Chill Out with the Career Center brought out crowds of Auburn students for free snow cones from Kona Ice while informing them of a resource on Auburn’s campus on Tuesday, August 16.
Kaela Jimenez, Career Center graduate assistant, said one of their goals was to make sure students knew what the Career Center is.
“Most students don’t know what the Career Center does,” Jimenez said. “The Career Center is in place to help students in any stage of the career process.”
Alex Williamson, career center marketing and communications specialist, said, the Career Center is in place as a resource for students’ professional success before and after graduation.
“The Career Center is one of those hidden resources on campus,” Williamson said. “we can help students throughout their time at Auburn, as well as after they graduate.”
The Career Center receives visits from students who are unsure of what career or major they should pursue.
The Career Center also hosts mock job interviews and numerous workshops to prepare college students for the professional field.
Students are sometimes lead to believe that workshops hosted by certain majors are only held for that particular major, Addye Buckley-Burnell, assistant director of career development said.
“Students are welcome to attend any career event on campus,” Buckley-Burnell said “the purpose of hosting Chill Out with the Career Center this year was to inform students of the changes.”
Buckley-Burnell said Handshake will replace Tiger Recruiting Link.
“In the past, students used Tiger Recruiting Link to access job opportunities and internships, but Handshake will function as the updated link between student workers and employers,” Buckley-Burnell said.
Williamson said students will update their Handshake by the end of the month.
“Although Handshake contains some information stored on Tiger Recruiting Link, students will need to transfer their resumes and other important documents to Handshake by August 31st,” Williamson said.
Buckley-Burnell said people in the Career Center are willing to meet visitors in an accessible location.
“The Career Center is a resource that students should actively use,” Buckley-Burnell said.
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