Celebrate National Career Development Month!

November is National Career Development Month and we think everyone should celebrate!  Career Development is a continual process and we should always be thinking about what's next.  What can you do to help explore or develop your career this November?  Here are some ideas:

• sign up for a conference in your industry
• talk to your supervisor about wanting to do something new
• take a class on your favorite subject

IPFW Career Services likes to celebrate by doing employer site visits and of course giving away hot chocolate and free career advise to our students.  If you're on campus during November, look for these activities.

• Friday, November 1st - Cocoa & Careers - What can Career Services do for you? - KT Lobby - 10am-noon
• Wednesday, November 6th - Cocoa & Careers - Internships & Jobs - KT Lobby - 10am-noon
• Thursday, November 14th - Cocoa & Careers - Resumes - KT Lobby - 10am-noon
• Tuesday, November 19th - Cocoa & Careers - Interviewing & Networking - KT Lobby - 10am-noon
• Wednesday, November 20th - STEM Careers Site visits - BAE Systems & Logikos - 11:30am-5pm - visit both employers and network for possible internships, jobs, or just to make a connections (for current IPFW students only)

We will also be hosting a couple Employer Information Sessions, but the dates are still being determined.  Look out for the following organizations visiting campus in November:

• FBI
• Quincy Recycle

A Poem

You need not see what someone is doing
to know if it is his vocation,

you have only to watch his eyes:
a cook mixing a sauce, a surgeon

making a primary incision,
a clerk completing a bill of lading,

wear the same rapt expression, forgetting
themselves in a function.

How beautiful it is,
that eye-on-the-object look.

—W. H. Auden

Hispanic Professionals Panel

HISPANIC PROFESSIONALS PANEL

Wednesday, November 3rd

IPFW Campus, Science Building 185

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Panelists Include:

Benito Almanza - State Farm Insurance

Julie Dominguez - IPFW Office of Institutional Equity

Gisela Feil - Licensed Social Worker

Palermo Galindo - City of Fort Wayne

Emily Guerrero - United Way of Allen County

Teresa Vazquez-Hall - IVY Tech Northeast

Come meet local professionals and learn what you can do now to make yourself competitive in the new millennia.

What are you worth?

Are you trying to choose a major and want to know how much you could make in related careers? Currently employed and not sure you're getting a fair deal? Check out the following sites to find out how much different careers and companies pay:

Glassdoor.com:
gives you an inside look at Company Reviews and Salaries for more than 22,000 companies, posted anonymously by real employees.  Send an email from your IPFW  '.edu' account to students@glassdoor.com
and you will receive a free full access student account. You'll get free access to all reviews and salaries — without having to post anything. 


CNBC ranks the college degrees that have the highest starting salaries.

Salary.com: Has an entire listing of salaries for entry-level positions based on field

Career Builder has an article about how to negotiate a better starting salary.

Location can also make a huge difference in how far your money goes.
CNN Money ranks the best places to live.


Quint Careers and explore what other factors may be important to you.

Career Development Month

National Career Development Month, held every November, is a reason to get serious about your career path. IPFW Career Services is providing you with a number of networking panels and dinners to assist you with determining your ideal career path.

Check out these events on campus!

November 3rd - Pin the Tail on the Mastodon (games & prizes); Walb Union 1st floor 11am-1pm

November 4th - Government Networking Panel: Red, White & Blue jobs; SB 176 12-1:30pm

November 6th - I heart my major, but I need to pay the bills: Liberal Arts Degrees; KT G41 12-1:15pm

November 10th - Career Jeopardy (games & prizes); Walb Union 1st floor 11am-1pm

November 12th - Career Services Open House; KT 109 11am-2pm

November 13th - Internships on a Time-Budget; Walb Ballroom 6-8pm --Co-hosted by the Center for Women & Returning Adults

November 17th - Fish for your Career (games & prizes); Walb Union 1st floor 11am-1pm

November 19th - Cool Science Careers; SB 185 12-1:15pm

November 20th - Non-Profit Networking Panel; NF 133 12-1:30pm

Contact the Office of Career Services at 481-0689 or Karen Obringer, Career Counselor, at obringek@ipfw.edu for more information on any events.