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College of Design students can access ISU CMS, Iowa State University Career Management Service, an online employment posting site with full time employment and internship opportunities. This is the official centralized employment posting site for the College of Design, as well as other colleges at ISU. All employers are directed to use this site to post employment opportunities.
We believe ISU CMS offers COD students many advantages:
- Access to more employment opportunities from diverse companies who are actively recruiting talented ISU students and graduates from many academic disciplines;
- Ability to upload resumes and apply for employment opportunities and interviews.
- Ability to research companies online by city, state and discipline.
Getting Started with ISU CMS
Log in to ISU CMS: https://ecms.eng.iastate.edu/students
Username: your ISU email address (be sure to include@iastate.edu)
Password: This is not your WEB Mail Password. You will need to Click on Forgot Password and a new password will be sent.
Changing Your Password
From your ISU CMS Homepage select 'My Profile'; Choose 'Change Password'; Enter your new password; please choose a password that is easy for you to remember. In the future, should you loose or forget your password, select 'Forgot Password' from the login screen.
Exploring ISU CMS
Please explore all of the potential services that ISU CMS offers. Many job listings are currently available and there will be more in the future as design employers make the transition to using this system. We believe that you will find the Calendar, Activity Summary, Events, Jobs (with Advanced Search and Search Agent), and Activity Log very useful tools.
My Profile
To qualify for employment and interviews, you must update your student profile. Complete your Degree level, Work Authorization and Applicant Type in 'My Profile' Do not be concerned that your student organizations are not included in the drop down list; these are not seen by employers and can be included in your resume.
Uploading your Resume
From 'documents', please upload your resume(s). You must have a resume to apply for job postings on-line and interview schedules. Your resume will be converted to a .PDF format with a file size limited to 300 kb. If your resume is larger than 300 KB, we suggest that you lower the resoulution to 72-150 when creating your document or create a simplified version of your resume to upload on ISU CMS. Employers will view documents digitally; rarely will they print them. Please review the conversion to insure that it is error-free and has the appearance you want.
DO NOT include photos of yourself or personal images on your resume or samples. For assistance in preparing your resume, please contact: mhutches@iastate.edu.
Using ISU CMS to Search for Jobs/Internships
Using ISU CMS to Search for Jobs/Internships
After logging into ISU CMS, follow these simple instructions to easily find current employment or internship opportunities specifically for your academic major.
Employer Searches
Under the Employer Searches section, you can do any Keyword searches of the Employer data set and, you can also use any keywords related to your major or field of study to conduct employer searches. Searches of JOBS by Major/Field of Study, Keywords, and state, region, country is not currently available but will be up and running shortly.
Remember
Include many resources in your job search. Most COD students find jobs and internship by first deciding on geographical preferences, researching firms in those cities and then contacting the firms directly to inquire about opportunities and to schedule interviews. In design employment culture, firms expect interested candidates to contact them directly if interested in internships or entry-level employment. It's the norm!
Updated 08/01/07-10:57 PID:682