UWRF Career Services -Career Staff

Career Staff
Director Melissa Wilson	Favorite Online Resource: Hire-a-Falcon Hire-a-Falcon is where students and alumni can find professional internships and jobs and search for part-time positions in the River Falls area. The system is free to use and allows employers to post opportunities when they are targeting UWRF students and alumni to work for their company or organization. Did I mention it was free? Favorite Print Resource: Graduate Admissions Essays, 4th Edition, Donald Asher This resource rarely goes untouched when meeting with a student or alumni who mentions the words "graduate school." This resource assists students in researching graduate schools, navigating the graduate school application process, and writing the graduate school admission essay, aka: personal statement. This resource has numerous personal statement examples which assist readers in learning what components are necessary and not preferred when writing this critical piece when applying to graduate schools.
Assistant Director McKenna Pfeiffer	Favorite Online Resource: What Can I do with a Major Guides This resource includes information on over 80 majors and allows students to learn the common career areas within the major, typical employers that hire students in the field as well as strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Additionally, this resource includes research links to help students obtain specific field related information pertaining to professional associations, career sites and job postings. Favorite Print Resource: The Book of Lists The Book of Lists is printed annually by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and provides listings of hundreds of the hottest area companies by field. This resource can help students and alumni conduct more thorough research on companies in their field of interest as well as identify organizations for informational interviews.
Career Counselor & Recruitment/Technology Coordinator Caitlin Perszyk	Favorite Online Resource: GoOverseas.com If you are looking for an experience overseas, definitely check out GoOverseas.com. Not only can you search for study abroad, international internship, volunteer and teaching experiences, each program has alumni reviews to help you choose the right program. You can search based on location, program length and price. Favorite Print Resource: The Gold & Silver Book This resource is ideal for locating creative careers in the Twin Cities area. It provides information on organizations ranging from ad agencies to media organizations.
Employer Relations Specialist Nancy Pace	Favorite Online Resource: The Job Seeker (must first log into Hire-a-Falcon) This listing of vacancies is posted bi-monthly in Hire-a-Falcon contains environmental and natural resources jobs and internships throughout the United States. Some of the many categories are biology, conservation, environmental education, and parks/outdoor recreation. You can also find many great summer positions. It is a very valuable resource for environmental majors. Favorite Print Resource: Green Jobs – A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment This resource is great if you are interested in going green. The opportunities for environmentally skilled workers are skyrocketing. Green Jobs will help you to find a job you like and that will make the world a better place. With this comprehensive guide, you can be sure to find the job of your dreams-and sleep better at night!
Graduate Intern Mickey B.	Favorite Online Resource: Presentation Request link for Student Organizations This is a great resource for student organizations. Someone from our office can come to one of your meetings to discuss resumes, cover letters, interviewing and many other career related topics. This is a great opportunity to help prepare members for internship and job searches. Being prepared for when that dream job opens up is so important! Favorite Print Resource: Veteran's Resources Creating a resume to accurately reflect military experience is an important aspect of life after the military. If you want tips and advice on how to highlight your accomplishments and transferable skills to the civilian workforce this is a great resource. It has examples of resumes as well as resources to help with the transition from military to civilian life.

Front Desk Staff
Office Manager Sue Watters	Favorite Online Resource: Career Handouts The Career Handouts button on our homepage directs you to 26 career related topics. Each contains a wealth of valuable information that is essential to creating that perfect resume, assist in your job and internship search, learn effective networking and so much more. Check them out, then call for an appointment if you need one-on-one assistance. Favorite Print Resource: 101 Career Alternatives for Teachers As an educator you possess skills from your teaching education and teaching career that can be used in other fields. Exactly where do you begin the whole vocation-switching process? In 101 Career Alternatives for Teachers, you'll discover: How to assess your career goals, the best fields for your particular teaching skills and expertise, practical and effective ways to launch your job search, the most attractive and lucrative career alternatives, and much more!
Assistant Office Manager Lori Dore

Front Desk Staff

Office Manager
Sue Watters

Favorite Online Resource: Career Handouts
The Career Handouts button on our homepage directs you to 26 career related topics. Each contains a wealth of valuable information that is essential to creating that perfect resume, assist in your job and internship search, learn effective networking and so much more. Check them out, then call for an appointment if you need one-on-one assistance.

Favorite Print Resource: 101 Career Alternatives for Teachers
As an educator you possess skills from your teaching education and teaching career that can be used in other fields. Exactly where do you begin the whole vocation-switching process? In 101 Career Alternatives for Teachers, you'll discover: How to assess your career goals, the best fields for your particular teaching skills and expertise, practical and effective ways to launch your job search, the most attractive and lucrative career alternatives, and much more!