Hi everyone! My name is Rana Campbell and I am one of Career Services’ student bloggers for the spring 2012 semester. Some of you may remember me from my blog posts last year, but for those of you new to the site, I am one of the Princeton University Career Services’ Communications and Marketing interns and also a student blogger, responsible for providing you with interesting career-related content. There is so much information about careers out there and sometimes it is hard to navigate and prioritize. So, my blog will focus on bringing you all of the highlights as well as telling you a little bit about my own career planning experiences. I am eager to share helpful career information with you and am also  excited about all the interesting events Career Services has coming up this semester.

I can’t believe I’m a second-semester junior already. It seems as if it was just yesterday that I was writing my first career services blog post as a sophomore. Furthermore, I can’t believe how fast the year went by. The next thing I know it’ll be summer again and I’ll be back at my summer internship. Last summer, I interned at CBS in New York City. For half the summer, I worked at CBS News in the Newspath department (CBS’ video affiliate service), which was really cool. I helped produce new packages and worked with the live web stream. I even got to do my own demo reel of the CBS Moneywatch newscast. For the other half of the summer, I interned with CBS Watch! Magazine, which is CBS’ premiere network magazine. Both internships allowed me to develop lots of new skills such as how to navigate the WordPress blogging platform, track artwork for magazine publishing, and use video archival software.

Winter break has ended and getting back to my campus schedule can seem a bit hectic.  Whether it is writing papers, studying for exams, trying to finalize this semester’s schedule, catching up with friends, or planning extracurricular events, time management can get a bit crazy. That’s how I am feeling right now, but one thing I am excited for are all the events Career Services has planned for the semester.  The Summer Internship Fair is coming up on Friday, February 17th, in Dillon Gymnasium from 1-4 pm. For tips on how to be successful at a career fair, click here to visit Career Services’ “Working a Career Fair” webpage.  Be sure to watch the “How to Make the Most of a Career Fair” video with tips and career fair advice from students who attended last year’s Summer Internship Fair. This year the Summer Internship Fair will be at a bigger venue with more than double the number of employers than we have had in previous years! Whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, attending the fair is a way to get information about internship programs, different career fields, and organizations, and begin making connections with future employers. This is an event that you do NOT want to miss!
 
Stay tuned for more of my blog posts this year.  I plan to blog weekly on interesting topics such as reviews of Career Services online resources, student spotlight video interviews, “how-to” tutorials, and more…