit on a page is an art we will forever be attempting to master. But often the most difficult part of our job, at Career Services, and as students, is trying to create a solid resume out of experiences that we simply have not had. Many of us were involved in high school and had the occasional house sitting type jobs, but now that we are past our freshman year and can no longer include this information on a resume, we feel as though we are left with nothing. It is absolutely important to enjoy yourself in college, and to focus first and foremost on your studies, but it isn’t enough to be just a good student anymore. We need to build a collection of experiences that can strengthen our resumes and give us valuable examples of how we apply the things we learn in class.

Thankfully, Oregon State University is equipped with an overwhelming number of opportunities, big and small, for us to get involved and add to our experience list. But where can we find these opportunities? Below is the start of a basic list, and following are tips to search for more on your own!

For those of you who have not explored OSU’s website in depth, now is the time! Click through all the links and pages, and opportunities will start pouring out:

Academic clubs in your major can be found on your college’s webpage. There are usually brochures lying around in the main offices, as well.
OSU has a long list of clubs and organizations around campus.
ASOSU (Associated Students of Oregon State University) is the student government. They have many positions available to students among the various branches, as well as task forces and committees for students looking for a smaller role. You can also get involved with the Center for Civic Engagement.
MUPC (Memorial Union Program Council) provides many opportunities for leadership and involvement through event planning and activities. You can keep an eye out for conferences, festivals, and other events occurring around campus. Attending a leadership conference, for example, is totally something you can put on a resume.
There are six cultural centers on campus: The Asian & Pacific Cultural Center, The Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, El Centro Cultural César Chávez, The Native American Longhouse, The Pride Center, and The Women’s Center. There are numerous ways to get involved at each of these centers, so go check them out!
Student Media runs the Barometer, KBVR –FM and TV, Prism, and Yearbook. They have job openings and volunteer opportunities calling for a wide array of expertise.
We have many religious groups on campus, a long list of which can be found at: Religious/Spiritual Organizations
The Greek system is a great way to get involved. There are 21 fraternities and 19 sororities, both social and academic based. These are organized through the IFC and Panhellenic and recruitment, although mainly done in the fall, goes on all year.
The Student Sustainability Center is the hub of all things environmentally conscious and green on campus! Involvement in organizations such as this looks great on resumes. They offer jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities and activities.
Interested in unique volunteer opportunities around campus and Corvallis that require little long-term commitment and fit well into any schedule? Get on the mailing list for the Community Service Center, and be notified about volunteer opportunities.
The Disability Access Services office offers opportunities for involvement both paid and unpaid including note taking and mentoring.
A fun way to build a resume and learn about teamwork and strategic planning is through the various intramural sports offered each term, and for a more competitive environment, there are numerous sports clubs that compete against clubs from other schools.

If you are looking for some bigger commitments that are incredible experiences and really shine on a resume here are some ideas:

Apply to the University Honors College
Visit the Study Abroad office and plan a term or a year abroad
Become an RA –live right on campus, have your housing paid for, make a significant impact on first year students’ college experiences
Join ROTC
Start a Corvallis chapter for any significant cause or organization that you are passionate about
Get a job or internship. If you are sick of your summer job, want to earn some extra money, or try out a career path, then look on Beaver Job Net, and see what opportunities are available!

Do not forget to utilize your professors as a resource. They will have tons of ideas for ways to get involved, as well as be in the know for opportunities coming up. Many professors look for students to help with tutoring and many recruit their own teaching assistants.

This is the time to get creative! What unique things have you done, even just for fun? Taking classes at Dixon, the Craft Center, Community Centers, etc are places where you learn, and any information you gather or regular activity you commit to, can be tailored into a valuable resume builder. Also, if there are any hobbies that you enjoy that offer certifications, then take the little bit of extra time to do the paper work! (Many of us are bloggers, or very computer savvy –think about Druple training. There are periodically sessions offered on campus.)

Some things to remember: coursework and group work are valuable learning opportunities. You can talk about these things on a resume. Work experiences DO NOT need to be paid. Many students think that if it’s not an official job it doesn’t count, but just about any experience does.

If you need help brainstorming or professionally organizing your ideas to polish off that resume, do not forget about Career Services. We are here to help!

Job/Internship of the Week

Financial Advisor
Edward Jones

Posted: Feb 03, 2012
Job Function	Finance	Desired Start Date	June 4, 2012
Approximate Hours Per Week	45-60	Travel Percentage	No Travel

Employer Profile

Description

Financial Advisor

Individuals from a variety of backgrounds including those with prior financial services or sales experience, military veterans and people of influence in the community have found new success at Edward Jones. By becoming an Edward Jones Financial Advisor, you can run your business, determine your compensation, and redefine your future.

We take a personal approach to business that starts with a face-to-face meeting between a Financial Advisor and an individual investor. As we continue to grow in the United States, we are looking for individuals who have the capability of autonomously building a business in their local community.

What leads to success as a Financial Advisor?
When starting out, our Financial Advisors spend most of their time in the communities they serve, making face-to-face contacts in neighborhoods and with businesses, introducing themselves and Edward Jones. They spend time getting to know their clients, their investment needs and their objectives. Then they deliver the appropriate investments and services on an individual and personal basis.

Individuals who possess a strong work ethic, demonstrate a track record of professional success and are proven leaders perform well at Edward Jones. We frequently find that those with solid inter-personal skills thrive because they understand the commitment and relationship building skills that are crucial to establishing long-term clients.

As an Edward Jones Financial Advisor you will:

– Be trained in financial products to suit a variety of objectives and risk levels
– Build your business by identifying and cultivating prospective clients
– Have the autonomy to run your own neighborhood office by helping clients to determine financial and investment needs, and recommend suitable financial products

Benefits of becoming an Edward Jones Financial Advisor:

– Earn commissions, bonuses, and incentive travel based on your production
– Receive world-class financial and business development training
– Have a full-time branch office assistant who manages client service and marketing activities
– Participate in profit sharing
– Have the potential opportunity to be offered partnership in the firm

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for the right type of person. The financial gains can be great — but it takes a dedicated individual to capitalize on the potential. Visit our website today to read success stories of current Financial Advisors and submit your profile.

Edward Jones
www.careers.edwardjones.com

Edward Jones is an equal opportunity, committed to developing an inclusive culture. We believe that diverse ideas, opinions and perspectives are good for building business.

Division

Financial Advisor Talent Acqusition

State/Province: Nationwide

Country:United States

Position Type:Permanent Full-Time

Salary Level

$30,000 + Commission

Contact Information

Employer:	Edward Jones
Name:	Mrs. Jennifer Cowan
Title:	Talent Acquisition Recruiter
E-mail:	jennifer.cowan@edwardjones.com
Website:	http://www.edwardjones.com
Phone:	314-515-6961
Fax:	877-612-2877
Address:	130 Edward Jones Blvd St. Louis , MO 63043 United States

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