Welcome to the 2009 Big East Diversity e-Fair - "Celebrating Diversity in the Workforce". Are You Looking for a Company or Organization Who is Recruiting a Diverse Workforce?

Sixteen Big East Conference Colleges and Universities have launched a unique career fair website for all students who are interested in pursuing entry-level or experienced career opportunities and internships with organizations who place a high priority on promoting a diverse culture in their workplace. Logon to the site, create a profile, and begin applying for jobs and internships that interest you. Be sure to check back every week to monitor new employers who will register and post jobs for nine weeks.

Why participate in an e-Fair? -- Where else can you make multiple employer contacts from the comfort of your home or anywhere else with internet access? E-Fairs are an excellent chance to submit your resume to a variety of different employers for various positions. No suits required. No expensive professionally printed resumes. You only need an online resume, internet access and time. The e-fairs offer you an additional resource for your job search needs by connecting you to a variety of employers. Click below to get started!

Instructions for applying to opportunities through the OCR Program
*Log into your GoNOVA account - User name is your email and password is your banner ID
* PROFILE - select view/edit profile from the drop down menu and complete or update your profile.
* RESUME - Select upload your resume from the drop down menu. If you are seeking employment this year, be sure to publish a general resume to the appropriate resume book(s).
* JOBS & INTERNSHIPS - companies interviewing on campus will have a ‘people’ picture icon. Select the one-click search jobs with upcoming interview schedules to see the listing of positions that have been entered to date. Read the job details (which includes application deadline and special request) to determine interest and eligibility. If interested, scroll down and hit submit and select the resume you wish to send to the employer.
After the application deadline, resumes will be sent to the employer for them to make their selections.
* APPLICATIONS – When employers make their interview selections, 'accepted' students will be notified by email to sign up for a time in this area. If selected, you must sign up for a time. If an interview slot is not filled, 'alternates' will be notified to sign up on a first-come-first-serve basis.
* CALENDAR lists upcoming events. Choose Information Sessions as the Event type and sign up for the sessions of interest that you plan on attending.
Employers may extend deadlines so it is best to always check their details. OCR bulletins are also posted at careers.villanova.edu under Finding a job and then On Campus Recruiting. Jobs are posted as they are received from the employer.
Be sure to read the Statement of Responsibility and the OCR policies if you plan to participate in this Program.

For more information on the On-Campus Recruiting Program, the process and policies, see http://www.villanova.edu/vpaa/careers/findjob/campusrecruiting/

Instructions are also provided in this newsletter. This list is subject to changes so be sure to check GoNOVA for new additions or changes.

The following employers are having on campus interviews in November for both full-time jobs and summer internships. The majors listed below are their preferred majors. Be sure to read their complete descriptions, including their requirements and apply through GoNOVA. Some will also require you to apply on their websites. If required, be sure to apply through GoNOVA and follow their instructions for their other methods.

Deadline to apply to the following employers is midnight November 9:
Barclays Capital (summer) - all juniors
BNY ConvergeEx - Business seniors
Becher, Della Torre, Gitto - Accounting seniors
AXA Advisors - all seniors

Deadline to apply to the following employers is midnight November 19: Wells Fargo - all seniors

Still collecting resumes for their in-house interviews.
Updata Partners - Private Equity Associate for all business seniors (deadline 11/20)
Fortress Investment Group – Hedge Fund Operations, Treasury and Accounting summer internships for business sophomores & juniors
Citi - Technology Infrastructure & Applications Developer Analyst for CPE, EE, MIS, CS seniors

Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government, and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing, and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices around the world, employs 20,000 people and has the global reach, advisory services and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
Juniors They are interviewing on campus 11/19 for their Operations, Finance or Compliance Summer Analyst positions.
For more information loginto your GoNOVA account http://villanova.experience.com/er/security/login.jsp and apply by midnight Sunday, 11/1

Accounting, Audit, Finance, IT and ALL majors are welcome to join Verizon Corporate Office representatives: Scott Zappetti, Executive Director Accounting and Bryan Vetrecin, Director Recruitment, for an informal discussion on leadership and career opportunities at Verizon.

Business casual recommended. RSVP on GoNova under "Calendar”.

For more than 50 years, Becker Professional Education has helped equip professionals and their companies for the challenges of tomorrow in the Accounting, Finance and Project Management professions. Their CPA Exam Review and Stalla Review for the CFA® Exams are the largest and longest-running review programs worldwide......Stop by their table to learn more.
 

City Year Greater Philadelphia is a proud member of AmeriCorps. City Year brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. United in their desire to serve, these leaders invest their talents and energy to solve critical problems in communities across the country.

Come speak to their representative and see if City Year is in YOUR future. More details are available on their job description in GoNova.

Southern Teachers Agency (STA) is the oldest educational recruitment service in America. Since 1902 hundreds of private, college-preparatory PK-12 schools around the South have turned to STA for the best possible candidates. These schools pay for our services because they recognize the value of STA's assistance in recruiting talented educators, which allows STA to provide a free service for candidates.

Please stop by their table to learn more.

November 18: Philadelphia Area MBA/Graduate Business Consortium Presents:Best Practices for Building your Professional Network to be held in Bartley room 1064 ( 5 - 6 pm) Please join Marcia Zaruba O'Connor of The O'Connor Group for an informative Webinar about building your professional network. Marcia has over 20 years of experience with campus and experienced recruiting, and is named one of Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women in Business for 2009. In this session, you will learn about the cutting-edge sites on which to post your profile, how to use the sites to your optimum advantage, and keys to success when posting your profile. You will also be given the links to the hottest emerging networking sites, both nationally and internationally, and you will have the chance to ask questions and chat with Marcia live

The Villanova Women in Business & the Clay Center at Villanova School of Business (VSB)invites you to attend our annual Villanova Women in Business Conference: "Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling” on Monday, 11/9 from 5:45-9PM in the Villanova Room, Connelly Center. VU students FROM ALL MAJORS & CLASS YEARS are encouraged to participate! Businesswomen from a wide array of professions and industries will also be joining throughout the Conference sessions. The conference will begin with a Keynote Address from Ariane de Bonvoisin, author of The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier, whose presentation will focus on tips to guide people through all types of changes, both personal and professional and social or global, and will inspire you to make those changes you only dream of!
Following her address, students and guests will have the opportunity to attend two interactive breakout sessions from the following choices:
• Campus to Corporate: A Program for Students to Create a Confident Personal Image
• Smart is Cool & You Can Rule: Women Entrepreneurship
• Estas Lista?: Preparing For An International Career
• Doing Good in Your Neighborhood: Bringing Philanthropy to Your Work & Life
The Conference will wrap-up with a Networking Reception - an informal opportunity to interact on a one-on-one basis with businesswomen attending the conference. You can ask them questions about their career paths, professions, challenges faced, and job/internship opportunities at their firms. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
*Please use the following link (click on Employer Registration Form) to learn more about and register for the conference:** http://www.villanova.edu/business/newsevents/vwb/

The Villanova Equity and Fixed Income Societies cordially invite you to Pizza and Panel Discussion with Fortress Investment Group.  Learn more about summer internship opportunities at Fortress, a leading alternative investment and asset management firm with hedge funds and private equity funds and hear what former summer interns have to say about their experience at Fortress.  RSVP by November 8 to mteller@fortress.com.

Business casual attire is appropriate.

LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN THE ART WORLD? Sotheby's Institute of Art invites prospectives to their information session. Graduate level programs include Art Business, Contemporary Art, Photography, Fine & Decorative Art, East Asian Art and Contemporary Design. Sotheby's Institute of Art is among the world's leading institutions for graduate art studies offering master's degree programs, summer study programs and specialized short courses in art scholarship, connoisseurship and art business. Campuses are located in London, New York and Singapore.

RSVP to Lauren Mang at l.mang@sothebysinstitute.com by Tuesday, November 10th.

Alloy Silverstein is a full service accounting firm with offices located in Cherry Hill and Hammonton, New Jersey. An established firm in the South Jersey area, we are opening our doors to college students seeking an inside look at a regional firm.
Our annual Externship Day Program provides aspiring accountants the opportunity to gain first-hand exposure into the world of public accounting. This year, students will have the option of choosing between two session dates, January 14th or 15th, 2010. On either day, students will visit our Cherry Hill office for a five-hour interactive session focusing on various aspects of public accounting. They will have the opportunity to meet and interact with accountants at various staff levels, including the Alloy Silverstein interns from local universities.
The deadline to register is December 4th and register at www.alloysilverstein.com/externship.

Information Sessions will give you valuable FACETIME with employers of various levels within an organization. They are for ALL students of ALL levels and ALL majors even if the description appears to focus on one area or group.  The purpose of the session is for students to learn about a company in general and the jobs they are currently interviewing for at Villanova.  This session allows you to see if you may want to consider them or that type of industry in the future.  Not all of a company's opportunities are listed in GoNova, so an information session provides you with a contact and often times recent VU Alum, to ask questions about additional areas of interest.  We ask that you log on to your GoNova account and RSVP through GONOVA so that the appropriate literature can be provided by the company for the event.  If you forget to RSVP, it's okay to attend without it.

Please contact Career Services at 610-519-4060 if you have any additional questions or would like to talk further about these events.

Women for Social Innovation is now accepting applications for the second annual Turning Point Prize of $15,000. This award will support the project of an emerging social entrepreneur whose idea holds promise to improve the lives of women, girls, and families in the Greater Philadelphia area. For the application and guidelines for applicants and sponsors, please visit WOMEN’S WAY at www.womensway.org .Completed applications are due to WOMEN’S WAY by 5 pm on Monday December 28, 2009. Applicants will be judged on project definition, project goals and impact, innovativeness of idea, feasibility of project plan, and entrepreneurial spirit. A pre-application information session will be held on November 2, 2009 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at WOMEN’S WAY, 123 S. Broad St., Philadelphia PA 19102, 13th Floor, Suite 1399. Applicants are encouraged to attend. Please register by sending your name and email address to margaretsadler@verizon.com.

Interested in a career in politics? Join us on Friday, November 13 as we travel to Washington, DC for the day! During our time in Washington, you will have the opportunity to tour the Capitol, and get advice from experts in areas including Capitol Hill, lobbying, and non-profits. We'll end our visit with an opportunity to meet and network with Villanova University alumni who live and work in DC. STUDENTS MUST PRE REGISTER to attend and space is limited! Register at: http://www.villanova.edu/vpaa/careers/events/registration_washington.htm

Campus Philly LS09 Life Sciences Career Fair On Thursday, November 19th, from 9:30am – 1:30pm, Thomas Jefferson University will host this Life Sciences Career Fair. The Fair, will feature regional internships, jobs, and educational programs. Admission is free for students and graduate students interested in science, engineering, and business positions in the life sciences sector.
Positions in biotechnology, bioengineering, scientific research, medical and diagnostic device manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and related business functions such as marketing or accounting will be featured at this event. Traditional and allied health care occupations and firms are not included.

arplan Inc. seeks creative and motivated individuals for their Solutions Delivery organization. The arcplan architect will possess not just an ability to analytically dissect and resolve technical issues but will epitomize the 'can-do' spirit; a technical aptitude while important must be punctuated with a business acumen. The ideal candidate must be comfortable accepting the responsibility that comes with working in a team, adept at engaging folks who represent all sides of the corporate spectrum and have the supreme confidence of being able to proudly carry the burden of being a 'Trusted Advisor' to customers.
arcplan Solutions Architects are primarily responsible for the Design, Development and Deployment of enterprise scale analytical solutions centered around arcplan's Enterprise Development platform.
Log into your GoNOVA account for more information and to apply

Some recently posted internship opportunities you can find by logging on to your GoNOVA account:
Keswick Theatre Marketing Intern This is an unpaid, credit internship where candidates will help coordinate street teaming efforts, conduct grassroots marketing, develop marketing relationships with local media outlets and collect artist information for promotions, maintain Keswick social networking profiles, assist with day of show marketing
Brand Management & Communications Internship Siemens Healthcare Brand Management (Malvern, PA). The ideal candidate would be a recent graduate or current student available to work full-time (40 hours/week) whose focus would be to drive brand strategy and messaging through program development, media strategy and implementation.

Marketing Intern SPI Pharma (Wilmington, DE) is seeking an MBA Student with a concentration in marketing and a technical or science undergraduate to assist in industrial marketing projects. 
Campaign Intern Pat Meehan, a Republican candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District (Drexel Hill, PA), is looking for enthusiastic and motivated interns to work on the campaign during the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010.

Southwest Airlines Interns Southwest Airlines is now recruiting for Summer 2010 Internships. Internships are paid and include free space available flight benefits on Southwest. Our "No Limits" Internship Program gives students quality real-world experience, an insider's glance into this fascinating industry, and is guaranteed to be a FUN semester!  The dates for the internship are 5/24/2010-8/13/2010.

Bettis Laboratory Summer Intern Candidates for internship positions should be undergraduate (completed sophomore year) and graduate students majoring in engineering, science, or business. Interviews are conducted between October and December.

Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management firms, known for our low- cost funds, client-first focus, high ethical standards and collaborative, team-oriented culture. With more than 12,000 employees in locations in the United States, Europe and Asia, we serve millions of individual and institutional investors with a range of financial products and services designed to help them achieve their long-term goals.
Juniors and Seniors: They are currently recruiting for their Accelerated Development Programs, Accelerated into Financial Professional Program, Technology Leadershiop Programs, College to Corporate and their IT to Corporate Iinternship Programs

Loginto your GoNOVA account to review their job descriptions and qualifications. Apply through their website at www.vanguard.com/careers