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New web program opens doors for students
By Nicky Frazier, Corner Post staff (posted 1/31/05)

The career services office in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources introduced a new web program last week that will allow CAFNR students to post resumes and employers to post jobs.

The program is exclusively for CAFNR students. The program will allow CAFNR students to search for jobs and internships from anywhere.

The jobs posted will be password protected, which will make it possible for employers to post exclusively for CAFNR students. The program also allows CAFNR graduates to register for a fee of $40.

The program, which took several months to pull together, has been open for one week. It already has 119 students registered with more stuents posting daily.

One feature the program offers is the ability of students and employers to interact directly without interference from career services. Career services hopes that this won’t discourage students from dropping by for advice and assistance.

“We don’t want to replace the high-touch interaction with high-tech,” said Stephanie Chipman, CAFNR Career Services Director.

The career services office has a timeline set for the program to get it up and running smoothly. Staff involved with developing the program hope to register 500 students with the program during February. With a strong collection of students, career services will use March and April to get the word out to employers.

By using the slogan “Put a tiger on your team,” career services will promote the use of the database for reaching MU students exclusively. Promotional tools such as pamphlets and flyers will be provided at certain conventions and conferences.

Career services will also use the program to send out email notifications on employers or career-oriented events visiting MU .

“We are going to do our best to post every event that we think will be a benefit to CAFNR students to help them plan and develop their career,” Chipman said.

The web program already had 63 jobs posted and 10 on-campus interviews scheduled, all within the pastweek.

If you would like to register with the new program, visit www.myinterfase.com/mucafnr/student. Visit career services at http://cafnr.missouri.edu/Students/CareerServices/ or in 2-64 in the Agriculture building.

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