Career Services is one of the many places on campus that can help students. They offer assistance to students seeking part-time or full-time jobs and internships, many workshops to assist in professional development, job fairs and career guidance.

For students who are looking for a part-time job on or off campus, or even advice on How to Become a Data Scientist, Career Services is a one stop shop. Students can go online to the Student Employment Services database, browse through job postings and apply for those in which they are interested.

“We’ve really brought the job search for the student to the 21^st century, where you go one place electronically to look for the job. It makes it much easier for the student,” Denese Skinner, Director of Career and Counseling Services, said.

Students can go into the Career Services office to seek help when applying for part-time jobs on campus.

“Career Services helped me find the job application I needed to apply to the Activity Center. They showed me how I could fill out the application,” Sarah Jones, junior Communication Disorders major, said. “I was very happy with the help they offered me.”

Students may also find internship opportunities through the SES database.

Buff Jobs is another online database that is available to students. Students can post their resumes and allow employers to view them online. Students can also search for full-time job openings, internship opportunities and view the schedule of upcoming career fairs.

To prepare for career fairs, Career Services offers resume workshops and critiques. Resume workshops are held two to three times a week. Students do not need a resume to attend the workshop.

“We’re going to start from square one,” Skinner said. “We’re going to tell you everything you need to have.”

For students who already have a resume, Career Services offers critiquing. Career Services encourages students to attend a resume workshop to learn the basics of what employers have told them they want to see. After students have learned and applied this to their resume, Career Services will view it and provide feedback. Students must have attended a resume workshop before receiving critiques on their resume.

Other workshops that are available include interviewing, job search, professional development and internship workshops. Workshops are held in room 113 of the Classroom Center. A schedule of workshops can be found on the Career Services page on the WT website. All workshops are also available online for students who are unable to attend in person.

Career Services also hosts mock interviews every month. Real employers come in and conduct practice interviews with students. In order to participate, students must have an approved resume uploaded to Buff Jobs. Students can look at the list of employers who will be coming to do the mock interviews and sign up for a time.

Employers who hire WT students upon graduation come in and act as coaches during mock interviews. They do a 20-minute real interview with the student, and then spend 10 minutes telling the student what they did right and what can be improved.

“The interviewer scoped out my resume and asked good questions from there. It helped me know how to think on my feet more and have prepared answers,” Julia Greif, graduate Communication student, said.

To help students continue their professional development, Career Services offers training in dining etiquette.

“Either through the interview process or after you get hired, it is going to be necessary that you know how to eat appropriately so that you impress people with your professionalism,” Skinner said.

Career guidance is available for students who do not yet know what career path they want to take or who may not know all of the job opportunities that are or are not available for them in a specific major. Career guidance helps students to be in control of their job searches instead of their search being a shot in the dark.

“We want them to know what they are looking for,” Skinner said.

Career Services is here to help students prepare for future careers in any way possible.

“Our mission in Career Services…anything necessary to be successful in the world of work, we’re going to coach our students on that,” Skinner said. “We’re where reality meets dreams. We help with the game plan to go get that dream.”