2008 Woodie Awards
The Senior Column
Stephanie Hanisak
Issue date: 10/9/06 Section: Life & Times
Last week, I checked my campus mailbox and, along with the rest of the senior class, pulled out a thick envelope full of graduation forms. Week by week, graduation becomes more of a reality. The first form, which is our petition to graduate, was due October 4. The rest, which are referred to as Senior Audits and General Education and Major and/or Minor Requirement forms, are due November 3. Despite being just pieces of paper, they represent our entire educational career at Rollins.
After filling out my petition to graduate and turning it in to the Office of Student Records, I went back to working on what I am going to be doing next year. This week I had a meeting with Ray Rogers, Director of Career Services. We discussed my plan A for next year--working for a professional sports team in their communication department--and what steps I needed to take next to work towards being offered a job.
I asked him when I should apply for the position. He told me the sooner the better, and once I applied to be aggressive about checking on my status. Along with many other careers, applying for sports team's positions consists of sending in a cover letter and a resume to the Human Resources department.
Last week, I dropped my resume off at Career Services, and it was reviewed by a member of their staff. They made some corrections and added some suggestions, which made it more desirable to my possible employers. My next step was to write a cover letter - the one type of writing that I hate to do.
While at Career Services, I picked up an information packet all about writing cover letters. It is a step by step guide that helped me significantly with the process.
A cover letter is a professional form of writing, and therefore needs to be written in business form. The handout teaches how to do that and more. I recommend that everyone stops by and picks up this handout, even if you already know how to write cover letters. The information is also available on the Career Services website. They also have packets that deal with writing your resume and tips on the interview process.
After filling out my petition to graduate and turning it in to the Office of Student Records, I went back to working on what I am going to be doing next year. This week I had a meeting with Ray Rogers, Director of Career Services. We discussed my plan A for next year--working for a professional sports team in their communication department--and what steps I needed to take next to work towards being offered a job.
I asked him when I should apply for the position. He told me the sooner the better, and once I applied to be aggressive about checking on my status. Along with many other careers, applying for sports team's positions consists of sending in a cover letter and a resume to the Human Resources department.
Last week, I dropped my resume off at Career Services, and it was reviewed by a member of their staff. They made some corrections and added some suggestions, which made it more desirable to my possible employers. My next step was to write a cover letter - the one type of writing that I hate to do.
While at Career Services, I picked up an information packet all about writing cover letters. It is a step by step guide that helped me significantly with the process.
A cover letter is a professional form of writing, and therefore needs to be written in business form. The handout teaches how to do that and more. I recommend that everyone stops by and picks up this handout, even if you already know how to write cover letters. The information is also available on the Career Services website. They also have packets that deal with writing your resume and tips on the interview process.
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