Cardozo Career Services

Students who missed the 6/14 Nuts & Bolts of OCI program and those who would like to reference the presentation: The PowerPoint and videos of the program are available under the Current Students tab in the Careers section of the website as well as on Symplicity under the Documents Library. https://law-cardozo-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php https://cardozo.yu.edu/careers

Don’t want your Cardozo ID photo used as your headshot for OCI? OCS is here to help! Stop in at either of the below events where OCS will have a backdrop and lighting to assist you in taking your headshot! OCS Open House ... Thursday June 29th @ 6:00pm 7:30pm OCI Mock Interview Night Wednesday July 19th @ 6:00pm 8:00pm OR Take your headshot at home by following these simple steps! Step 1: Find a plain wall across from a window A plain wall across from a window fakes the look of a professional photo studio. Where many homemade headshots go wrong is their background gives them away. What you want to do here is fake the look of being in a photographer’s studio. To do this, you need to be sure that identifying features of the room you’re in window blinds, kitchen cabinets, couches, etc. are out of the shot. Preferably you want to stand in front of a wall directly facing a window during a time of day in which the sun is not in immediate view. Step 2: Set up a tripod, prop up your phone or grab a friend to hold your smartphone Do not take an extended-arm selfies. Selfies distort the proportions of your face, making your forehead or nose look larger than it is. While subtle, this effect tips people off to the fact that your photo is a selfie. If you don’t have a tripod a table stacked with books and a Kleenex box may temporarily suffice. The goal is to get your camera a few feet away from you at about eye level. Step 3: Use your timer to take pictures Once you’ve got your phone in place, turn on your camera’s timer setting. Once your timer is set, you simply press the button to take a picture, and it gives you a few seconds to get in place. Step 4: Edit your favorites If you followed the steps above, you should have a whole bunch of pictures that look good but not always professionally done. Consider using a basic editing program or app on your phone or computer to get the right filter and feel. Once you have picked one of the above options upload your picture so it can be uploaded to replace your current photo. **Once you have your headshot uploaded go to Symplicity. Select Additional Information. Select Edit Photo. Choose Image. SAVE. DEADLINE TO UPLOAD: JULY 20TH @ NOON