2008 Woodie Awards
Clueless about your future? Take a look at Career Services
Catherine Conley
Issue date: 3/25/08 Section: Opinions
For those of you who are avid Carolinian readers, you may recall an article I wrote last November which hit home for many college students. It was basically a 600 word meltdown about what I was going to do with the rest of my life, what my major would be, and even what classes I wanted to take. Thankfully since then I have stopped hyperventilating and gotten a better grasp on some of those education issues, but I couldn't have done it without the help of a few people right here at UNCG.
In January I was approached by Donna Seckar, director of the Career Services Center, about writing a follow-up article about the center. Her worry was that many students weren't aware of what Career Services could do for them and she couldn't have been more right. I thought the center was there only to help you find a job, but they do so much more.
Career Services is constantly offering workshops and fairs focusing on everything from part-time jobs to internships. They have a staff of career counselors who will sit down with you to help you decided on a major, pick a career, find an internship, or prepare you for interviews.
One of the greatest resources of Career Services is their website. One of the pages even has a list of careers associated with each major. This was a significant find for me because, as an English major, everyone is constantly asking me if I'm going into teaching. It seems to the average person that teaching is all an English major can do without a grad school degree. This is just not the case. With a major in English I can go into advertising, editing, publishing, journalism, translating, public relations, in addition to many other fields.
If you prefer having a book in front of you over Internet research, Career Services also has a library that is open to any UNCG student. There are shelves of books just about careers and majors. There are even books for people who have no direction at all. My favorite was Careers for Homebodies & Other Independent Souls by Jan Goldberg. This library really does have something for even the most clueless of students.
In January I was approached by Donna Seckar, director of the Career Services Center, about writing a follow-up article about the center. Her worry was that many students weren't aware of what Career Services could do for them and she couldn't have been more right. I thought the center was there only to help you find a job, but they do so much more.
Career Services is constantly offering workshops and fairs focusing on everything from part-time jobs to internships. They have a staff of career counselors who will sit down with you to help you decided on a major, pick a career, find an internship, or prepare you for interviews.
One of the greatest resources of Career Services is their website. One of the pages even has a list of careers associated with each major. This was a significant find for me because, as an English major, everyone is constantly asking me if I'm going into teaching. It seems to the average person that teaching is all an English major can do without a grad school degree. This is just not the case. With a major in English I can go into advertising, editing, publishing, journalism, translating, public relations, in addition to many other fields.
If you prefer having a book in front of you over Internet research, Career Services also has a library that is open to any UNCG student. There are shelves of books just about careers and majors. There are even books for people who have no direction at all. My favorite was Careers for Homebodies & Other Independent Souls by Jan Goldberg. This library really does have something for even the most clueless of students.
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