Up Next: Spring Career Fair 2011

Don’t Miss the Spring Career, Internship & Service Fair 2011!

Date:               Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Time:              12:00 – 4:00pm
Location:       Festival Ballroom

The Spring Career, Internship & Service Fair is less than a week away!  Are you ready? This Career Fair will provide full-time, service and internship opportunities to a variety of majors. The Spring Fair is now combined with the Service Fair!  This event is co-sponsored by Career & Academic Planning and Community Service Learning. Students attending the Career Fair who are returning to JMU for the Fall 2011 semester, will be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship drawing. Your response to the survey after the Fair will enter your name into a drawing to win the scholarship! Make sure you are prepared for the fair!  Remember to dress professionally, research employers of interest, and bring copies of your resume. While the event is open until 4:00pm, be sure to allow ample time to meet the employers attending!  Read more on How to Prepare for a Career Fair . A list of employers attending the fair is available on Recruit-A-Duke.  Some companies will use major categories to describe students of interest.  To view companies attending a Career Fair, log into Recruit-A-Duke and click on the “Fairs, Info Sessions, Workshops” tab at the top of the page. From there click on the Career Fair you are interested in to view a list of the employers, their positions and the majors they are recruiting. You can also access a list of Employers Attending by Major (as of 2/7/11) Parking will be available in Convo lots A, E, B, or F. Shuttles will be running from Convo Lot A (look for a tent in Lot A for the event) to Festival throughout the day.

JMU hosts several career fairs during the year. See our JMU Career Fairs page for more information.

Learn About Recruit-A-Duke: JMU's Own Job Search Site

What Is Recruit-A-Duke?

Recruit-A-Duke is James Madison University’s online On-Campus Recruiting and job posting system for JMU students and alumni. Through Recruit-A-Duke, you are able to participate in the Recruiting Services program.  This means that employers sign-up to come to campus to interview JMU students for open positions they have.  They post their positions on Recruit-A-Duke and you, as a JMU student, can log-in to the system and apply for these jobs!  Once you have applied for these positions by uploading your resume on the system and applying for the ones that interest you, you will be notified if you are selected to interview with the employer.  If you are selected for an interview, you can sign-up through Recruit-A-Duke.  After you sign-up for an interview, come to the Sonner Hall Interview Center (on the lower level) to participate in your interview at your scheduled date and time. 

The first step to participate in this program is to watch the online Recruit-A-Duke tutorial and take the short quiz at the end.  Please allow 24 business hours after you complete the tutorial for your account to be updated.  Once you have received your confirmation email, you will have access to On-Campus Recruiting, including the following:

• Access to over 500 job postings just for JMU students! (these include both on-campus recruiting (ocr) positions and non-ocr positions)
• View the companies scheduled to recruit at JMU.
• Submit a resume online to employers to be considered for internships and full-time positions.
• Select and confirm interview times with companies who have selected you.
• Participate in a Mock Interview to practice your interviewing skills.
• Research companies attending the Spring Career, Internship and Service Fair
• To view companies attending a Career Fair, log into Recruit-A-Duke and click on the “Fairs, Info Sessions, Workshops” tab at the top of the page. From there click on the Career Fair you are interested in to view a list of the employers, their positions and the majors they are recruiting. You can also do an advanced search by clicking the “Advanced Search” tab to see which are specifically looking for your major.
• View and RSVP for upcoming Information Sessions held by employers on-campus and workshops hosted by Career & Academic Planning.
• With an updated resume on the system, employers will be able to view your resume through the Resume Book Program (which you can choose to opt in or out of) and contact you if they have a position that would be a good fit for you.
• Sign up to receive targeted emails with job listings that meet your criteria through the Job Search Agent.
  
  

*Important Note* - If you forget your password and click the “Need A Password?” link on the Recruit-A-Duke log-in page, be sure to check your JMU email account Junk Mail folder for your new password, as with any type of emails, sometimes they accidentally end up in this folder.

Any Questions About Recruit-A-Duke?
Email us at recruitaduke@jmu.edu.

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We all know how easy it is to electronically send a resume.  With the click of a button, we feel like we have accomplished something, and put our name out to help our job search process.


In reality, many applicants send their information often with no response back.  While we think we're doing all that we can, an article by Dave Ellis tells us there is a alot more that you can do to improve your chance of landing an interview.


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Check it out!