Never Fear, Spring is Near!

 Hey everybody,

As many of you already know, we’ve had a couple of rounds of on-campus interviews this past semester.  If you didn’t do so hot this round, there’s still some time to gear up for the second round in the spring.

If you have had some interviews already and haven’t gotten any call backs, we usually offer feedback.  The feedback is centered on students’ strong and weak points.  We call students to let them know about the feedback, but it becomes the students’ responsibilities to call us back to hear the feedback.  Feedback is so VALUABLE.  When else in your adult life are you gonna get a chance to hear about exactly what you’re doing that’s not quite cutting it and then use that information to improve your chances of getting a job?

Once you get the feedback, which can range from anything like unrefined interviewing skills to lack of internship experience, take it and USE IT to land the next interview.  For example, you can come to our office and schedule a mock interview with a career counselor and they’ll give you some feedback that will help you perfect your interviewing skills.  Or, if the feedback is more about lack of experience, get an internship over the spring semester.  You can search for one on Internship Exchange (accessible from our homepage at www.usfca.edu/career).  They start getting posted around mid-January, so you can start searching for one from the comfort of your own home.

All that being said, on-campus interviews are not your only hope of getting a job.  You can check out DonsCareers (also accessible from our homepage) to start searching for jobs.

If you have more questions about these tips or anything else, feel free to visit us during Drop-Ins! 

Have a great weekend and a safe Halloween!

Seghel