Transcript Career Management Services Overview

Location
• Our office is located in the Harris Commons Building
at the corner of University and Babcock
• Third floor Room 307 - across the hall from
International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS)
Our Services
• Part-time & Full-time Job Postings
• Federal Work Study
• Florida Work Experience Program
(FWEP)
• ProTrack Engineering Co-op
• On-Campus Interviews
• Professional Development Info
Sessions
• Career Expos
• Employer Information Sessions
Job Postings
• Our office uses Panther Career Link to post part-time
and full-time positions, plus internships and co-ops
• Once a week, an email is sent concerning recent
internships and jobs
• ALL students have an account already created but
students need to activate their account
Activating your Panther Career Link Account
• Visit www.myinterfase.com/fit/student
• Click “Retrieve Password”
• Enter Username (Your Florida Tech Email Address) and click “Reset
Password”
• You will receive an email at your Florida Tech email address from
[email protected] with the subject Password Reset containing your
temporary password
• Panther Career Link will prompt you to now create a new password and
“Save”
• Please complete your profile in order to begin using Panther Career Link.
Verify that your name appears properly as sometimes there can be errors
during our upload process
• **If you receive an error that your username is not found, please contact
the Career Management Services Office at [email protected]
Federal Work Study
• Awarded by Financial Aid
• Must have 2.0 GPA
• $2,000 is the maximum award and split up for $1,000
for Fall and $1,000 for Spring
• If you don’t use it, you lose it
• You can work in various departments on-campus
• There are a few off-campus positions, make an
appointment with Leah Litwiniec
Searching for FWS jobs in Panther Career Link
All Federal Work Study (FWS) jobs on the Florida Tech Campus
are posted in Panther Career Link (PCL). Please follow these
instructions to begin searching for opportunities.
1. Log-in to Panther Career Link
2. On the Main Landing Page, there will be a drop down link
entitled “Job Search” in the yellow menu just under the page
header
3. Hover your mouse over “Job Search” to make the menu drop
down
4. Click on “Federal Work-Study Jobs” link that appears
5. All Federal Work-Study jobs are listed there.
College Roll
• Type of employment at Florida Tech
• Available to all students in good academic standing
actively pursuing a degree
• Available to undergraduates as well as graduates and
international students
• They are part-time positions and you must be
enrolled for that employed semester
How to Apply for College Roll Positions
Florida Work Experience Program
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(FWEP)
Funded by the State of Florida
Must be a Florida Resident
2.5 or better GPA
Must have unmet need according to Financial Aid
Pursuing first bachelor’s degree
Sophomore status
Position must be related to major
ProTrack at FIT
• Two different options to Co-Op
– Traditional
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Any major, undergrad or grad
Any number of work experiences
Start at any time
Graduate at own pace
– Structured
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Undergrad engineering
Start as freshman
Scheduled for up to 3 work experiences
Graduate in 4 years
Resume Reviews/Critiques
• We provide help with your resumes
Off Campus Job-Search Help
• We provide job search guidance for
internships/post graduation positions
On-Campus Interviews
• We hold Professional as well as Mock
Interviews
Sign up for appointments using Panther
Career Link!
How to Register for Professional
Development Information Sessions
• Log-in into Panther Career Link
– Upcoming events – see all
• Left-hand side under Home, select
Calendar
• Select arrows to date of workshop
• Select the workshop in the calendar
• Click on workshop
• Register for Event
Florida Tech Career Expos
We offer two Career Expos. One in the Fall and one in the Spring.
FALL CAREER EXPO
September 30, 2015
11am to 3pm
SPRING EMPLOYER DAY
February 10, 2016 (tentatively)
11am to 3pm
• Held at the Clemente Center
Employer Information Sessions
• This gives you an opportunity to
hear and have a more extensive
overview of a particular company.
• Gives you an opportunity to
become more familiar with your
organization, its culture, and the
positions that you need to be
filled.
• This is advertised via Panther
Career Link as well as through
Fitforum.
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Career Management Services Staff
Dona Gaynor, Director
– [email protected]
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Delicia Lewis, Assistant Director
– [email protected]
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Erin Minta, Co-op Coordinator
– [email protected]
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Leah Litwiniec, Student Employment Coordinator
– [email protected]
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Renee Couperthwaite, Employer Relations Coordinator
– [email protected]
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Dean Miyakusu, Career Services Coordinator
– [email protected]
Connect with Career Management Services today!
Florida Institute of Technology- Career Management Services
@FITforaJob
Florida Tech Career Management Services now Florida Tech!
FIT for a Job at http://blogs.fit.edu/blog/category/campus/fitforajob
www.myinterface.com/fit/students
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