CJO Meeting Minutes
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March 25--Presentation by Career Services
Career Services gave us a quick resume worskshop. They used a list called Top Resume Mistakes to Avoid on Monster.com, which is also available in the CJO mailbox. Some main tips were 1)Use an action verb sheet (available in Career Services) to help you spice up what you've done, 2)Put things in your resume that you can talk about! This will make the interview go better and impress the interviewer. If you have more questions, stop in Career Services Monday - Friday from 10-12 and 1-3 to have some one go over your resume with you.
Business: We need to start planning our jumbo fundraiser. I said to plan for April 8 and 9th, but Rob brought to my attention that that's a little soon, so for now, let's shoot for a month from now. We need to get in touch with other organizations to see if they would be interested, so if people could start looking into that, that would be great. We will also need people to man tables and make signs. This will have to be publized for a week or so before it happens. I will talk to Brianna and get together some more details for the next meeting. If anyone is interested in helping plan this, please contact me or Brianna.
Other than that, Relay For Life is next Friday--mark your calendars!
March 4 -- Speaker: Christina Thrun, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Christina is the Development of Marketing Director at BBBS. She's a former CJO Treasurer and started out at Western Dairyland. She was told that she got hired because of her involvement in campus organizations and her "get it done" attitude. At Western Dairyland she wrote business plans and helped entreprenuerships, as well as marketing, trainign, counsleing and public relations. She spent four years there before going to BBBS. At BBBS she writes press releases, plans evetns, plans fundraisiers, does some marketing and relationship building. Her advice: Go where life takes you. Take advantage of the resources that Career Services offers. How you present yourself and how knowledgeble you are of your job makes a huge impression on employers. Find jobs right now that will get you experiene in some area of your job, like working in an office. Unpaid internships can offer great experiences. Opportunities: Right now BBBS has three different internships to offer in a variety of positions. We recieved some info and brochures tongiht, but for more information, go to www.bbbsnw.org.
Business: We've got some major fundraising coming up! We're thinking about teaming up with other organizations in the CJ department and having one mass fundraiser to raise money for World Vision, Bolton Refuge House, Feed My People and From Books to Brilliance. Ideas so far included setting up a booth and having tins and boxes for each one, as an "Eau Claire Cares" type of deal. This is still in the works, so bring your ideas to the next meeting! Rob found out that we can get a liscence to do raffles, so the dinner and a movie raffle will take place towards the end of the semester. More info coming on that later. TOUR: we came up with some more places to visit--Best Buy, First Avenue, and Club3 (?). If you have any connections/suggestions, email one of us! The Career Consultant position is still open. If interested, let us know at the next meeting.
Next Meeting: March 25, 6pm, Hibbard PentHouse!!!!
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Feb. 19--No speaker today, and very low attendance. It's flippin' cold outside!
Business: We will be collecting money for t-shirts at the next meeting. They will be between $11 and $14 depending on how many people order them, so please bring cash or your check books! If you know you can not make it to the next meeting and you do want a t-shirt, you can drop off a check in the CJO mailbox in the Organizations Office in Davies. Put your check (made out to CJO) in an envelope with your size by Tuesday, March. 4. Dues also need to be paid a.s.a.p, and can be paid in the same fashion. We have a fundraiser coming up! Next week, Rob (our treasurer) wants to set up a table in the afternoons Wed-Thurs. 10-1 and Friday night 6-7:30 in Davies to sell tickets for dinner and a show--The 3 Penny Opera. We need people to man the tables, so if you are available, please contact Rob (kadonsrd). We have two open executive board positions--Secretary and Career Consultant. The Secretary is mainly in charge of taking notes at our meetings and keeping every one informed. The Career Consultant would help plan tour. If you're interested, or for more information, contact Emily (maclacem) or talk to her at the next meeting. TOUR will be Thursday, April 4 -- Friday, April 5, and will most likely take place in Minneapolis, but Madison is still an option. Numbers for voting were low tonight. If you have an preferences on places you'd like to go or suggestions, let one of us know. Places mentioned tonight were Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, The City Pages, and KARE 11 News. If you absolutely can not make this date, please email Emily. Dues for tour will be due March 25. Relay for Life will take place April 17-18. More details on that coming later.
Please come to the next meeting so we can get a group shot for this website!!
Next Meeting: March 4 @ 6pm in the Hibbard Penthouse.---------------
Feb.5--First meeting of the semester!
Business: T-shirts were voted on! Yeah! They will be lime green with black lettering. On the front it will say "Let me see your cjO face!" and on the back it will say "cjO cjO cjO". This joke isn't funny unless you've seen the movie Office Space, so go rent it if you haven't! Prices will be discussed at the next meeting. We also tried to decide on a date and place for tour--the date will probably be April 10 & 11th, in either Madison or the cities--voting at the next meeting.
Dues need to be paid! $10 for returning members, $15 for new!
Speaker: Jennifer Kallenbach of The Swiss Colony Catalogue. She gave us a brochure and a coll clipboard thingy and told us how awesome it would be to have an internship there!
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 19 @ 6pm in the Hibbard Penthouse.
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*PAST SPEAKERS*
Don Huebscher, Editor of the Eau Claire Leader Telegram. Don started in sports writing in high school and then did general nwes editing in college. He minored in history and political science and first became an associate editor at the Leader before becoming Managing Editor. He has spent 32 years in newspapers and reccomends that you have a hobby completely different from your job. He enjoys being part of something and likes the creativity of putting a story or page together. Some things he said to stick in the back of your brain:
- You'll learn everything you need to know at a small-town newspaper.
- You need to be a jack-of-all-trades.
- What you put in the paper affects people all the time.
- Messing up obituaries in the worst!
- You have to come out of your comfort zone--these will be the best years of your life!
- Try to have a passion for what you do.
- Consider all your options while you're young.
Katie Bright, Waxx 104 (local country radio channel); Katie graduated from Indiana University in 2000 with a Communications major. She first got into sales, then moved to Nashville, then went back to school to major in Broadcast. She almost took a job at a rock station in Illinois but got a call from Waxx 104 at the last minute--she took the chance and drove back here to Eau Claire. She's very passionate about radio and country music and loves helping plan Country Jam, one of EC's local country music festivals. Her goal is to move to a major market, but she likes being part of the #1 morning show in the Chippewa Valley. Her advice:
- You have to be willing--you have to want it bad enough.
- You have to move around.
- Eau Claire is a great market to start in.
- Don't let anyone discourage you.
- Make lots of connections!
- Build yourself up!
Katie says that if you have any questions about how to get started, or would like a tour of the radio station, want to make some connections, etc., feel free to contact her!
Jim McLachlan (Emily's dad), CEO of Tartan Marketing;
- You need to be able to write everything!
- You need to be creative.
- Powerpoints are important!
- Be adaptable. There is no down-time.
- Be effective and be brief.
- If you have time, take creative writing.
Our speaker tonight was Steve Dzubay, publisher of the River Falls
Journal. Steve has a photo journalism background of the
Advice given to
CJO members included:
- Be persistent in the job search. Follow up with phone calls and
don’t be discouraged if something doesn’t turn up right away.
- Use speakers are another form of networking.
- When looking for internships or jobs, look at listings provided
through the CJ department, use online searches and trade magazines in the
library, and don’t be afraid to recommend yourself to employers as a
potential intern to temporarily fill a position.
Martha
earned her BA in Journalism from
Martha talked
about the benefits of a communications major today due to the constant change
in globalization and technology. Employers are looking for people who can
communicate. Martha provided a few suggestions about our future job searches,
which included:
- Be humble, but
show that you have a lot to give to the position.
- Show that you are
well-rounded.
- Use the career
link for making some contacts.
Anne works for WomenVenture, a
nonprofit economic development agency for women.
She is an active member of the International Association of
Business Communicators, and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the
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Finding out what you don’t want to do is part of finding
out what you do want to do
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Tap into your personal values when looking for a job and what
you want to do
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Small companies can offer a lot of opportunities to try
different things and wear “lots of hats”
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Volunteer work is very important- it gives you tons of
experience and can lead to jobs down the road
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Flexibility and writing skills are ESSENTIAL in the job market
today
Lisa Morehouse (one of our members) spoke to us about Study Abroad and her experience in Coast Rica. Some important points:
· Studying abroad will not necessarily delay your graduation, just plan ahead!
· The programs are not extremely expensive, most are comparable to normal tuition.
· You don’t need to speak another language to study abroad.
· If you want to study abroad, tailor the program to your interests and schedule.
Lisa had a power point presentation about studying abroad, but unfortunately we couldn’t get it to work at the meeting. It is posted on the CJO website (www.uwec.edu/cjo) so be sure to look at it for more information and to see some pictures! If you have any questions about studying abroad, you can contact Lisa at moreholr@uwec.edu.
Guest Speaker: Kathy Facklam
Kathy graduated from UWEC with a print journalism major and an English
minor. She worked for SGI for 18 years doing staffing/hiring, and when she was
laid off she decided to start her own company. Her company is called “Your Hire
Expectations.” It is an on demand recruitment service. She does contract
recruiting for organizations that hire her to fill positions for them.
Here are a few highlights from Kathy’s presentation:
· All the connections
that you make in school and elsewhere will come into play later in your life,
they are very important
· Get involved in the
community- it will help you later on
· A business
background is important for every field. You don’t need to be an expert,
just know the basics about how to read a financial statement, the goals of the
business, and some basic terminology.
· Good communication
skills, the ability to write and spell, business skills, technology skills, and
knowledge of the field you are going into are important qualities that
employers are looking for – take the time to master these.
Professor Geurink is the newest prof in the CJ department, and she
is currently teaching CJ 105, 280, 317, and 397. He resume includes an array of
different things, such as hosting a radio show at UW-Madison as well as owing a
nation company with 54 locations in eight different states. A few “wise words”
from Professor Geurink’s talk:
* Your work ethic is just as important as your talent
* Try a little bit of everything, expose yourself to new things
* Always be reading: develop your own library of quotes and authors
* Find a role model in your industry and get in touch with them.
Find out what you need to do to get where they are
* Be a life long learned
* Volunteer
* Don’t be afraid to try and fail
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