Transcript I-CORE INDUCTION

PLACEMENT
DIRECTOR
 Chief Marketing Officer – Image,
Promotion, Sales
 Chief Career Education Officer – X220
and X420
 Interact with 2500 Recruiters per Year
What Do Recruiters Say? Why I.U.?
Academic Reputation
Faculty – Well-known
Students – Selectivity
Curriculum - Smart
Selling Points
I-CORE
Concentration Depth
Career-Prepared
Students
Pre-I-CORE
 Pre-Business General Education
 Analytical Tools
 Communication Tools – Presentation
and Written
 Critical Thinking Ability Enhancements
 Some Business Techniques
Contrast to Other
Profession Characteristics
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Sports, Music, Journalism, Military
Learn Tools and Rules
Study Special Techniques
Practice – Cases in Business
DRILL-DRILL-DRILL (March-March-March)
Get it Right – Train and Retrain
Apply: DO IT: Make Mistakes but Few
Continuous Improvement
I-CORE = BOOT CAMP!
Profession
 Shift Gears Quickly
 Shift Smoothly
 Go Fast
 Autopilot
Integrated Core –
Pulls Loose Ideas Together
 Admittedly: A Simulation
 Orchestrates: First Practice Together
 Coaches: The Faculty
 Follows those tips that Dad gave you
 Pulls sandlot pick-up game techniques
together
 We all need good coaches
 Team Becomes Reality
 Players: Not Spectators
What’s In It For Me?
 Great Career Start
 First Job After College
 Pride
 Winning Team Member
 Even Small Firms Win with Others:
Not Loners
How Do Recruiters
Evaluate?
 Internship Interviews (Intro to Career
Field)
 Career Interviews
“Situational/Behavioral Questions”
Situational Questions
Focus on Competencies
(What are your competencies AFTER
graduation?)
Technical Skills (Major Studies)
(Courses)
Leadership: How? When?
Teamwork: When, Where, Show Me
Communication: Demonstrate
I-CORE Experience is
Career-Related
 WORK HARD
 FIRST JOB IS ALSO TOUGH
 BE MORE THAN A SURVIVOR
 PROVE YOURSELF
I-CORE Situations = Right
Competencies
Next Step
 Major Courses: Immersion
 General to Specific Tools
 Avoid Relying on Luck: Plan Your
Career
 Learn to Fish – Follow the Cheese
 Learn How to Manage Your Career
 See You in X420 Next Semester!