Today is the 1st day of Summer I Late Registration!

Now is the time to add / drop classes or make changes to your Summer I schedule.  Check your registration eligibility on catsweb to be sure you don't have any holds preventing you from registering. 

Meet with an academic advisor if you have any questions!

SIFE Team Wins National Championship!!!

The Texas State Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is the new 2011 USA National Champion!! After several rounds of competition, the announcement was made last night in Minneapolis. Please congratulate the team and faculty advisor Mrs. Vicki West on their accomplishments. The SIFE team will be representing Texas State and competing for the 2011 SIFE World Championship in Malaysia this October. Congratulations SIFE!! We are so proud of you!

Congratulations to the business students graduating tomorrow!

Congratulate your friends who are graduating tomorrow and the next few days.  Commencement ceremonies take place on May 12, 13, and 14th.  McCoy College of Business Administration students graduate tomorrow, May 12th, at 10:00am.  Be sure to arrive an hour early to check-in for the ceremony!

Check the commencement website for more information about parking, directions, the ceremony, and more: http://www.txstate.edu/commencement/.

On your way to joining the workforce... but will you be competitive?

If you're a college student preparing for your entrance into the workforce, you probably have plenty of folks around you eager to share about their own lessons learned and mistakes made during those first few years that they worked a 'real job.'  While you may find some of those stories to be of some help (or a source for a good laugh), you will definitely benefit from spending some time checking out the valuable information shared at Job Start 101.   A program based on a business round table that asked hundreds of employers what skills they felt graduates were missing when they started their first jobs, Job Start 101 consists of 6 video modules which provide students with tips on real world training to build critical on the job skills.  The modules are interactive, professional, and informative - so check it out:   http://www.jobstart101.org/.

Business Leadership Week Speaker Blogs About Net Impact

Graciela Tiscareño-Sato is the author of Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them, a book about the businesses started up by the Latino community.  Graciela was the distinguished lecture during Business Leadership Week 2011 this past February and had the opportunity to meet many students and engage with the Texas State community. 

Just yesterday Graciela blogged about our very own student organization, Net Impact, and highlighted business student, Natalie Rodriguez, and her leadership in environmental entrepreneurship.  Take a look at the full blog post here: http://blog.latinnovating.com/?p=171

Congratulations to Natalie and Net Impact for this recognition!

Suiting Up for Success

Wondering what color suit to wear to that interview or even how to style your hair? What about your jewelry and tattoos?  Should you carry a purse, portfolio, or briefcase? Make-up or no make-up? Diane Gottsman, our etiquette expert from The Protocol School of Texas, says the answers to these questions do matter. When it comes to dressing for an interview, Diane suggests that both men and women wear dark, two-piece suits in gray, navy or black, with a light colored blouse or underpinning.  A small leather purse or briefcase is okay. Men can carry a leather briefcase or portfolio. Avoid noisy or flashy jewelry. Other key things to avoid are visible body piercings and tattoos, bow ties and suspenders, jeans, t-shirts and sneakers, wet or over gelled hair and strong cologne.

Check out our etiquette web page to learn more tips for dressing for success and what NOT to wear.

Make Your Cover Letter Stand Out! - Follow Diane Gottsman's Tips

Do you want to make great impressions and land the perfect job? Sure you do, who doesn't? Diane Gottsman shares 7 useful tips that will make your cover letter stand out head and shoulders above the rest. A well-written cover letter has the power to open doors, so why take chances with yours? Let the expert show you how to avoid creating that dry and boring letter, maintain form and grammar and use your letter to make invaluable connections between your experience and the company’s needs. Diane also shares advice on how to avoid rehashing your resume and relying on spell checker. For these tips and more, check out the article on Diane's blog.