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Wealth of career workshops available

September 25, 2001

As the semester gets underway, career fairs, workshops and interviews aim to draw students of all majors to get acquainted with recruiters of their desired professions.

“We’ve done really well with our workshops,” said Lenroy Jones, career services coordinator for Career Services & Placement. “Students gain a great deal from them.”

Kelley Bishop, executive director of Career Services & Placement, is new to MSU this fall from Syracuse, N.Y.

“I came to MSU in part due to the things I’d heard about it,” Bishop said. “It used to be the most prominent career center of colleges in the United States. Also, it’s an exciting place and a great connection point for employers and students alike.

“Being a Spartan means to be responsible and take charge.”

Besides offering career fairs, the center assists students in finding a job or internship, full-time or part-time, and in both entry level and experienced positions.

It utilizes JOBTRAK, an Internet-based career database with listings from nationwide employers.

Research shows three out of four students change their major while they are in college and with this in mind, the center provides resources that will help students narrow the field and focus on one interest.

“We want people to know that you are not restricted by your major,” Bishop said.

The center provides three career assessments: Holland’s Self-Directed Search, which helps students choose and change a major; FOCUS II, which assists in finding career possibilities within a given field; and SIGIPlus, which assesses a student’s career needs.

Outside the center, there are many opportunities for students to take charge of their career path. A slew of career fairs are planned throughout the semester including a workshop on global career strategies.

Among the largest events is the Career Gallery at Breslin Center on Oct. 11-12. The gallery, sponsored by The Eli Broad College of Business and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, brings about 170 companies to campus and is open to all majors.

“We are really looking forward to it,” said Eric Doerr, assistant director of the Lear Corporation Career Services Center. “Much of our energy and time right now is spent on this.”

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