April showers bring May…Graduation

By: Amanda Crabtree

With summer and graduation around the corner, many students are frantically looking for a job or internship.

By utilizing Career Services students at Central Michigan University can get help writing resumes, interviewing and job searching.

Career Services offers many programs and services to help student’s transition from college to careers.

Undergraduate students can come to Career Services to help build their resumes for internships or jobs. Experienced employees will critique the resume and help fine tune details to ensure the resume is professional.

Employees at Career Services meet with professionals seeking future employees all the time. Through these meetings and constant information, they learn what the professionals want to see on resumes they receive said Brian Partie, a coordinator for Career Services.

Another service offered is mock interviewing. Students come to Career Services and are interviewed with questions likely to be asked in an actual job interview.

Graduating seniors looking for jobs and other students looking for internships, can utilize eRecruiting. This is a network of businesses seeking potential employees, where students can search by department for jobs available.

“Registrants may view, apply for and track on-campus interviews for internships and full-time professional positions through their eRecruiting account,” according to www.careers.cmich.edu, the Career Services Web site. Interviewing on-campus makes the process of finding a job much easier then not!

In order to use the eRecruiting network students must register through Career Services.

A tool used by many students at CMU is the Career Guide, distributed by Career Services. This is a short booklet full of information, including sample resumes, cover letters and thank you letters. It covers what to wear on an interview, gives sample questions and shows how to research a potential future employer.

“I use the Career Guide whenever I write a cover letter, update my resume and when I write Thank You letters. It’s very helpful,” said Sara Bloomberg, Farmington Hills senior.

Career Services is located in the Bovee University Center, Room 215. Walk-in counseling and services are available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Edited by: Meredith Mayberry and Sarah Schuch