Career Tools, Tips & Resources

See below for sample resumes, cover letters and tips on interviewing, LinkedIn and many other career related topics. Coming Soon!: New, Updated Resources.

Career Tools

Tips & Resources for Diverse Populations – includes a variety of resources for diverse populations including those who identify as women, persons of color, underrepresented populations, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities.

Versatile PhD – a digital platform designed to help you learn more about the career opportunities that exist outside the tenure track. This tool demystifies non-academic professions, making it easier to explore a wide range of career paths.

GoingGlobal – offers endless information about academics, internships, jobs, and employers in countries all over the world and is available through Handshake.

Vault Industry Guides – learn about career fields and prepare for your job and internship search. Vault has articles, tips, and videos—not to mention hundreds of job and internship opportunities.

InterviewStream: Mock Interview – allows you to rehearse questions online and further develop strong interview skills. You can select from thousands of sample interview questions and review your performance online individually, or with your Career Advisor.

LinkedIn Learning – search for training modules on topics and skills you want to learn or improve.

	October 2021
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					1 Pantries and Pandemics: Let’s Rise to the Challenge to Food Insecurity Pantries and Pandemics: Let’s Rise to the Challenge to Food Insecurity Starts: 12:00 PM Presented by Rutgers Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service and the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement, this event will highlight community resilience in the face of hardship. As the pandemic presented many challenges for the residents of New Brunswick in the past year, food pantries continued serve and bridge the gaps for those in need. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the issue of food insecurity and hear from local food organizations on their experiences and how they are serving though these difficult times. Students will also learn how they can connect with community organizations through our offices to serve in the New Brunswick community and throughout Middlesex County. This event will not only serve to educate incoming students about the community, but also encourage them to get involved. https://rutgers.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7202391 •	2
3	4 Registration for Winter Session 2022 begins Registration for Winter Session 2022 begins Starts: 12:00 AM •	5 Graduate Student Open Meet and Greet: Let's Talk and Get Your Questions Answered! Graduate Student Open Meet and Greet: Let's Talk and Get Your Questions Answered! Starts: 11:30 AM Location: Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB Join graduate support staff from Bloustein Student and Academic Services for a "Meet and Greet" conversation in the Forum. Stop by as you can and say hello! Masks and distancing in the forum required to respect all. RSVP PhD Colloquium - Building your c.v. and on-line networking tools with Mike Smart PhD Colloquium - Building your c.v. and on-line networking tools with Mike Smart Starts: 12:00 PM Location: Via WebEx CAPS Workshop for Graduate Students: Building Resilience, Failing Forward, and Learning to Manage Expectations CAPS Workshop for Graduate Students: Building Resilience, Failing Forward, and Learning to Manage Expectations Starts: 4:00 PM We have partnered with a community counselor from CAPS to offer some workshops specific for graduate students this semester. No registration is required for these virtual sessions and you can keep your camera off and just listen or participate to your level of comfort. Join Dana, along with your peers to talk about how to overcome fear of failure, how to get back up after falling down, and how to set realistic goals. How can we break down long-term goals into smaller pieces? Let's talk about our journey together in a safe and brave space. Meeting link: https://rutgers.webex.com/rutgers/j.php?MTID=m02f97cc29639142ee30b418dda2cea70 Meeting number: 120 659 5870 Password: dBJPysmk778 More ways to join Join by video system Dial 1206595870@rutgers.webex.com You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone: +1-650-429-3300 USA Toll/Access code: 120 659 5870 CAREERS: The Real Deal About Finding Jobs and Internships as an International Student CAREERS: The Real Deal About Finding Jobs and Internships as an International Student Starts: 4:30 PM Location: Zoom (please see registration below) Hear from a panel of our Bloustein International alumni to learn how they navigated their time at Bloustein, and how they landed internships, fellowships and jobs after graduating. Ask your questions and get advice from with those who were in your shoes not very long ago. This is a virtual event. REGISTER HERE MHA Virtual Town Hall MHA Virtual Town Hall Starts: 5:00 PM Every year the Rutgers MHA program hosts three town halls throughout the semester. These are open and informal discussions with Dr. Caprio, the program director, along with other senior faculty like Professor Hill also in attendance. If you're interested in providing feedback, offering suggestions, or hearing the most up to date news about the program, please join us! As always there is an email to submit anonymous questions to: MHAtownhall@gmail.com. All are welcome to attend! Please feel free to reach out with any questions. • • • • •	6 Lunchtime Tech Talk! What Happens Now? Virtual Public Engagement During and Beyond COVID-19 Lunchtime Tech Talk! What Happens Now? Virtual Public Engagement During and Beyond COVID-19 Starts: 12:00 PM Join Trish Sanchez and Andrea Lubin from the Voorhees Transportation Center as they moderate a NJDOT Tech Talk! webinar that will focus on virtual public involvement (VPI) both during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, when DOTs, MPOs and other local public agencies were confronted with the need to adapt to virtual platforms to engage with the public for transportation plans, projects and other activities. VPI has ﬂourished during the pandemic and will likely continue post pandemic, offering several benefits including increased participation from some members of the public. However, implementing effective VPI can pose some challenges, such as ensuring involvement from underserved communities. Panelists from FHWA, North Carolina DOT, New Jersey DOT & DVRPC will discuss their experiences engaging the public virtually during the pandemic; share challenges encountered and solutions; offer benefits of using VPI; detail strategies to reach underserved and underrepresented communities through VPI; and outline plans for continuing use of VPI post-pandemic. PE, AICP credits available. The event is free, but registration is required. For more info and how to register: www.njdottechtransfer.net/VPI_techtalk/ Women’s Leadership Coalition General Body Meeting Women’s Leadership Coalition General Body Meeting Starts: 5:00 PM • •	7 Graduate Student Open Meet and Greet: Let's Talk and Get Your Questions Answered! Graduate Student Open Meet and Greet: Let's Talk and Get Your Questions Answered! Starts: 4:00 PM Location: Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB Join graduate support staff from Bloustein Student and Academic Services for a "Meet and Greet" conversation in the Forum. Stop by as you can and say hello! Masks and distancing in the forum required to respect all. RSVP Applying to Federal Jobs/Federal Resume Writing Workshop Applying to Federal Jobs/Federal Resume Writing Workshop Starts: 4:30 PM Join alumni from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and one of our recent graduates of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who recentlywent through the process of applying to and landing a job through the in Federal Government. Each will share great tips on how to apply to a federal job and how to create a Federal resume that will bring results. Bring your questions to this helpful workshop. \| REGISTER ON THE CAREERS WEBSITE: https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/careers/virtual-events/ • •	8 AFE Presentations AFE Presentations Starts: 9:30 AM •	9
10 Bildner Center Virtual Event: Dance and Disability in Israel Bildner Center Virtual Event: Dance and Disability in Israel Starts: 2:00 PM The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life: Virtual Talk The Henry Schwartzman Endowed Seminar This talk will explore the Israeli aspects of integrated dance,an art form that brings together dancers with and without disabilities.Together, these dancers challenge the way disability is presented and perceivedin public culture and in the arts. Yet, the dance projects also reveal ahierarchy between those veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces who are disabledand others with disabilities. Integrated dance embodies the possibility ofchallenging national, religious, and social boundaries while expanding publicawareness of multiculturalism. Register at :https://bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/events/upcoming-events/icalrepeat.detail/2021/10/10/89/-/dance-and-disability-in-israel Gili Hammer is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Program in Cultural Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In her doctoral research at the Hebrew University, she focused on the social constructions of gender and femininity among blind women,and on the cultural construction of blindness and sight in the Israeli public sphere. Her current research examines sensory practices and embodied politics within the “disability culture” phenomenon, exploring integrated dance projects that bring together dancers with and without disabilities in Israel and the United States. Her work focuses on the ways that “corporeal otherness” is represented, negotiated, and regulated in the public sphere, and the meeting of diverse body types. Her fields of research include disability studies,anthropology of the senses, gender studies, research of visual culture,anthropological and sociological theory, and performance studies. She is the author of Blindness through the Looking Glass: The Performance of Blindness, Gender,and the Sensory Body (University of Michigan Press, 2019), and her articles have appeared in Gender & Society, Signs, Disability Studies Quarterly,Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute,and American Anthropologist. •	11	12 PhD Colloquium - Practice Presentations for ACSP and other conferences PhD Colloquium - Practice Presentations for ACSP and other conferences Starts: 12:00 PM CAREERS: Compliance Career within the Pharmaceutical Industry CAREERS: Compliance Career within the Pharmaceutical Industry Starts: 5:00 PM Maria Varvaro-Sause, Head of Bioresearch Quality & Compliance at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, will discuss her career in and the field of compliance. Q&A to follow her talk. To register, CLICK HERE • •	13 CAREERS: Careers in Healthcare Consulting Panel CAREERS: Careers in Healthcare Consulting Panel Starts: 4:30 PM Interested in learning about a career in healthcare consulting? Join the panel, consisting of us our very own MHA alumni, to learn about the field, their career paths, and advice they have about pursuing a career in healthcare consulting. To register, CLICK HERE •	14	15	16
17	18	19	20 Urban Design Lecture Series: Voices of Community Urban Design Lecture Series: Voices of Community Starts: 4:00 PM The Coronavirus pandemic has underscored the importance of community-building and creating livability and prosperity in cities. What was already a public policy and planning imperative is even further at the forefront of government efforts at all levels. The post-pandemic vision of cities will depend on successful community organizing, sound urban design, and evolving policy to promote equitable redevelopment. But how can communities begin to lay the groundwork for these monumental tasks? Presenters will discuss the impact and importance of urban design on community redevelopment efforts and how the broader post-pandemic strategy will evolve to meet these needs. This discussion will address community development from both the nonprofit sector and development industry perspectives. SPEAKERS Eric C.Y. Fang, AIA, AICP, LEED, Principal, Perkins Eastman Sarah Combs, Chief Executive Officer, University AreaCommunity Development Corp. Register at https://rutgers.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e_GZhHfvSQ-5sdCN5ucwMw ____________________________ The Urban Design Lecture Series is EJB\|DESIGNS’ signature school-wide event. Speakers from the planning discipline engage our audience with their diverse perspectives on urban planning and design issues. EJB\|DESIGNS is a student-led organization at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy seeking to re-establish the core values of hand drawing to elaborate digital rendering techniques and improve graphic negotiation. Our Drawing Philosophy compliments the urban planning and design curriculum. Through experience, we understand how drawing drives thought and evolves design. We seek to improve workflow by advancing innovative techniques in visualizing data while maintaining logical thinking in the planning thought process. Part of Archtober: NYC's Architecture & Design Festival CAREERS: Networking & LinkedIn Best Practices (in person) CAREERS: Networking & LinkedIn Best Practices (in person) Starts: 4:30 PM Location: TBD There is no doubt that networking is the number one way to land jobs and internships and LinkedIn is a MUST for all professionals. Learn more about each at this informative workshop which will help you get more comfortable networking both in person and via social media. To register, please CLICK HERE • •	21 Jewish Agriculturalism in the Garden State Jewish Agriculturalism in the Garden State Starts: 1:00 PM Introducing a New Online Exhibit Organized farming has been a key part of the Jewish experience in the modern world, though this history is largely unknown or forgotten. Dr. Jonathan Dekel-Chen (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) will introduce a new online exhibit that he developed as a visiting scholar at Rutgers about the history of Jewish farming in New Jersey and around the world. The exhibition takes a deep dive into the amazing story of Jewish agriculture in New Jersey, where three generations of Jews planted roots in a new country, made New Jersey bloom, and pursued the American dream. Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University. Advance registration is required at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu. •	22 New Brunswick: An Orientation for Graduate Students New Brunswick: An Orientation for Graduate Students Starts: 9:30 AM The goal of the orientation walk is to provide an introduction to Rutgers’ host city and the social justice issues underlying development and planning, as well as to create opportunities for Bloustein School graduate students to engage with this urban environment in more meaningful ways. To this end, graduate students will go on a walking tour of several neighborhoods adjacent to the Bloustein School, making stops and hearing brief presentations from speakers sharing their perspectives and practice. Returning to the Bloustein School after the tour, students will then be invited to think critically and synthesize what they’ve heard. The event is by no means a definitive overview, but the beginning of an ongoing dialogue about the multilayered dynamics shaping New Brunswick, and Bloustein students’ role as participants in this city throughout their tenure. Graduate students RSVP required bit.ly/NBwalk Students may contact nbblousteinwalk@gmail.com with questions. CAPS Workshop for Graduate Students: Time Management and Life Balance Workshop CAPS Workshop for Graduate Students: Time Management and Life Balance Workshop Starts: 11:00 AM We have partnered with a community counselor from CAPS to offer some workshops specific for graduate students this semester. No registration is required for these virtual sessions and you can keep your camera off and just listen or participate to your level of comfort. Let’s share what it is like to manage a busy schedule. How do we juggle academic assignments, lab and coursework, maintaining a social life, trying to get enough sleep, eating well and exercising, etc. How do we balance taking out time for ourselves and being a supportive friend or family member? Let’s talk about strategies for managing and prioritizing our busy schedules. Meeting link: https://rutgers.webex.com/rutgers/j.php?MTID=m48b48d88b29b630fd00f007be819b380 Meeting number: 120 479 3109 Password: ttJMh2Wd3p3 More ways to join Join by video system Dial 1204793109@rutgers.webex.com You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number. Join by phone: +1-650-429-3300 USA Toll/Access code: 120 479 3109 Classes of 2020/2021 Name Recognition Celebration Classes of 2020/2021 Name Recognition Celebration Starts: 3:00 PM Location: Woodlawn Mansion, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA While not repeating the full graduation ceremonies of 2020 and 2021, graduates of Bloustein School majors and degree programs will have the opportunity to come back to campus, walk across the stage, have their name called and a graduation photo taken. What to expect During the fall celebration, returning alumni will have their opportunity in the spotlight. Graduates will have their moment to cross the stage and be congratulated by deans, and faculty of their graduating school. Alumni will also have the opportunity to network and connect at events being held around campus that weekend. Smash a clay pipe on Old Queens, network with fellow classmates at Van Nest Hall, reminisce at the Senior Day event, and attend the big celebration on Saturday night. Who is invited Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 graduates who have completed the necessary undergraduate and graduate degree requirements are eligible to participate in school-based events. In addition to being invited to attend the Bloustein School event, Class of 2020 and Class of 2021 doctoral graduates are invited to attend the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on Thursday, October 21st. The Doctoral Hooding Ceremony will recognize graduates who have achieved the highest level of academic accomplishment at Rutgers University. How to register All returning graduates are required to register in order to attend the fall celebrations. Make sure to sign-up early to secure your registration. NetID required. Registration will close September 15, 2021. http://snap.rutgers.edu/apps/celebrate How to purchase academic regalia While not requiring regalia for its returning graduates at this event, the Bloustein School encourages you to do so if you can. Graduates can purchase regalia, consisting of cap, gown, and hood, through Barnes & Noble at Rutgers. Please note: Regalia sales will be open September 1–October 1, 2021, only. Please plan accordingly. • • •	23
24	25	26 CAREERS: Resume Critiques II (SPACE IS LIMITED) CAREERS: Resume Critiques II (SPACE IS LIMITED) Starts: 4:30 PM This is your second opportunity this semester to get your resume critiqued! The event will be held in a small group format and you will receive immediate feedback from Career Management professionals, HR professionals and alumni who work in urban planning, policy and health administration fields. This is a collaborative Bloustein-School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) event for our graduate students and is virtual. To register, CLICK HERE •	27	28 PhD Colloquium - Presentation and Discussion: “Why is the last guy still a problem?” with Stuart Shapiro PhD Colloquium - Presentation and Discussion: “Why is the last guy still a problem?” with Stuart Shapiro Starts: 12:00 PM CAREERS: Virtual Employer Meet & Greet / Networking Event: Health Administration CAREERS: Virtual Employer Meet & Greet / Networking Event: Health Administration Starts: 4:30 PM Location: TBD Each Fall and Spring semester, Bloustein offers an opportunity for our graduate, undergraduate students and recent graduates to meet with alumni and employer representatives from a variety of organizations, some of whom are recruiting for jobs and internships and others are of whom are providing valuable information about themselves and their organization for future opportunities. Regardless, this event offers an excellent opportunity for you to connect with alumni and prospective employers from a variety of sectors – public, private, non-profit to learn about what they do. This Fall, we are holding two separate events: one for our urban planning, public informatics and policy graduate and undergraduate students and the other for our health administration students. Spring dates to be announced at a later date! These events are also open to recent graduates/alumni. REGISTRATION COMING SOON! The Beijing Palace Museum Comes to Hong Kong: Aestheticizing the Future of the Nation The Beijing Palace Museum Comes to Hong Kong: Aestheticizing the Future of the Nation Starts: 6:00 PM by Carolyn Cartier, University of Technology Sydney Cities in China provide “cultural facilities"—libraries, museums, concert halls—for the people that present state-approved displays of culture and information based on Soviet-derived socialist total planning. Amidst tensions in the Hong Kong-mainland China relationship, this paper examines the Hong Kong Palace Museum project, a treasure box for newly mobile national relics from the Beijing Palace Museum, and its regional context. Based on over two decades of periodic fieldwork in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, the interdisciplinary analysis examines continuities within socialism’s control of cultural content through aestheticization of the idealized future of greater integration. This talk is open to public, but registration is required. Click here to register Cosponsored by the Rutgers Center for Chinese Studies and the Bloustein School. Pi Alpha Alpha honor society induction Pi Alpha Alpha honor society induction Starts: 7:00 PM • • • •	29 CAREERS: Virtual Employer Meet & Greet: Urban Planning & Public Policy Employer Meet & Greet / Networking Event CAREERS: Virtual Employer Meet & Greet: Urban Planning & Public Policy Employer Meet & Greet / Networking Event Starts: 1:00 PM Location: TBD Each Fall and Spring semester, Bloustein offers an opportunity for our graduate, undergraduate students and recent graduates to meet with alumni and employer representatives from a variety of organizations, some of whom are recruiting for jobs and internships and others are of whom are providing valuable information about themselves and their organization for future opportunities. Regardless, this event offers an excellent opportunity for you to connect with alumni and prospective employers from a variety of sectors – public, private, non-profit to learn about what they do. This Fall, we are holding two separate events: one for our urban planning, public informatics and policy graduate and undergraduate students and the other for our health administration students. Spring dates to be announced at a later date! These events are also open to recent graduates/alumni. REGISTRATION COMING SOON! •	30
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