Write a Winning Resume for a $100 cash prize! 

Resume submission for the Contest: Feb 1(Wed) - Feb 15 (Wed, at midnight)
through the Career Center's  BlueDevilTrak

Event is now open to graduate students in ECE, MEMS, BME, Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics.

Read how to submit you resume for the Resume Contest

WHY:

• Free help with writing your resume
• Anonymous resume evaluation by faculty, industry experts and Duke Career Center counselors
• Cash prizes for three winning resumes

Duke Career Center and CIERD  launched a resume contest  to provide you with unique opportunity to gain resume writing experience. The purpose of this contest is to help you develop a strong resume with assistance from  experts within and outside your discipline.     Submit you resume before February  15  (at midnight ) to a BlueDevilTrak.

The first 30 resumes submitted on BlueDevilTrak will receive anonymous evaluations from 3  reviewers--a Duke faculty member, a Duke Career Center counselor and an  industry expert from RTP.

Finally, each of  three contest winners will receive cash prizes

•       1st place: $ 100
•       2nd place: $ 70
•       3rd place: $ 50

Submit your resume to the mock position listed by Mock Technology, Inc ., a mock company in BlueDevilTrak *** Event is now open to students in ECE, MEMS, BME, Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics.

Past Events: Jeorge Gopen Writing Workshops

• When: Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
• Thursday, October 27, 2005; 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
• Thursday, November 3, 2005;   2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Thursday, November 10, 2005;   1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Where: Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center

List of Registered Students. Registration fees for students in this list are paid by the Graduate School. CIERD could cover registration for only 20 students. If your registration inquiry was received after the first 20 registerations your name was not included in the list.

Time management workshop

• learn how to allocate time and schedule
• how to plan professional and personal goals
• design and maintain personalized planning approach

• what options do you have for employment in the united states
• optional practical training
• how to get a job you want

Balancing Stress and Managing Multiple Projects

• recognize syptoms when you under stress
• identify sources of your stress
• find out you stress responce habits

Work Relationships and Establishing Effective Communication with Your Boss

• define conflicts
• practice communication techniques
• learn how to think and behave like a manager