OXFORD, Miss. – In an unstable job market, many students have second
thoughts about landing their dream job after graduation. Through events
held during Ole Miss Career Week, Sept. 14-17, University of
Mississippi students can weigh their options after undergraduate school.
Sponsored by the Ole Miss Career Center, Career Week is a series of
events held to encourage students to start thinking early about their
future careers and graduate school options. Some UM majors have 100
percent placement rates, and Career Week helps to reinforce these
statistics.
“We mainly want to give students information so
that they are able to make choices about either graduate/professional
schools or find a job opportunity,” said Jonathan Harrington, associate
director of the career center.
A Graduate and Professional School Fair is scheduled for 2-4:30
p.m. Monday (Sept. 14) at the Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom. Representatives
from more than 30 graduate/professional schools from across the nation
will be present to discuss application requirements and financial aid
resources.
A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – or STEM –
workshop will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 16) in Anderson Hall,
Room 137, for students in those areas of study. Sponsored by Northrop
Grumman, the workshop will address technical resumes, interviewing
techniques and how to use EmployUM. Dinner will be provided by Taylor
Grocery at 5 p.m.
The All-Majors Career Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday (Sept. 17) on the third floor of the Turner Center. Employers
from sales, marketing, engineering, accounting, insurance, business,
nonprofit, government, health care and other industries will be present.
Harrington stresses that students don’t need to wait until their senior year to attend a Career Fair.
“Career fairs during students’ sophomore and junior years are
important,” Harrington said. “Usually students think that career fairs
are only for seniors, but they really need to start networking early.
And by their senior year, hopefully they won’t have to worry about job
searching because they will already have an offer.”
Harrington also encourages students to register at the Career
Center to fully benefit from the opportunities available for on-campus
interviews.
“Each year we have over 100 companies that hold interviews on
campus,” he said. “Students need to get registered with us so that they
can learn about that.”
For more information about Career Week and information about
registering with the Career Center, contact Harrington at 662-915-7174.
For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7174.