- Check Out Summer'Noles!
- New Web Site!
- A Focus on Service
- Career Center Hours for Wednesday, July 18 2007
- The Career Edge
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Check Out Summer'Noles!
Looking for something to do this summer? Check out summer.fsu.edu for the latest in campus happenings. From late night activities to community service opportunities, this is the place to turn. Wondering when the Leach Center or the Art Center is open? This site can help you with all your campus questions to get you in the know
New Web Site!
The Career Center is proud to announce the launch of its new website at www.career.fsu.edu. This new version builds on the strengths of the previous Career Center website, which was developed five years ago. While continuing to focus on the career development needs of many audiences served by the Career Center, the new website is designed to provide quicker access to on-line services and information. A Career Center committee worked for over one year with students and employers to get the usability, visual design, and organization of the new website "right". Also emphasized was increased accessibility of the website for people with visual and motor disabilities. As always, the Career Center welcomes feedback on the new website and all of its services and information resources.
A Focus on Service
Developing quality relationships with students is an important value for Career Center staff. For example, Sean Collins, our Credentials Coordinator, was recently honored as a nominated for the university-wide max Carraway Award. Formerly the employee of the Year Award, nominees for this award should exemplify the spirit of service to students demonstrated by FSU Registrar Emeritus Max Carraway. Sean was nominated by the people who know him best, his fellow staff members who work in the placement office, to create connections between students and employees. "I feel great to be recognized by my peers," Sean said. "As a student myself, it's nice to have someone treat you with respect and go out of their way a little bit to help out. I treat everybody like t hey were a close friend." Students will find Sean's outlook on his work is no exception among Career Center staff.
Career Center Hours for Wednesday, July 18 2007
The Career Center will be closed from 8:00am to 10:15am for staff to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Albert & Judith Dunlap Student Success Center building which will house the Career Center and the Center for Leadership and Civic Education beginning in the Fall of 2008. Normal operations will resume at approximately 10:15am. For more information please contact (850) 644-6431.
The Career Edge
According to the 2007 Graduating Student Survey conducted by the National
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), services like those available
at the Career Center can give students an advantage in securing a full-time
job after graduation. The survey showed that 52 percent of students who
secured full-time employment used their career center's job expos and
41 percent used their career center's online services. "Our study shows
that students who actually got full-time jobs tended to use their college
career center and its resources more heavily than those who skipped over
the career center and went directly to the employer," explains NACE Executive
Director Marilyn Mackes.
Fortunately, the FSU Career Center is ready to help Seminoles connect
with employers before and after graduation. The Career Center offers current
and recently graduated students the opportunity to create a job search
strategy with a career advisor, attend career expos with hundreds of recruiters,
participate in on-campus interviews with nationally known employers, receive
resume critiques, and practice with mock interview mentors. Alumni are
also welcome to continue their relationship with the Career Center. These
and many other services at the FSU Career Center can give FSU students
and alumni the edge in the employment marketplace after graduation!
