Career services prepares students for uncertain economic times
James Oswald
Issue date: 10/16/08 Section: News
While people continue to voice displeasure about the troubles on Wall Street, there is one group paying close attention to the struggle: college seniors.
Some seniors are worried about future opportunities while economic uncertainty looms overhead.
At Capital there is a dedicated team determined to assist students as they approach life after college and begin a career while others choose to attend graduate programs.
The Career Services department offers students guidance and assistance with making the difficult decisions that follow graduation. They have a time line set up for students starting with the first year and going through graduation.
The first year focuses on who you are and what you like and by the time you are a senior the focus turns to making the transition from undergraduate life. They also teach valuable tools such as how to write a resume, how to interview, and how to get into graduate school.
Along with the services mentioned that can be used in preparation for a career there are also all kinds of events on campus to help students in choosing a path after graduation. These events vary from CareerFest (the career fair sponsored by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges) to volunteer opportunities for students that want to wait a year or two before diving into the workforce. The CareerFest is a great resource for students, Jan Rich the assistant director of Career Services at Capital said.
"Anyone seeking a job or even an internship should plan on attending and can contact Career Services for more information," Rich said.
The current state of the economy does not seem to weigh heavily on students minds at this point in the school year but that could all change as graduation nears closer. Eric Anderson, director of Career Services offered his input on student's potential concerns about jobs in this economy.
"I have not met with worried students yet, but other people may have a different perspective," Anderson said.
Rich said she thinks that seniors could be seeing increased stress levels because of the uncertainty of the job market.
"I haven't really had any students in here yet who are worried about jobs yet because of the economy," Rich said. "Maybe it's just too early for May graduates, I expect to have more seniors wanting help with getting a job in the spring."
Joswald@capital.edu
Some seniors are worried about future opportunities while economic uncertainty looms overhead.
At Capital there is a dedicated team determined to assist students as they approach life after college and begin a career while others choose to attend graduate programs.
The Career Services department offers students guidance and assistance with making the difficult decisions that follow graduation. They have a time line set up for students starting with the first year and going through graduation.
The first year focuses on who you are and what you like and by the time you are a senior the focus turns to making the transition from undergraduate life. They also teach valuable tools such as how to write a resume, how to interview, and how to get into graduate school.
Along with the services mentioned that can be used in preparation for a career there are also all kinds of events on campus to help students in choosing a path after graduation. These events vary from CareerFest (the career fair sponsored by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges) to volunteer opportunities for students that want to wait a year or two before diving into the workforce. The CareerFest is a great resource for students, Jan Rich the assistant director of Career Services at Capital said.
"Anyone seeking a job or even an internship should plan on attending and can contact Career Services for more information," Rich said.
The current state of the economy does not seem to weigh heavily on students minds at this point in the school year but that could all change as graduation nears closer. Eric Anderson, director of Career Services offered his input on student's potential concerns about jobs in this economy.
"I have not met with worried students yet, but other people may have a different perspective," Anderson said.
Rich said she thinks that seniors could be seeing increased stress levels because of the uncertainty of the job market.
"I haven't really had any students in here yet who are worried about jobs yet because of the economy," Rich said. "Maybe it's just too early for May graduates, I expect to have more seniors wanting help with getting a job in the spring."
Joswald@capital.edu
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John
posted 10/16/08 @ 2:27 PM EST
Good topic to write about. I think if the economy had been this bad in Fall '06 and Spring '07, I would have gone straight to grad school, forgoing the whole "I'm going to go find myself and see what that real world is about. (Continued…)
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