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Career Services to hold Educators’ Job Fair

By Northern Star staff | February 8, 2016

Career Services will hold the NIU Educators’ Job Fair on Feb. 22 at the Convocation Center.The fair consists of two sessions: one open session and one for pre-scheduled interviews by invitation only, for NIU students, alumni, staff and faculty, and...

Career Services to hold federal jobs workshop

By Northern Star staff | February 3, 2016

Military and Post-Traditional Student Services and Career Services will hold the Federal Jobs and Networking event Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room.The workshop on how to apply for federal jobs will include information...

Career Services to hold Internship Fair and Full-time Job Fair

By Northern Star staff | February 3, 2016

Career Services will hold its bi-annual Internship Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 23 and Full-Time Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the Convocation Center.The Internship Fair will allow for students to find internship positions and is designed...

Career Services to hold ABC’s of Getting an Internship Workshop

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2016

Career Services will hold the ABC’s of Getting an Internship Workshop 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Holmes Student Center, Capitol Room.Employers and former interns will give advice on how to find an internship, according to Career Services’ Twitter....

Career Services to hold grad, professional fair

By Northern Star staff | September 28, 2015

Career Services will hold its seventh annual Graduate and Professional School Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.“The Graduate and Professional School Fair is an opportunity for everyone who is interested in...

Three director positions filled

By Northern Star staff | August 24, 2015

Three individuals have been found for vacancies in Health Services, Career Services and Military and Non-Traditional Student Services, according to an email from Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, to NIU employees.Linda...

Career Services to hold Retail Leadership Expo

By Northern Star staff | March 16, 2015

Career Services will hold a Retail Leadership Expo 5-8 p.m. March 26 in the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center.The leadership expo will allow students to gain networking skills and connections and will give them the opportunity to meet and engage with...

Career Services Linkedin presentation canceled today

By Northern Star staff | February 4, 2015

A Career Services Linkedin presentation scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Campus Life Building, room 235 has been canceled, according to a Career services Facebook post.The presentation was cancelled due to “circumstances beyond the control” of presenter...

Career Services hosts ABCs workshop to help students find internships

By Northern Star staff | January 28, 2015

Career Services will hold the ABCs of Getting an Internship Workshop 4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Holmes Student Center, Capital Room, according to Career Services' twitter.Employers and former interns will share advice on finding an internship. The first...

Gladys Sanchez, junior special education major, stands in front of her burned-out apartment building on Third Street. Sanchez and her son, Buddy, 6, lost their home and most of their possessions in a Jan. 7 fire, but the DeKalb community has raised more than $8,000 to help them start over.

After fire, student Gladys Sanchez, son rebuild

By Kelly Bauer | January 22, 2015

Gladys Sanchez, junior special education major, stands in front of her burned-out apartment building on Third Street. Sanchez and her son, Buddy, 6, lost their home and most of their possessions in a Jan. 7 fire, but the DeKalb community has raised more than $8,000 to help them start over.

Company representatives look for student interns at NIU fair

By Ashley Morse | October 22, 2014

Bookoo President Austin Allgaier said his company uses internships as a “long-term interview” to see which interns are best suited for a permanent position at his company.Bookoo was among the 160 employers present Tuesday at the Internship Fair....

Undergraduates: Practice interviews at career fairs

By Mohammed Taha Faridi | September 28, 2014

Undergraduate students should take advantage of upcoming job and internship fairs.Tuesday marks the beginning of the Graduate and Professional School Fair. More than 100 programs have been organized and recruiters were invited to the fair, as well as...