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Career Services job-search programs earn mixed reviews
by Jennifer Heine
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: News
The parties, late-night movies and constant outings with friends will have to end in a few years as students prepare to put their degrees to work after graduation. For students making this transition, the university provides job-seeking tools. The Bank of America Career Services Center offers various programs to help students find jobs or get into graduate school after graduating from the university.
Lynn Jacobson, coordinator of Career Services, said resumé-preparation workshops, interviewing programs, graduate school information meetings and career fairs are some of the programs offered by Career Services.
Jill Gugino, career specialist for the center, said the most popular program offered at Career Services is eRecruiting, a Web site which networks students and employers. She said Career Services provides resources to get students in contact with employers and vice versa.
"We're definitely the liaison between the student and the employer," Gugino said.
She said a majority of students who use Career Services programs have found jobs.
"Ninety to 95 percent seeking employment have done so successfully in using our services," Gugino said.
Steve Sciscione, associate director of Career Services, said many graduating seniors attend programs from the center. Eighty percent attend at least one program, and 45 to 50 percent attend more than one.
Sciscione said the feedback for the programs from students is positive. Ninety-nine percent say the programs were helpful, and 98 percent would recommend others to go to the program.
Junior Rachel Correnti, an accounting major, attended the Job Jamboree, the university's largest annual job fair, on Sept. 25, in hopes of finding an internship. She said she liked the job fair because she was able to get more comfortable speaking with representatives from the various companies. However, Correnti said she did not learn any new information because she had already researched firms beforehand.
Lynn Jacobson, coordinator of Career Services, said resumé-preparation workshops, interviewing programs, graduate school information meetings and career fairs are some of the programs offered by Career Services.
Jill Gugino, career specialist for the center, said the most popular program offered at Career Services is eRecruiting, a Web site which networks students and employers. She said Career Services provides resources to get students in contact with employers and vice versa.
"We're definitely the liaison between the student and the employer," Gugino said.
She said a majority of students who use Career Services programs have found jobs.
"Ninety to 95 percent seeking employment have done so successfully in using our services," Gugino said.
Steve Sciscione, associate director of Career Services, said many graduating seniors attend programs from the center. Eighty percent attend at least one program, and 45 to 50 percent attend more than one.
Sciscione said the feedback for the programs from students is positive. Ninety-nine percent say the programs were helpful, and 98 percent would recommend others to go to the program.
Junior Rachel Correnti, an accounting major, attended the Job Jamboree, the university's largest annual job fair, on Sept. 25, in hopes of finding an internship. She said she liked the job fair because she was able to get more comfortable speaking with representatives from the various companies. However, Correnti said she did not learn any new information because she had already researched firms beforehand.
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Jack Townsend
posted 9/28/07 @ 9:06 AM EST
In large part this article does reflect the wide range of services available to students to assist them in finding employment. It is curious that the two students interviewed both felt the services did not meet their needs. (Continued…)
Rachel
posted 9/30/07 @ 5:56 PM EST
in response to your comment Mr. Townsend UDaily is a publication that is meant to boost the Public Relations of the university, and they look for quotes that make it look good. (Continued…)
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