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Calendar of Events |
First Year 411
8/27, W, 5-6:30 p.m.
McCook-Crain Bldg.
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SU Pirate Apprentice Day Castoff
9/3, W |
Caffeine & Careers
W, 9/3, 5-6:30 p.m.
Caskey Community Center
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Wednesday Wisdom
2, 9/10, 5-6:30 p.m.
McCook-Crain Bldg.
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Getting into Graduate School
Th, 9/11, 12-1 p.m.
Lynda McCombs Ballroom
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Career Services helps students and alumni
navigate a world of opportunities
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Explore -
First, you must learn about both your own values, skills, interests and personality as well as the many occupations that exist in the world of work. Experience
- Next, you must get experience (through internships, volunteerism, leadership roles and part-time jobs) to “test the fit” of different occupations and develop marketable skills employers seek. Engage
- Finally, effectively search for a job or apply to graduate or professional school by setting target goals, researching opportunities and marketing yourself. Learn resume writing, interviewing, networking, etiquette and more. Make the transition to the world after SU!
Need help? What do you want to do?: |
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Success Stories |
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Caitlin Cooper ‘09, senior communication studies major, earned the Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA) National Intern of the
Year 2008 award (pictured at left, center, with SU Internship Coordinator Maria Kruger and CEIA Vice President of Internship Program Network Steve Sellars). Caitlin worked in Direct Marketing at
National Instruments in Austin, where she expanded and maintained the direct marketing intranet site that improved corporate communication. Click here for more. |
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Southwestern University Career Services ranks in the Top 10 Nationwide for
the Best Career /Job Placement Services, according to The Princeton Review’s 2008 Best 366 Colleges
rankings, compiled through a survey of 120,000 students at colleges included in the book. “Our students know us and they know we care about them as individuals,” said Career Services Director Roger Young. Click
here for more. |
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United States Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), ‘78, (right, with Career Services Director Roger Young) is one of the many successful Southwestern University alumni. Congressman
Sessions also offers internships for students in his Washington, D.C. office as part of the Washington Semester program and has hired other Southwestern graduates to staff his office. |
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