During college, it is common for students to look for jobs and internships. Whether it is for job experience in your field or simply for extra income, there are many resources online and on campus to help you with your search for your next job.
Students that prefer to meet one-on-one are encouraged to get in contact with the career advisor of their college.
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The advisors include Wayne Stark for the College of Liberal Arts, Lance Cauley for the College of Business and Sheryl Kent for the College of Engineering. Each advisor works with companies to make connections between employers and students.
Attending career fairs is an important step in networking with potential employers.
“The purpose of a career fair is to build connections and help students to realize that recruiters aren’t scary people,” Lisa Duke, Assistant Director and Advisor to the Career Center, said. “They’re people that want to help [you] connect with their companies and opportunities.”
Additional websites, such as OhioMeansJobs and What Can I Do With This Major?, are linked on the Career Center website to help students in their search.
The Career Center also includes information about the upcoming Career Fair on Oct. 16.
“Students and alumni in all majors are welcome at this fair to visit employer booths and speak with corporate and non-profit recruiters invited to recruit for co-op, internship and career employment positions,” said Duke.
Networking is key.
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As for online resources, Handshake is a great job-search platform for students to take advantage of. It offers opportunities regionally and nationally. Indeed, Monster, Glassdoor and LinkedIn are also great job-search engines.
“Everybody should be using LinkedIn. It's online networking that takes the pressure away from in-person networking by building connections based on the connections you already have, building your personal professional brand by creating content and you can use it for job search,” said Duke.
Although Monster is a popular job-search engine, users should be cautious; it may not be applicable to what the student wants or is looking for.
Local job centers have expanded resources and are great ways to get information about opportunities close to you.
“Pounding the pavement [and] physically going to places that you’re interested in wouldn’t hurt. It would really impress some people,” added Duke.
The Career Center also has the University Career Calendar, which lists upcoming job and internship events, available on their websites for students who are interested in attending.
