Project Network Progressing

Program Reaches out to Students and Alumni

UI Students Have Fun Learning About Sports

Consideriowa.org Offers Useful Resources for Job Searching

Project Network, a program in which Consider Iowa ^SM assists in funding professional events, is in full swing. So far, more than 260 people have been at these successful events!

• February 18 - Iowa State University, Ames
• March 24 - DMACC campus, Ankeny
• March 26 - Sioux City
• April 8 - Southeastern Community College, Keokuk
• April 9 - Waterloo

With the success of these events, Consider Iowa ^SM is eagerly anticipating the final events, which are scheduled to be in the Quad Cities, Muscatine, Webster City, Marshalltown, and Cedar Rapids.

With the popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Consider Iowa ^SM has used these mediums to expand program awareness. Consider Iowa ^SM is now reaching out to students, alumni, and professionals by updating a Facebook Page, Facebook Group, and Twitter page. Updates include

• Program activities
• Web site highlights
• Links to related/interesting newspaper articles
• CareerShift job postings

 Become a “Fan” of the Facebook page, join the group, and follow our “Tweets” on Twitter by searching for "Consider Iowa"

There is more to sports than what meets the eye. On March 27, Consider Iowa ^SM hosted a Road Trip for University of Iowa students, highlighting companies that do the behind-the-scenes work of marketing and managing local sports teams. Amy, a senior who attended, said about the trip, “I learned that sports marketing doesn’t mean just one job. There are a magnitude of sports marketing jobs.”

They visited the Cedar Rapids Kernels, Learfield Communications/Hawkeye Sports Properties, UI Athletics Hall of Fame, and the Greater Iowa City/Coralville Area Sports Authority. When asked about recommending a trip to others, Katelyn, a sophomore, said, “Yes! I loved learning about the different directions you can take in a certain field/major.”

Note: If your company would like to be considered for a stop on an upcoming Road Trip, please email consider-iowa@uiowa.edu.

Looking for different web sites to use when searching for jobs?

One of the many useful tools the Consider Iowa ^SM web site offers is links to the job posting sites CareerShift, Teach Iowa, Iowa REAP, and other sites for jobs exclusively in Iowa.

These sites, especially CareerShift, allow job seekers to search for jobs by type and city, save searches, and upload resumes and cover letters. Teach Iowa and Iowa REAP allow users to search for educational postings in Iowa.

Have career related questions or need some career advice? Email us. We'd be happy to help!