Career Services Update - week of March 17!

 

* Career Fair – Wednesday, March 19, Thomas College Gymnasium, 10:00 – 2:00.  Free admission!  Free Popcorn!  Great door prizes!  THIRTY-ONE companies looking for THOMAS STUDENTS!!  If you are looking for a summer job, internship, or full-time career, don’t miss this opportunity.  Check out the participating employers before you come and target which you want to meet.  Don’t forget to check out our fair tips page, too!

 

* Congratulations –  Next fall, Ryan Connon will be employed as a lecturer at Thomas College!  Ryan will be teaching two classes while pursuing his Master’s degree.  Congratulations, Ryan!

 

* Mark your calendar – Brown Bag meeting, Wednesday, March 26.  Sonia Workman from MBNA will be presenting the topic ‘Employer/Employee Expectations’.  Bring your lunch and join us at 12:15 in the Board Room.

 

* Contest News – The March contest is underway!  You only have one week left to submit your entry!  Click here to learn more.

 

* Job Hunting -  Job future not so bright for many 2003 college graduates

The college class of '03 is facing a tight job market and should be prepared to hunt harder and longer and to lower its expectations.  "The working philosophy is 'settle for something less until you can get what you want'," says Obra Hackett, director of career counseling and placement at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.  Career counselors encourage students to consider internships, look outside their field or even stay in school. 

 

"We tell students, 'no matter what your major, you need to develop a diverse set of skills,'" says Theresa Ervin, career services director at Mississippi University for Women based in Columbus.

 

National outplacement firm Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. says job cuts by U.S. corporations increased 42% in January over December.  "The threat of war is causing corporations to put their growth plans on hold," the firm's chief executive, John Challenger says.

 

-Excerpted from an article by Barbara Powell for The Associated Press, Marketing News, 3/17/2003, p. 14

 

* Grad School – Everyday we receive materials from many types of graduate schools.  Feel free to stop into the office and look through our brochures!

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

 

Career Services

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

(207) 859-1106 - phone

(207) 859-1114 - fax