Construction Interviewing Day Scheduling Tutorial

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Construction Interviewing Day Scheduling Tutorial

• Career Services
• Spring 2010

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Overview

• Any registered student or alumnus who attended a
  mandatory information session will need to submit
  his/her résumé and schedule through Careers2Geaux
  (click the Careers2Geaux button at online at
  www.lsu.edu/career)
• Students and alumni may apply to positions for
  which they qualify beginning Saturday, February
  8, 2010.
• If you attended an information session but are
  not able to view the organizations attending
  Construction Interviewing Day once résumé
  submissions open, please contact Jesse Downs at
  jdowns_at_lsu.edu
• Visit www.lsu.edu/career/cid to find
  event-specific resources that will help you
  prepare for Construction Interviewing Day.

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Overview Résumé Submissions

• The résumé submission deadline for Construction
  Interviewing Day is Sunday, February 14, 2010.
  Students and alumni "request interviews by
  submitting résumés via Careers2Geaux.Once the
  résumé submission date has passed, the companies
  review the résumés and select students whom they
  would like to interview.

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Overview Interview Scheduling

• Preselected students and alumni will schedule
  interviews in the Careers2Geaux system February
  22-26. Schedules are accessible via
  Careers2Geaux.

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Overview OCI Policy

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• You cannot participate in
• Construction Interviewing Day until you have
• read and understand the On-Campus Interviewing
  policy, available online at
• www.lsu.edu/career/oci.

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Signing Up for CID

• Log into Careers2Geaux (or create an account) by
  clicking the Careers2Geaux button at the top of
  the
• www.lsu.edu/career Web site.
• Hover over "My Account" (Top Navigation Bar)
• Click My Profile.
• Make sure your graduation date, major, etc., are
  accurate.
• If applicable, upload new or updated documents to
  My Résumés and Job Search Materials.
• Hover over On-Campus Interviewing on the top
  navigation bar to search for companies that will
  interview.

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Two Ways to Search

• Interviews I Qualify For will only show you
  active job postings for which you meet the
  recruiters qualifications (This is why it is
  important that your profile is up to date!!!)
• THIS IS HOW YOU MUST SEARCH IN ORDER TO SCHEDULE
  !!!
• Search (VIEW) All Upcoming Interviews allows
  you to search by a variety of criteria (company
  name, interview date, geographic location, majors
  recruited, etc.) and shows you all results, even
  jobs for which you do not qualify.
• Results will include the Job Title, Employer
  Name, Job Location, Interview Date, Current
  Schedule Activity, and Schedule Type.

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Schedule Type

• Preselect Process You must submit a résumé to be
  considered for this interview schedule employers
  will review all submissions and select candidates
  to interview. You will be notified about your
  acceptance status by e-mail. You will be unable
  to schedule an interview until Accepted Student
  Sign-in is open.

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Applying

• Under On-Campus Interviews, click Interviews I
  Qualify For
• Click on a position to review the posting
  information.
• Click Apply Now (left tab, under Page
  Functions).
• You will be prompted to pick documents (résumé,
  cover letter, etc.) that should have previously
  been uploaded in the My Account section of your
  profile.

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Applying

• Choose relevant documents to send to the employer
  and click Save. We recommend that you submit a
  résumé tailored to the specific position.

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Be Mindful of the Timeline

• Accepted Student Sign-in Open the first day you
  can schedule an interview if you are preselected
  
• Alternate Student Sign-in Open the first day
  you can schedule an interview (if there are spots
  available) if you are selected as an alternate
• Sign Ups Closed you are no longer able to sign
  up for an interview

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Signing Up for Preselect Interviews

• Log into Careers2Geaux.
• Hover over "My Account" and click "My Activity."
• Click the "Schedules" tab.
• Click the "Preselects" tab.
• Click on the position title for which you have
  been accepted as a preselect.
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Signing Up for Preselect Interviews

• Click the "Sign Up" button on the left navigation
  bar.
• Click the interview date.
• Click "Sign Up" next to the interview time of
  your choice (times are first come, first served).
  
• You should see red text confirming your
  selection
• "You have successfully signed up for the
  requested timeslot."

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Canceling/Changing an Interview

• Please note that if you want to cancel an
  interview, you should do so before the interview
  sign-up period closes (before February 26, 2010).
  Refer to the On-Campus Interviewing Policy,
  online at www.lsu.edu/career/oci, to learn about
  the consequences of late cancellations.
• Log into Careers2Geaux.
• Hover over "My Account" and click "My Activity."
• Click the "Schedules" tab.
• Click the "Interviews" tab.
• Pick the appropriate job title.

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Canceling/Changing an Interview

• Scroll down and pick the session you are on.
• Click "Actions." This will allow you to either
  remove yourself or choose another time.
• I f you need to cancel an interview after the
  scheduling period is over (after February 26,
  2010) you will need to
• Notify career services (call 578- 2162 or email
  jdowns_at_lsu.edu)
• AND
• 2. Notify the employer contact listed in
  Careers2Geaux

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Need more help?

• Phone [phone]
• E-mail career_at_lsu.edu
• Virtual Career Consultant www.lsu.edu/career/th
  epursuit