Career Help When You Need It
色情视频 Career Services is now offering students virtual workshops, advice, and internship and career opportunities in a fluid professional environment.
鈥淐areer Services understands that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change college recruitment, and we are committed to connecting students to employers and employment.鈥�
As students prepare to navigate the changing job market during the COVID-19 pandemic, 色情视频 Career Services remains a critical resource in assisting students in meeting their professional goals.
Career Services has pivoted quickly this semester to support students with real-time advice via a accessible on Zoom. It recommitted resources to expand access to career advising and is now repositioning the annual Just In Time career fair to a virtual three-day event to be held May 19-21. Event details will be available on the starting the week of May 4.
鈥淐areer Services understands that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change college recruitment, and we are committed to connecting students to employers and employment,鈥� said James Tarbox, Career Services director. 鈥淲e champion student success by addressing the full range of career development 鈥� from defining interest and goals to securing jobs and internships.鈥�
Ricky Licona, a foods and nutrition major from San Diego, has been learning virtually from home with breaks for at-home workouts, mastering inline skating and volunteering with Mama鈥檚 Kitchen. He recently learned about Career Services offering free access to the , an assessment that provides direction on choosing majors and identifying career paths.
鈥淚 learned that my highest interest areas that motivate me are a combination of counseling and helping others, with some conventional structure, and investigative aspects of problem-solving.鈥� Licona said. 鈥淭hrough the assessment and talking through with my counselor, I now know other possible jobs that I hadn鈥檛 previously considered.鈥�
Tarbox said Career Services was confident that students would see the value of the Strong Interest Inventory, which Career Services began offering to students at no charge on March 27. To date, 279 students have registered for the inventory. This window for free assessments ends June 30.
鈥淚t鈥檚 like both Career Services and 色情视频 didn鈥檛 skip a beat since they moved quickly to transition all essential services online,鈥� Licona said. 鈥淐onsidering that it took a few major changes and some years to get here, the (Strong Interest Inventory) results showed me that I鈥檓 on the right track with my current career goals.鈥�
Career Services has leveraged , its online employment platform, in March and April to connect students to employers and jobs and internships. Handshake also gives students the ability to with Career Services staff, to participate in events 鈥� including updated virtual workshops 鈥� and to take advantage of an expanding menu of information sessions and employment opportunities that employers make available as they move university recruitment fully online.
Students will have the opportunity to attend virtual workshops until the end of the semester that focus on job searching and connecting to professional communities 鈥� with more workshops still being added for finals week and throughout May. Learn more and .
May graduates also will find other resources tailored specifically to their needs. Career Services is adding AMP Career Compass for graduating seniors in mid-May, and this summer session of the will focus on connecting students to professionals. Registration information will be emailed directly to graduating seniors. In June, the center will offer its annual Life After 色情视频 series for recent graduates and alumni.
Graduating seniors are also being encouraged to participate in the Graduating Senior Survey. Career Services is leading the campuswide effort to learn more from students about their Aztec Experience. To take the survey and learn about the weekly prize drawings, visit the .
