Wright State University, Dunbar Library | Photo by Emily Linker | The Wright State Guardian
Career Services will be hosting the Career Talks event ‘Career Discovery: I Wanna Be a T-Rex’ on Sept. 3 from 2-2:45 p.m. and Sept. 6 from 11-11:45 a.m. in the Dunbar Library, room 441.
The presentation will focus on the topic of figuring out what you want to be when you grow up.
Working together as a team, career advisors Cindy Garman, Mariann Weiss and David Toller will be going over tips and advice on how students can find the right career path for them and how Career Services can help.
“We want them to know what’s out there, what they can access [and] what kind of help [there is] to hopefully encourage them to participate,” said Garman.Career Services branches off into specific colleges as well, giving students of different majors the opportunity to benefit.
“Career Services has gone through an evolution,” said Lisa Duke, assistant director of Career Services. “Last year our team of career advisors served College of Science and Math, Nursing, College of Education and Human Services as well as other colleges. Now we have career people in each college. Once a student works with [an advisor] and decides on their major and has an idea of their career path, they’ll meet with that career person in that specific college and develop a career plan, implement it, start getting themselves ready to market for internships or co-ops, then that turns into being ready for a career when they graduate.”
For those just beginning the college journey, Career Services created Career Land, a map that helps students learn all the steps they need to take through their years of college to graduate and become alumni.
Career Services offer various resources to help students decide what path they would like to take and how to get there. Students will be the ones making their own decisions.
“We will never tell a student what to do but we will give them options and information so they can make that decision themselves,” said Duke. “If you want to have a good conversation and get good information and build a relationship with a career advisor or consultant, you need to meet with us.”
When utilizing Career Services, advisors get to know and build a relationship with the student and prepare for a career of their choosing.For students who might be hesitant of meeting with a career advisor, Career Services are here to provide information needed to succeed in the career of your choosing.
“I think people always associate Career Services as having to be a very serious presentation, workshop [or] meeting,” said Weiss. “When you think about it, it’s two people meeting. [In] my first meeting, I want to get to know a student. When you know more about people, you do a better job advising them when you have more information.”
