Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I could just get a hold of $20, I can definitely make it through the rest of this week?” There is an easy way for students to do just that right on the campus. Students interested in earning an easy chunk of cash can sign up for a study through the linguistics and sociology departments.
David Simon graduated from the university in spring 2008 with a degree in mathematics. He took a month off, started working at a moving company he’d worked for during past summers, and when the summer ended, Simon began looking for a full-time job.
According to an article released by The Chronicle of Higher Education, five undergraduate majors are rising in popularity and are expected to develop at more universities: service science, health informatics, computational science, sustainability and public health.
With great internships come great responsibility, and because the university is only nine miles from the nation’s capital, it is only natural to seek out a coveted Washington internship. This could be a multitude of things, from lobbying, to assisting a Congressman to writing for a magazine.
When the unemployed or underemployed research job listings, the first place most of them will go, the Internet, presents almost endless possibilities, leaving students and recent graduates with no direction on which website to use. National employment websites, such as Monster.
When it comes to Facebook and other social networking websites, grandmothers and potential employers have similar values. “If your grandmother wouldn’t like to see that on your account, your employer wouldn’t either,” said Wil Jones, special assistant to the director for public relations at the University Career Center.
As the job market shifts to accommodate the digital era and social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter are finding their ways into the workplace, new opportunities have emerged for students to strut their tech-savvy stuff. Students are looking forward to a new line of positions in different fields where they can combine skills they already use on a daily basis with those they studied in school.
As Tyler “Brad Pitt” Durden of “the first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club” fame said, “You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive.
Career fairs are a great way for students to get their names out into the professional world. Each year, the university hosts two large all-major career fairs: one in the fall and one in the spring. This semester, the Fall Career Fair is a three-day event from Tuesday, Oct.
After four years of cheering on the Terps and spending Saturday nights at the Thirsty Turtle, many undergraduates fear leaving the university for the 9-to-5 working world. College years are supposedly the “best years of your life,” so many students try to prolong their educational experience by applying to graduate school.
While many students who are close to graduating may be worrying about finding a job, those already in the “real world” are having trouble transitioning into the work force. Becky Weir, assistant director for the Career Center, said one of the most difficult areas for students in the transition is time management.
Looking for help on your résumé? Don’t know what a personal statement is? ENGL391: Advanced Composition and the University Career Center can teach students all those skills and more. ENGL391 is more commonly known as an option for the professional writing requirement, otherwise known as junior English.
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