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Career Development at Benedictine University provides job search assistance to students and alumni seeking full-time, part-time, and internship positions. Benedictine is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity: therefore, students are referred without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, or national origin. We also expect employers to subscribe to this policy and will not provide referrals based on discriminating criteria.
On-Campus
Recruiting
On-Campus
Recruiting allows employers to meet with a wide range of Benedictine students
and alumni in a private interview environment. All types of on-campus
recruiting can be arranged with Career Development up to a year in advance.
At least six weeks notice must be given for an interview date to be advertised.
(100% Commission based positions cannot utilize on-campus recruiting).
Call (630)829-6040 for more information. For a current list of employers
recruiting on the Benedictine campus, click here.
Two options are available for student/alumni contact, allowing for the
needs and wishes of all employers to be met:
- Prescreened
Interviews allow employers to choose the number of candidates to be
interviewed based on prior review of available resumes.
- Cafeteria Visits give employers the opportunity for brief encounters with a large number of students.
Consortium Interviewing
Benedictine's Career Development Office is a member of the Illinois Small College Placement Association (ISCPA). This group enables employers to interview students on Benedictine's campus and provides them with resumes from 25 small colleges and universities in Illinois from which to choose. To schedule an interview or access resumes from ISCPA, call (630)829-6040.
Resume
Referral
Often, employment needs are immediate. Through the
Career Development's Resume Referral service, a match between Benedictine
seniors and alumni previously registered can be made. Employers have the
opportunity to search resumes solely from Benedictine's Career Development
Office and/or through the ISCPA Consortium. For either service, please
complete the on-line Resume
Referral Form.
Career
Development Office Resume Referral
Using criteria set by the employer, resumes that have been submitted by
students to the the Career Development Office can then be emailed or faxed
to the employer within two or three days, allowing employers to assess
them and contact the students if there is a potential match.
ISCPA
Resume Referral
The Illinois Small College Placement Association (ISCPA) through its online
e-campus recruiting system, allows employers to search an extensive database
of resumes of students from the 23 member Illinois college and university
consortium. Employers, once approved, may begin searching the resume database
24/7.
Employers can spread the news about an open full-time, degree position or internship by requesting the description be posted in the ISCPA (Illinois Small College Placement Association) web site (email jobs to career@ben.edu or fax them to 630-829-6043). Information about the services provided to employers via ISCPA is available at: www.iscpa.org
The Career Opportunities Bulletin contains only non-career and part-time positions and is available on our web site and from paper copies in our office. Employers may either fax (630-829-6043) or email their staffing company to the Career Development Office (career@ben.edu). Positions are posted in the bulletin, made available on our web site for three weeks, and then filed in folders that are accessible to students. A job posting form is also available to employers and can be duplicated as needed.
Job
Fairs
Career
Development co-sponsors CareerFest and TeacherFest, with ISCPA,
held in February and March of each year. Career Development also sponsors
a Career Fair on campus in April and an Internship/PT-Job Fair in the
fall of each year. Check our Coming Events
page for details.
If
you are an employer interested in participating in future Benedictine
Career Fairs, click here to fill
out the Career Fair Involvement Request Form.
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Internships
An internship is a practical work experience that helps students bridge the gap between the classroom and the world of work. An internship experience allows students an opportunity to apply the knowledge, theories and skills acquired through their Benedictine education. The internship program encourages students to develop professional skills in their chosen career field while providing the valuable work experience needed in an economically competitive world.
Internship Goals
- Improving the student’s understanding of the application and practicality of the theory and principals of his or her chosen discipline.
- Complementing
the academic component of develoment through exposure to new topics
in a non-classroom atmosphere.
- Exposing
students to the realities of the employer-employee relationship and
preparing for an effective post-graduation experience.
- Encouraging
the development and maturation of the student so as to achieve a more
successful, rewarding and meaningful life.
Qualifications
of Interns
All prospective interns have completed a significant amount of coursework
and have the academic foundation needed to make a positive contribution
to any company or
organization. To qualify for participation in Benedictine’s internship
program, a student must:
- Be
enrolled in the University with degree or certificate seeking status
for the duration of the internship program.
- Meet the academic requirements set forth by the sponsoring academic department.
- Have
completed 60 academic credit hours.
Role of the Employer
As an internship supervisor, Benedictine University asks that the organization:
- Recognize
the uniqueness of each student and provide appropriate supervised experiences.
- Assure
safe, healthy working conditions.
- Contribute
to the completion of the Learning Contract, outlining the goals and
objectives of the student’s internship experience.
- Provide feedback to the student regarding performance through the completion of a midterm and/or final evaluation process.
- Meet with the student and the Internship Coordinator if termination of the internship is necessary.
Obtaining Academic Credit
All students have the option of registering and receiving academic credit
for their internship experience. Credit is awarded in the ratio of one
semester hour per every 50 hours worked on site and may range anywhere
from two to six credit hours. However, six is the maximum amount of internship
credit that may be counted toward
graduation requirements. To obtain academic credit, students are expected
to:
- Keep
a journal of the daily activities including reactions to what is being
learned.
- Submit
a final research report related to the internship experience.
- Evaluate
the internship site, supervisor, and experience as a whole.
- Be evaluated by the sponsor and the Faculty Internship Coordinator.
Internship Posting
Employers who are interested in participating in the Internship Program
can:
- Post
an internship position on the Illinois Small College Placement Association
(ISCPA) website.
- Send
your internship description and contact information to career@ben.edu
- Contact
Benedictine University's Director of Career Development and Internships,
Julie Cosimo at 630-829-6037 or email jcosimo@ben.edu
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