The Career Services Center is a great tool for any and every student to utilize!  Programs such as LinkedIn, resume workshops, career counselors, peace corps, and programs to help prep students for life after college in the employment field are all available.  As soon as you walk through the doors, the entire staff are extremely helpful.  Just tell them what you are there for and they will guide you in the right direction.

LinkedIn is a way for current students to connect with alumni in different career fields from all over the country.  It allows students to ask questions and gain an idea of what they may or may not want to do in the future.  The resume workshops and tutors are there to help students improve their resumes and give a great impression to possible employers right from the get go.  They will answer any and all questions for you, and sit  down and work on it with you.  An impressionable resume is essential to any job interview!

The career counselors appear to be absolutely wonderful (especially for DUS majors like me) ! Students can walk in at any time during hours to speak to a counselor.  Then you discuss what your interested in, what you are and were involved in, and what you see yourself possibly doing.  Afterwards the two of you examine a list of possible careers, based on that conversation.

Located within the Bank of America Career Services Center is also a Peace Corps advisor and representative. If you are interested in traveling the world and volunteering/ philanthropy, the Peace Corps can make it happen.  There are  many different options and ways to become involved and to take action.  If you have any questions or wish to explore deeper into a certain aspect, feel free to talk to the representative. Her door is always open.

The programs available for student prep include seminars and advice on how to dress for success, interviewing, taking advantage of career days, info on government employment, Nittany lion networking, using online resources, managing your presence, requesting references, and job search methods.

With a Penn State education, degree, and utilization of the Career Services Center, a job offer won’t be far from graduation!

For more info, check out their website at http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/