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March 4, 2013, Vol. 34, No.

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March Calendar of Events (Click here for additional events and details.) What When Careers in Hollywood Tuesday, March 5, 6:30pm The Federal Job Search Wednesday, March 6, 12:20pm Choosing a Major/Career Workshop Wednesday, March 6, 4:00pm A Teachers Guide to Success: Wednesday, March 6, 5:30pm Interviewing 101 Careers in Disaster Preparedness Wednesday, March 6, 6:00pm Backpack to Briefcase Workshop Thursday, March 7, 3:30pm Journalism and Mass Wednesday, March 20, 2:00pm Communication Career Fair Learn LinkedIn Tuesday, March 26, 6:00pm Terry Career Boot Camp: Evaluating Wednesday, March 27, 3:30pm the Job Offer The Internship Search Wednesday, March 27, 4:00pm Summer Employment Fair Thursday, March 28, 11:00am

Where Tate Student Center Theatre Miller Learning Center, Rm 214 Miller Learning Center, Rm 150 Aderhold Hall, Rm G5 Miller Learning Center, Rm 150 Miller Learning Center, Rm 101 Tate Student Center, Grand Hall, 5th Floor Miller Learning Center, Rm 101 Miller Learning Center, Rm 150 Miller Learning Center, Rm 248 Tate Student Center, Grand Hall, 5th Floor

HIGHLIGHTS 1. UGA Career Guide eBook 2. Careers In Hollywood 3. Careers in Disaster Preparedness 4. Give Back(packing) Information Session 5. Apple Information Session 6. Career Development Internship 7. Atlanta Hawks Career & Internship Fair 8. Live, Work, and Teach Abroad With CIEE Teach Abroad Programs 9. NCAA Career in Sports Forum with the Atlanta Business Chronicle Business of Sports Summit

10. Disney College Program 11. Georgias Premier HIT Career Fair: Connecting Talent with Health IT Jobs 12. Wetfeet Career Benchmark Survey 13. Internships 14. Part-Time Jobs 15. Full-Time Jobs 16. Campus Interviews: Resume Submission Deadlines 17. Government & Nonprofit 18. Disclaimers 19. Unsubscribe 1. UGA CAREER GUIDE eBOOK Why should you download the digital edition of The University of Georgia Career Guide? Check out this 30 second video for an overview of the valuable information you could have at your fingertips. 2. CAREERS IN HOLLYWOOD March 5, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Miller Learning Center, Rm 101 Come learn what it REALLY takes to have a career in entertainment/media from our all-star line-up of professionals and UGA Alumni! Production Coordinator, The Walking Dead Extras Casting Director, X-Men: First Class Screenwriter, Drew Barrymores Flower Films Executive Producer, The Secret of Moonacre Director, Mayan Blue Documentarian, Plumgood Productions ...and a few more special guests! For more information contact: Shakira Smiler stsmiler@uga.edu or Marian Higgins mawells@uga.edu 3. CAREERS IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS March 6, 6:00pm-7:30pm, Miller Learning Center, Rm 150 Learn about emergency/disaster management, preparedness, and relief career opportunities from a panel of experts. Panelists for the program include the Red Cross, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Global Emergency Resources, Health Operations Team, Inc., Habitat for Humanity Disaster Response and the Centers for Disease Control. 4. GIVE BACK(PACKING) INFORMATION SESSION March 6, 6:00pm, Miller Learning Center, Rm 277 Give Back(packing) is a maymester program that encompasses service learning opportunities, travel and real life experiences that a person could never learn from a book, the Internet, and/or word of mouth. The program travels to St. John's Virgin Islands, Washington D.C., New York City and San Francisco and sets each member up with internships in these areas with places like LinkedIn, Edelman and Wix Social Media Group. Adventure is also a big part of this trip. Snorkeling and hiking through Yosemite National Park are also activities that the trip offers. While you are having fun and being set up with some of the biggest companies, you will also be giving back to each community you go to. In D.C. we volunteer at the Children's Special Olympics for example. For more information contact Renee Micheli atrenee.micheli@givebackpacking.com or see the website: http://www.givebackpacking.org/ 5. APPLE INFORMATION SESSION March 7, 5:30pm-6:30pm, Tate 480

Apple will be hosting their last information session for the semester on March 7th! Dont miss this opportunity to learn more about the Apple At-Home Advisor College Program, meet with an Apple recruiter, and get answers to all your questions. Please join us and learn more about working for Apples At-Home Advisor College Program! Click here for a job description. 6. CAREER DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP Do you enjoy peer interaction, career related topics, and being involved on campus? The UGA Career Center is seeking qualified paid interns for the 2013-2014 school year. Duties include serving as a peer mentor by critiquing resumes and cover letters, assisting Career Center staff with event programming, and leading class presentations. To be eligible you must commit to interning for a full year 10-hours a week, you must be a rising sophomore, junior, or senior, and have a minimum GPA of a 3.0. Apply here. 7. ATLANTA HAWKS CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR April 1, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Philips Arena: 1 Philips Dr. Atlanta GA, 404-878-3000 The Atlanta Hawks are excited to announce our annual Career & Internship Fair! Dont miss this great opportunity and chance to speak and interview with representatives for positions with various sports teams and companies! Interested students can sign up by accessing the following link and following the directions on the page: http://nbateamjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=52247 The registration fee of $25 includes admittance to the Career Fair and a ticket to the Atlanta Hawks versus Cleveland Cavaliers game that evening (7:30PM). There is also an option to purchase additional tickets with your registration at $39 each. Early registration is recommended due to high demand and limited slots available. Orders for the Career Fair are filled on a first-come first serve basis and are subject to availability. 8. LIVE, WORK, AND TEACH ABROAD WITH CIEE TEACH ABROAD PROGRAMS CIEE Teach Abroad programs are open to anyone with a bachelors degree (in any discipline), native English fluency, and a genuine interest in a different culture. To learn more about our programs, including program details and application information, and to get answers to important questions like What is it like to Teach Abroad? and Who goes on CIEE Teach Abroad programs?, visit ciee.org/teach. Hear from real participants about their experiences abroad through blog entries, photos, videos, and more at ciee.org/teach/taught. 9. NCAA CAREER IN SPORTS FORUM March 29, 7:30am 12pm, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hall, 265 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 In conjunction with the 2013 Final Four, the NCAA is hosting a Career in Sports Forum and has partnered with the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The NCAA has offered to cover the cost of up to 200 Students to attend the Atlanta Business Chronicle Business of Sports Summit at no cost to the students. For more information and registration please click below: Business of Sports Summit & the NCAA Sports Forum Please use PROMO CODE: STUDENTNCAA *Please note there are a limited number of complimentary registration spots for current college students and faculty. *Please bring your current college ID to pick up your badge the morning of the event. 10. DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM Now accepting applications for Fall 2013! Disney is on a nationwide search for bright, talented students seeking an internship opportunity of a lifetime as a Disney College Program participant at the Walt Disney World Resort or Disneyland Resort. How to Apply: Explore disneycollegeprogram.com to learn more about this unique program Click Apply Now and follow the instructions to submit an application

11. GEORGIAS PREMIER HIT CAREER FAIR: CONNECTING TALENT WITH HEALTH IT JOBS March 28, 10am 2pm, Georgia State University Student Center The TAG Health IT Career Fair brings together experienced, highly qualified talent with HIT companies in Georgia, the nations health IT capital. Go here for more information and to register for the event. 12. WETFEET CAREER BENCHMARK SURVEY Take the University of Georgia WetFeet Career Benchmark enter to win scholarships. Voice your opinions about top employers at: http://unisurv.co/Benchmark In appreciation for your time you will receive two free WetFeet Insider Guides of your choice (over 50 titles to choose from), access to a library of career webinars and $25 off your next flight among other incentives. All respondents are also entered into the Universum 2013 Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $1,500 Scholarship. 13. INTERNSHIPS (This is just a few of the 320+ listings, Log into DAWGLink to apply!) DAWGLink #37650, Community & Collegiate Relations Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA DAWGLink #35778, Distribution Operations Intern Target Corporation, Savannah, GA DAWGLink #38610, Forbes Travel Guide Media Internship Forbes Travel Guide and Startle.com, Atlanta, GA 14. PART-TIME JOBS (This is just a few of the 90+ listings, Log into DAWGLink to apply!) DAWGLink #38860, Customer Service and Sales Smoothie King, Athens, GA DAWGLink #38803, Office Manager M.K. Gottschalk, LLC, Athens, GA DAWGLink #39197, Information Desk Associate UGA Campus Life, Athens, GA 15. FULL-TIME JOBS (This is just a few of the 610+ listings, Log into DAWGLink to apply!) DAWGLink #38615, Research Technologist St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN DAWGLink #38736, Marketing Consultant Unum, Atlanta, GA DAWGLink #38841, Spanish Teacher Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, GA 16. CAMPUS INTERVIEWS: RESUME SUBMISSION DEADLINES Log into DAWGLink to submit your resume to the employer postings to be considered for on-campus interviews! Deadline: March 6 Grant Thornton Deadline: March 7 PCC Airfoils, LLC

Deadline: March 8 Ernst & Young, LLP Deadline: March 12 BDO USA Deadline: March 13 Deloitte Total Quality Logistics Insight Global Inc. Deadline: March 14 Resolution Technologies, Inc. Deadline: March 19 KPMG, LLP Deadline: March 20 Ernst & Young LLP Infinite Recruiting Resources Deadline: March 27 Insight Global, Inc. Deadline: March 31 Terry Student Consulting 17. GOVERNMENT & NONPROFIT Check out Making the Difference for information about federal jobs, internships, and government resources. For Non-Profit news and opportunities, visit Opportunity Knocks and Idealist! 18. DISCLAIMERS * All University of Georgia Career Center sponsored events are for UGA students and alumni only. * The Career Center is committed to providing access for all people with disabilities and will provide accommodations if notified in advance. To request accommodations please contact us at 706-542-3375. * To help ensure a pleasant & productive environment for all participants, please follow these guidelines: 1. Respect all participants (employers, job seekers, & staff). 2. Appropriate attire is required and is determined by event. Some events require Professional or Business Attire. 3. For safety reasons, the doorways to the event (inside & out) & the surrounding areas must be kept clear at all times. 4. Participants are expected to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by members of the staff & all reasonable requests of any person acting in an official capacity as a representative of the participating institutions. 5. If questions or concerns arise during the event, please contact a member of the Career Center staff for assistance.

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