Office of Career Services and Employer Relations

Graduate Students

The Office of Career Services and Employer Relations welcomes Graduate Students! We encourage you to participate in programs and advising services as early as possible in your academic career. We are open year-round!

Frequently Asked Questions about the Office of Career Services and Employer Relations

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Meet with a Career Advisor
To make an appointment to meet privately and confidentially with a career advisor, log into your RhodyNet account (see instructions below) and choose "Make an Appointment" at left and proceed. For assistance, call 401 874-2311 (press "zero") or come to 228 Roosevelt Hall.

Frequently Asked Questions about RhodyNet
New to RhodyNet? URI Student Login Instructions:
Set your browser at career.uri.edu
At the upper left hand corner, at the RhodyNet oval logo, click on the word "Students"--it will turn red.
This takes you to a log in screen.
Enter Your User Name = your URI 9 digit student ID#
Enter Your Password = rams
You may change both your User Name and your Password at any time.

Important: Problems logging in? Call Steve at 874-5137 sgagnon@uri.edu

Issues which you might discuss with a career advisor include but are not limited to:

Timing & strategy of your job search
Interviewing for positions in academe
Constructing and fine-tuning resumes and c.v.'s
Identifying graduate internships
Finding and applying for jobs in industry
Researching and Negotiating salary
International student concerns
International job search
Legal issues in the job search
RhodyNet and other Online resources and how best to use them
Networking resources

What can you do to enhance your chances of getting an academic position:

Seek out opportunities to present papers at field-specific conferences or at conferences where your work is related.
Get experience in teaching undergraduate students.
Attend seminars, workshops, conferences and Network! Network! Network!
Keep current with issues in Higher Education.
Volunteer to assist at conferences, seminars and events in your field.
Exit your comfort zone and find colleagues in other disciplines whose work and yours may have some relationship.
Upgrade your skills: job search/ technical/communication/interpersonal by attending online or in person workshops either at your institution or in your locale.
Find and keep contact with mentors in your field.
Use all of your institution’s resources, including the Career Services office. Meet with career advisors and use the office early, frequently, and consistently. Enhance your job search strategies and skills with the assistance of the Career Services office.
Join Professional/Academic Associations

More on Professional/Academic Associations

We recommend that you maintain student memberships in appropriate professional organizations. Here are some resources to help you identify professional associations.

Associations on the Net
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/

American Society of Association Executives
ASAE Gateway to Associations Directory – Maintained by the American Society of Association Executives, the search results provide a list of associations that meet your selection criteria.

Riley Guide:
http://rileyguide.com/union.html Includes professional, academic, trade and non-profit associations.

More resources: Conferences and Presentations

A great way to network and get your name known in the Academic world is to attend conferences and better yet, to become a presenter. It is also not a bad idea to volunteer to assist with the conference. Here are some sites where you can seek out conferences and opportunities to submit papers/presentations:

http://www.h-net.org/announce/
H-Net, Humanities and Social Sciences online

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/meetings
American Association for the Advancement of Science: Meetings & Events

Resources for Networking. Gain confidence, find colleagues, increase your visibility.

The Riley Guide: Networking and Your Job Search
http://www.rileyguide.com/network.html
QuintCareers – the Art of Networking
http://www.quintcareers.com/networking.html

Additional Links: for specific fields, visit http://career.uri.edu/links.shtml

Chronicle of Higher Education	Academic Careers Online
Academic Keys	Higher Ed Jobs Online
Academic Employment Network (AEN)	Academic 360
	Find a Ph.D.

Contact Information

Room 228 Roosevelt Hall
90 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
401.874.2311
FAX 401.874.5525
career@etal.uri.edu

Walk-in Career Advising

M-F, 1-3 PM, Rm. 223 Roosevelt
when Fall and Spring classes are in session

Career Advising Appointments

Log onto RhodyNet
or visit 228 Roosevelt Hall for assistance

Alumni Career Services

Contact 401 874 9404

Upcoming Events

Employer registration

Graduate School Fair
October 3, 2013
11AM-2PM Memorial Union

Accounting Night
October 3, 2013
5-8PM Memorial Union

Engineering & Technology Job Fair
October 23, 2013
11AM-3PM Ryan Center

Pharmacy Interview Day
October 24, 2013
9AM-4PM Pharmacy Building

Fall Internship & Job Fair
November 6, 2013
11AM-2PM Memorial Union

Government Career Day
Novmeber 7, 2013
Ryan Center

Green Industry Day
February 21, 2014
9AM-3PM Memorial Union

Summer & Internship Job Fair
March 5, 2014
11AM-2PM Memorial Union

Spring Career & Job Fair
April 2, 2014
11AM-3PM Ryan Center

Previous Events

For a list of previous events please click here

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