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Become a CEO
Being a CEO is a fun, educational way to gain the professional experience that will help you transition from JMU to your career!
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is a CEO?
Career
Education Officers (CEO's) are undergraduate peer educators
who volunteer 4-6 hours a week in the office of Career & Academic Planning.
What
do CEO's do?
- Program
outreach- CEOs research, create, and present
career programs
to residence halls, student clubs and organizations, GHTH 100 and IS 202 classes.
- Career
Resource Center tours- CEOs conduct weekly tours of the Resource Center. They develop expertise in the use of
career books and websites, as well as the FOCUS online career planning program, and answer students' questions regarding these resources.
- Employer
relations- CEOs interact with employers participating in the On-Campus
Interviewing Program, serving as
ambassadors of the CAP office during employers' recruiting visits.
- Special events- CEOs assist with the staffing of special
events, interacting
with students, as well as employer representatives. CEOs are representing the CAP office this year at: Resume Round-Up, Fall and Spring Career Fairs, Teacher Recruitment Day, Majors Fair, Community Service-Learning Fair, Undeclared Expo, Student Organization Night, and the Young Women's Leadership Conference.
This might be the right opportunity for you, if you want to...
- Gain experience in programming and campus outreach.
- Improve your public speaking skills.
- Help your fellow students with major and career decisions (and receive assistance with your own decision-making and job, internship, or graduate school search in the process).
- Develop relevant experiences to add to your resume.
- Feel comfortable interacting with employers.
- Learn about JMU's career services
first-hand.
- And above all- you're enthusiastic, dedicated, and want to become more involved at JMU.

Note: These times aren't the same for every CEO, this is just a sample schedule. We'll work with your commitments each week and scheduling is flexible.
Did you miss the info session?
Here's the PowerPoint!

Want to learn more?
Read
testimonials from CEO's, join us on Facebook, check out the rest of our CEO website, or watch the slideshow below!
Can't see the slideshow above? Click here.
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Requirements of CEO Applicants:
- You're currently a freshman, sophomore, or junior.
- You can commit to being a CEO for the entire academic year of Fall 2008-Spring 2009. This involves volunteering 4 to 6 hours a week throughout the year.
- We prefer that you be available to attend CEO training August 20-22, 2008. If you have a conflict, we can usually arrange for make-up training.
Appy now to be a CEO in 2008-2009! It's as easy as 1-2-3:
- Complete a CEO application
- Send a resume*
- Ask a JMU faculty or staff member to be your reference
The application deadline is Friday March 28th at 5pm (a change from the original March 19th deadline). If you need longer to work on the resume or receive a reference, email Chandra Lane at lanecm@jmu.edu for an extension.
We will let you know if we would like to schedule an interview. Interviews will take place from Monday March 31st through Friday April 11th.
Accepted CEO's will be notified by Friday April 18th. We hope YOU will be a part of our team!
*Don't sweat too much over the resume requirement- this is just to get a feel for your involvement on campus and in high school. For help writing your resume, see our resume writing resources. |
Questions?
Contact Chandra Lane, CEO Coordinator, at (540)568-2802 or
lanecm@jmu.edu.
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