The search is on as job hunting after college can be a daunting process for students. Seniors are approaching the fast-race towards graduation, with loved ones all asking the same question, “What’s next?”
The Academic and Career Advising Center (ACA) at Keene State College continually makes an effort to assist students with course choices, career advising and job searching.
This past Tuesday, April 29, ACA set up a table in the L.P. Young Student Center from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. to help assist students for their future plans. Every semester the faculty works hard to host job fairs, booths in the student center and around campus, informational sessions with classes and individual meetings with students.
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Academic and Career Advising provide KSC students advising without an appointment in the student center on Tuesday, April 27 from 10 p.m. to 3 p.m.
KSC’s mission statement, as found on their website, emphasizes that one of the school’s main goals is to “prepare promising students to think critically and creatively, to engage in active citizenship and to pursue meaningful work.” While the school’s main focus is on education, there are many more opportunities available for students.
Savannah Burr, a senior at KSC, reflected on her experiences with the ACA. “[They] gave me ideas of where I could go with my degree, in areas I wanted to be involved in…like immigration,” Burr said.
There are many links and services that students can utilize on the ACA page through KSC’s website. A link called “What Can I Do with My Major” helps students understand the options they have and if they share an interest in those fields.
“It is a natural extension that their academic endeavors turn into their career endeavors,” said Beverly Behrmann, one of KSC’s career advisors in the center.
“We view career advising as something that happens from day one,” Behrmann said. Advisors and professors are encouraging students to participate in internships, research projects, and more, according to Behrmann.
Senior Suzanne Koval explained how career advising helps her “[They] make it clear that no one’s going to come find you, so you have to make all the efforts to reach out to them if you want a job,” Koval explained, “So going to the job fairs and meeting with employers kind of gives you an initial first step in finding a job. I didn’t realize how early people were looking for jobs until I went to the programs.” Helping students like Koval get their foot in the door and begin their search is just the beginning of the ACA’s available resources. Tuesday, April 29, Barton Associates and C&S Wholesale Grocers held job booths in the student center, where students were able to stop by on their way to class or while grabbing a coffee.
The employers spoke one-on-one with the students, networking and creating connections while explaining job opportunities and possibly even scheduling interviews. These employment events happen throughout the school year and a calendar of when and where can be found on the KSC Academic and Career Advising page.
JobWISE is a similar online resource through KSC’s Academic and Career Advising page where employers advertise job opportunities they have and students can search and even apply if applicable.
For KSC students that attended the booth, this eased the process and helped them get their names out there while they continue with their search.
Ellie Marshall can be contacted at elmarshall18@gmail.com.
