Where do I go?
It was just brought to my attention that some people might wonder what the difference is between your college career services office and the main university career services office. Well, I am here to give you the answer. Everything goes through the main office in 360 Student Union and they are the office who coordinates the big events and finds employeers who want to hire OSU graduates. A few of the services they offer include: Job Listings, Career Fairs, On-Campus Interviews, Résumé Referral, Mock Interview Days, and a helpful web site for students. For more individualized attention students are directed to the career services office for their particular college where the following services are offered: Résumé Development/Critiques, Job Search Strategies, Internship Information, Career Exploration, Job Search Correspondence and Individualized Career Advice. This is only a partial list of things that career services can help you with, to find out the rest visit your college career services office.
February 28th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
I am currently looking for a job for graduation. I’ve been looking on craigslist in Los Angeles. I have found out that several jobs are overwhelmed with responses to their job posting and I think I am getting “flooded out”. Is there a way to make my email and resume stand out in an inbox? On a separate note, how do I overcome the stigma of living in Oklahoma and trying to get someone in Los Angeles to hire me? (A lot of employers will screen out people that don’t live in Los Angeles, have CA addresses or have a local area code, even if they are interested in relocating)
February 28th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
I had actually wondered myself what the difference between the college office and the main university office. Thanks for clearing that up.
March 1st, 2006 at 2:08 pm
I understand how you feel about living in Oklahoma and wanting to work somewhere else. I think that part of the reason is because like you say if you aren’t local they won’t call you because you might not be able to come for an interview at the drop of a hat. However, you do need to make it known to those who do look at your resume that you are more than willing to relocate. It has also been suggested that you could put potential dates you are available in your cover letter.
Now, about making your resume stand out in an inbox , it is sometimes not possible, especially if they want you to put just the job id number in the subject line. One thing I will strees, even though you probably already know is to use your network, especially if you do know someone in the industry. I don’t know if you have ever heard of the book “What Color is your Parachute,” but in the 2005 edition there is an excellent chaper called “Getting Into IMpossible Places,” I think it might help you out. We have the book available in the A&S Career Services library if you want to check it out. Hope this helps.