CAREER SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of Career Services to promote student success by emphasizing personal development and preparation for professional involvement. Career Services provides resources for activity and involvement that help students to develop in ways that are critical for success in life. Activities and resources focus on helping students:

• understand the concept of career development as an on-going, lifetime process
• get the information they need to make informed decisions about their careers
• develop a pro-active attitude toward their career interests

We encourage students to become fully engaged in making the college experience, itself, an entrepreneurial enterprise.

This means to get involved -

• in your coursework
• in networking with professors and other students
• and in seeking out experiences that will help you to grow as an individual and as a professional

In this way, you will be better prepared to move on at the end of school.

Career services promotes co-curricular activity for all students because involvement in clubs and organizations, internships, community service, and employment helps students to develop important competencies that are valuable in the workplace.

Critical competencies include teamwork, leadership, personal management, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, social responsibility, and technical skills.

Knowledge of the competencies and outcomes that are expected of college graduates can help you to intentionally link your learning experiences and activities to the development of skills that will make a difference in your future.

The rules are the same for you as they are for everyone else:

Know your skills. Know what you want to do. Talk with people who have done it. Find out how they did it. Do the homework, on yourself and the companies, thoroughly. Seek out the person who actually has the power to hire. Be personable and use contacts to get in to see him or her.

Show them how you can help them with their problems.

Be adaptable, friendly, interested.

Be a team player and believe in yourself.

Expect success.