Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The number of students who visited the University Career Center for individual appointments skyrocketed last semester, up 25 percent in Fall 2008 from Fall 2007.
UCC director David Gaston said attendance at UCC workshops was up, as more students attended last fall’s UCC workshops than attended UCC workshops for the entire previous year. Gaston said more than 5,000 students were in attendance at UCC workshops last semester. He attributed the number to a combination of good marketing by his office and possible uneasiness caused by the struggling economy.
“There’s apprehension of the unknown and students realize that they need to pay attention to what to do in the future,” Gaston said. “Hopefully they realize we’ll be there to help them.”
Jennifer Jordan, director of Business Career Services, said her office always had a steady flow of student traffic, but she has recently seen an increase in alumni visitors.
“These alumni have been laid off, and as a result they’re making a transition,” Jordan said. “So they’re calling, e-mailing and coming in because they need assistance with that transition.”
Jordan said although the flow of traffic to her office was as steady as it always had been, there was an adjustment in what she spoke about with students.
“I’m definitely talking to more discouraged students than in past years, without a doubt,” Jordan said. “I think students have to apply for more jobs and go through more rejections, so they have to be even more polished and prepared because the competition is tighter.”
Lauren Lacey, Troy, Mo., freshman, said she used the career services offered through the School of Engineering to help her find an internship this summer.
“I went to the career center because I felt that, with the economy going down south, I would need some assistance in making my resume and interviewing process a lot smoother to impress employers,” Lacey said.
Patty Noland, career development coordinator for the Journalism Career Center, said she, like Jordan, was speaking to concerned students.
“I think the word to use would be worried about getting a job because the economy has taken a downturn,” Noland said. “They hear the news and realize, wow, hundreds of people are getting laid off, and that worries them.”
Noland said students had always been concerned, but they were just more concerned now because there were fewer jobs available. This concern, she said, would eventually fade as the economy grew stronger.
“I’m a very positive person, and I know the economy will get better,” Noland said. “No one has a crystal ball and no one knows how soon it will start picking up, but I believe it will be sooner rather than later.”
Gaston said that, despite difficult economic times, jobs still existed, and the key to finding those jobs was a positive attitude.
“There are still jobs out there for recent college graduates,” Gaston said. “It just may take a little longer to find it. It may not be where you want it to be or you may not make as much, but there are jobs available.”
— — Edited by Carly Halvorson
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