The Chimes

Issue date: 11/6/08 Section: News

Seniors may be feeling overwhelmed with the decisions and challenges
awaiting them after graduation. In retrospect, recent Capital
graduates offer reassurance on their positive college experiences and
their optimism for the future.
Eric Anderson, director of Career Services, offered some statistics
to support this optimism. At graduation, about 30-35 percent of
students already have jobs in their field and about 15-20 percent have
been accepted to graduate and professional schools for the next
academic year.
Within six months, all but 3-5 percent of students have jobs in their
field. These are often students who do not have relevant internship
experience, Anderson said.
Out of these three seniors, Jordan Trumble, Ian Golding, and Whitney
Willits, only one had a clear idea of what she wanted to do after
graduation. In fact, Willits knew she wanted to be an attorney since
fourth grade and she plans to enter law school after graduation.
Trumble, a religion major said, "Even now, I don't know for sure what
I want to do with my life, but I have ideas of what I would like to
do, and I feel like I have the skills to go out and get a job and
that's good enough for me."
Golding, a history major feels that his internship at the Ohio
Historical Society and support from Career Services prepared him to
begin his future plans.
Trumble looks forward to a service internship through the Episcopal
Church after graduation. She will be working in a social service
agency in Washington D.C., New York City, or Philadelphia.
2008 Capital graduates Eric Simons, Tyler Clemons and Sara Wells are
all currently employed.
Simons works as a legal assistant at a law office in Grandview, which
is unrelated to his English degree. However, he is considering
graduate school and teaching English abroad.
Clemons is a graduate assistant at Ohio State University and he
graduated with a degree in computer science.
Wells has joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC), working at a day
shelter for homeless people in Idaho
"Even though, I don't have a job that is directly connected to my
major (like writing or editing), I can read and write well," she said.
"I have two useful skills that will help me do lots of things."
All three found Career Services to be helpful: Simons with his resume
and his job search through the Capital career's website, Clemons
through preparation for the GRE, and Wells in deciding on her major
and applying to the JVC. Career Services offers job listings and
internships through www.CrusaderCareers.com.
Wells enjoys life after graduation. "After work I have the rest of
the night to cook or read or draw or do anything else I want without
the burden of procrastinated assignments lurking," she said.
"If you are still not sure what it is you want to do with yourself
after graduation, don't worry about it because it's not that big of a
deal and you can figure it out later," Simons said. "The important
thing is to give yourself options."
aroshon@capital.edu

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