March 23, 2009
Job Preparation Rant
As a junior at a small liberal arts college, it’s very frustrating when the internship office has little to offer as far as insider information about summer positions and valuable connections with alumni. I assume that career services isn’t much better, since we have no campus recruiting or job fairs. I am reliable, hardworking, a good student, and involved in many activities outside of class. I have held jobs and internships relevant to what I want to do. I would hire me. But I worry that no one else will, especially in this economy. Sometimes I wish I had gone to a bigger school for the career fairs because I feel so overwhelmed searching for positions on my own. I hope my skills will stand out during these job-starved times …
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