Managing debt is developed by using the resources available to you
Tim Vitagliano
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Campus News
Michelle Maher, a BSC graduate in Communications is uncertain of the services offered by Career Services, "I am not really sure if I think Career Services provides enough services for seniors."
While Maher admits that she only sought them out for a question about cover letters, she was unimpressed with the visit. "The girl, whoever she was, that answered my questions did not seem to know what she was talking about, and had to keep checking a book."
After talking with Associate Director John J. Paganelli Jr. and Assistant Director Carol Crosby of the Career Services office these programs seem to be a big success. With 1,600 individual students using their services every year. This year record numbers came to both the Senior Year Expo and Job Fair.
"Students gain skills from people actually in the field," said Crosby. "This information is up to date because the speakers are coming right out of the field, so the students get to now what is happening now."
After the workshop students fill out an evaluation so the office can look them over for an annual report. The object is to get more students involved so the transfer from student to professional is less challenging.
Crosby said that while the Senior Year Experience has been very good some seniors felt the information they heard should have been heard earlier in their college career. That is why Career Services is starting a new program for first year students called Career Start.
Crosby said "We want to introduce first year students to our services and start linking them up with information for upcoming programs. We want them to take advantage of the opportunities on and off campus."
Steven M. Miller, Jr., a BSC graduate in political science, said he got a lot of his knowledge from home. "Most of the lessons I learned regarding managing my money I figured out through the advice of my parents or figuring it out on my own."
Miller felt that Career Services does a poor job publicizing the money management aspects of what that they offer, and therefore students who are ill equipped for the financial world fall through the cracks.
While Maher admits that she only sought them out for a question about cover letters, she was unimpressed with the visit. "The girl, whoever she was, that answered my questions did not seem to know what she was talking about, and had to keep checking a book."
After talking with Associate Director John J. Paganelli Jr. and Assistant Director Carol Crosby of the Career Services office these programs seem to be a big success. With 1,600 individual students using their services every year. This year record numbers came to both the Senior Year Expo and Job Fair.
"Students gain skills from people actually in the field," said Crosby. "This information is up to date because the speakers are coming right out of the field, so the students get to now what is happening now."
After the workshop students fill out an evaluation so the office can look them over for an annual report. The object is to get more students involved so the transfer from student to professional is less challenging.
Crosby said that while the Senior Year Experience has been very good some seniors felt the information they heard should have been heard earlier in their college career. That is why Career Services is starting a new program for first year students called Career Start.
Crosby said "We want to introduce first year students to our services and start linking them up with information for upcoming programs. We want them to take advantage of the opportunities on and off campus."
Steven M. Miller, Jr., a BSC graduate in political science, said he got a lot of his knowledge from home. "Most of the lessons I learned regarding managing my money I figured out through the advice of my parents or figuring it out on my own."
Miller felt that Career Services does a poor job publicizing the money management aspects of what that they offer, and therefore students who are ill equipped for the financial world fall through the cracks.
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