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Internship prompts advice

By Sophia Phillips | February 20, 2017

DeKALB | In preparation for the Internship Fair on Tuesday and the Full-Time Job Fair on Wednesday, students may need to brush up on their knowledge of professional dress.Tèvita Manu’atu, a graduate student studying linguistic anthropology, said he...

Career Services to host internship preparation workshop

By Northern Star staff | October 11, 2016

Career Services offers their help during the ABC's of Getting an Internship event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the Holmes Student Center, Capitol Room.Students can learn how to prepare and research for the Internship Fair Oct. 18. These events are free...

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...

Pass/Fail: Campus Wi-Fi trying to go to city; Fair offers little hope for fine arts

By Taylor Reese | October 22, 2014

Pass: Campus Wi-Fi trying to go to cityThe university is taking steps to expand its Wi-Fi.Areas around Huskie Stadium and downtown DeKalb may get Wi-Fi if CIO Brett Coryell’s ideas come to fruition.If NIU doesn’t extend its Internet, DeKalb could...

Attendance at Internship Fair declines

By Carlos Galvez | February 19, 2014

Clarification: An earlier draft of this story reported that 200 fewer students attended the Internship Fair on Tuesday than last year. That number came from an early estimate before the event ended. The story has been amended to reflect the final attendance.Fewer...

Upcoming career fairs help students find jobs

By Kelley Byrne | February 5, 2014

Career Services’ upcoming fairs will help match students with internships and jobs.Career Services will host the Internship Fair on Feb. 18, Full-Time Job Fair on Feb. 19 and the Educators’ Job Fair on Feb. 24. Workshops — ABCs of Getting an Internship...

Career, internship fairs coming up

By Northern Star Staff | January 16, 2014

If students are looking for something to do or just want more cash in their pockets, they can attend NIU’s career fairs.The first fair NIU holds in its Convocation Center is the Internship Fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 18.Students...

Internship Fair sees rising interest

By Matt Carlson | October 22, 2013

More than 100 companies came out for the Internship Fair Tuesday at the Convocation Center.The event, sponsored by Career Services, gave students the opportunity to talk with employers from across the country and submit resumes. They also gained experience...

Internships boost chances for student success after college

Internships boost chances for student success after college

By Gina Lorusso | October 22, 2013

For many students, the idea of an internship seems intimidating and even scary.For others, it’s the long-awaited chance to make that transition from an undergraduate life on campus to a professional standpoint as an adult in the real world.Students...

Fair offers opportunities for internships

By Logan Love | February 20, 2013

Career Service’s Internship Fair offered students the chance to meet with prospective employers in a familiar environment on Tuesday. The Convocation Center was transformed into an Internship Fair with more than 90 businesses on hand to meet with students...

Career Services to put on several fairs in February

By Lindsey Rodriguez | February 6, 2013

Pull out those resumes--it’s time for “Huskies Get Hired.” Career Services has put together a series of fairs and workshops to help students clean up their resumes and find jobs after graduation. “We began keeping records in 1988 [of NIU’s workshops...

Most-anticipated local events of 2013

By Kia Clair | January 17, 2013

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be performing at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center (PAC), 314 N. Main St. in Rockford. Tickets cost between $47 and $77 and are on sale at the Coronado PAC, Ticketmaster.com. You may also call 815-968-0595...