2008 Woodie Awards
Life as a Senior
Stephanie Hanisak
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: Life & Times
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Life as a senior is not one big party. Whether students are finished with their major and working on completing 100-level General Education courses, or still trying to complete a double major in French and Economics, seniors have some serious life decisions to think about. This means a great deal of work to ensure their Rollins education is put into good use after graduation.
According to Ray Rogers, the director of Career Services at Rollins College, the three most important things for seniors to focus on are their resumes, paraprofessional experience, and sending out applications and applying for jobs before the end of October.
Two resume workshops are conducted through the Career Services office each week. At these workshops, students learn more than just what to include in their resume. Students can also drop their resume off at the office and have it reviewed by a staff member. It is never too early or too late to start or update your resume. A good resume includes: an objective (if you have one), education, paraprofessional experience, additional activities, and skills.
Paraprofessional experience is any work or internship experience that pertains to a student's possible career field. The more relevant the experience is to a desired job, the more helpful the experience will be. Paraprofessional experience separates students from competition. Rollins promotes student internships and it is not too late to apply for a non-credit fall internship or a credit spring internship. For more help with obtaining an internship, visit the Career Services library to explore all the possible opportunities or talk with someone from Career Services.
Whether seniors are deciding to attend graduate school or enter the employment field, they should try to have everything they need completed by the end of October to help keep your options open. Students applying to Graduate Schools and other post collegiate schools have to fill out applications, write personal statements and essays and take some sort of entrance exam. These are all time consuming activities.
According to Ray Rogers, the director of Career Services at Rollins College, the three most important things for seniors to focus on are their resumes, paraprofessional experience, and sending out applications and applying for jobs before the end of October.
Two resume workshops are conducted through the Career Services office each week. At these workshops, students learn more than just what to include in their resume. Students can also drop their resume off at the office and have it reviewed by a staff member. It is never too early or too late to start or update your resume. A good resume includes: an objective (if you have one), education, paraprofessional experience, additional activities, and skills.
Paraprofessional experience is any work or internship experience that pertains to a student's possible career field. The more relevant the experience is to a desired job, the more helpful the experience will be. Paraprofessional experience separates students from competition. Rollins promotes student internships and it is not too late to apply for a non-credit fall internship or a credit spring internship. For more help with obtaining an internship, visit the Career Services library to explore all the possible opportunities or talk with someone from Career Services.
Whether seniors are deciding to attend graduate school or enter the employment field, they should try to have everything they need completed by the end of October to help keep your options open. Students applying to Graduate Schools and other post collegiate schools have to fill out applications, write personal statements and essays and take some sort of entrance exam. These are all time consuming activities.
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