March 2005

On the Job

Do you always “forget” to put more paper in the office printer? Do you show up late to meetings? Do you gab loudly on the phone in your office? If so, you might be annoying your co-workers—and that’s a fast track to nowhere in the work world. CareerPort partner Monster.com offers its “Top 10 Annoying Habits at Work.” Behaviors that made the list include being unprepared, moving loudly about the office and not working as a team player. See the complete list online, and make sure you don’t recognize yourself!

CareerPort Benefits

Now is the time to visit inCircle, the Alumni Association’s online directory and networking community, because we’re rewarding inCircle users. Now through June, one daily random visitor to inCircle will win a free Michigan T-shirt. On June 30, we’ll give away four iPod minis to inCircle users. We’re also now offering free, 30-day trials to U-M alumni who are not members of the Alumni Association so you can invite all your friends—whether members or not—to join your inCircle network. For complete details on inCircle, including how to get started and the contests, visit our Web site.

If you’re unsure of which career path to take or if you want to explore whether business and corporate careers are right for you, take advantage of a valuable benefit brought to you by the CareerPort: CareerLeader Assessments. This tool, available to our members at a discounted rate, helps you assess your interests, values and abilities and makes specific recommendations of business careers and corporate cultures to explore. It was developed by the directors of career development programs at the Harvard Business School.

Featured Article

Don’t have a job? Don’t let self-doubt creep in. Being unemployed is hard enough. According to the Association for Counseling and Development, the average person goes through five to seven careers and 10 to 12 job changes in his or her lifetime. Yet it can be daunting to handle the stress and anxiety of not having a job. In this month’s featured article, CareerBuilder.com offers a “12-step” program for surviving unemployment.

• Step 1: Secure your unemployment claim.
• Step 5: Draft a smashing cover letter.
• Step 9: Keep a schedule.

For the full list, read the article online.

Recent Postings

The Alumni CareerPort has more than 200 jobs listed right now. Below are some recently posted positions. If these aren’t right for you, search the job board and you may just find your next job.

Regional Director, Major Gifts, Western Region at the University of Michigan Office of University Development
This and other positions can be found in the Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit category.

News Anchor/Reporter at Gray Television Group
This and other positions can be found in the Arts, Entertainment and Media category.

Vice President of IT at Solution Marketing
This and other positions can be found in the Information Technology category.

This Month’s Poll