Career Services
@
Virginia Tech
Career Services Building (0128)
Corner of Washington Street & West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
phone 540-231-6241 fax 540-231-3293
www.career.vt.edu
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Career Services is for all students: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior,
and graduate level, at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Our Mission and Core Values
FOR:
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Employers
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JOB SEARCH TOOLS & SKILLS:
Resumes and vitae
Cover letters & other letters
E-mail
Telephone
References
Researching employers
FINDING JOBS & EMPLOYERS:
How VT grads did it
Who hired VT grads
How to start your job search
Pros & cons of ways to job-hunt
Advertised jobs
Unadvertised jobs
Networking
VT CareerLink
CareerSearch
Hokies4Hire & the On-Campus Interviewing Program
Job listing web sites
On-line job search advice & privacy protection
MEETING EMPLOYERS:
Handshakes
Career fairs / job fairs
Employer info sessions
Interviewing
Interview attire
Business casual attire
Dining etiquette
DECIDING ON A JOB OFFER:
Salary, benefits, negotiating
Responding to job offers
Acknowledging a job offer
Deadline extensions
Declining
Accepting
Contracts
Relocating
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Diverse students
International students
Students with disabilities
LGBT students
Graduate students
Telephone use in your job search
Making calls: reasons, etiquette & effectiveness
When employers don't return your calls
Receiving calls from employers
Telephone interviews
Cell phone use in your job search
Career Services is part of:
Virginia Tech www.vt.edu
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The Division of Student Affairs
Our Mission and Core Values
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Page updated 11/4/08
