What Now? Life After College
Keri Hodnik
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: Features
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This can prove to be very time-consuming and frustrating, but there are a few different things that can make the job search a bit easier for seniors.
Job fairs are very popular tools, not only on our campus, but at many other colleges as well. They give students the opportunity to meet with employers who are looking for employees or interns.
St. Norbert recently hosted a job fair on Feb. 23. Forty employers from around the area came to introduce their companies to students. Almost 150 students came, mostly juniors and seniors.
More students have attended programs such as these this year because of the economy and the frail job market.
Students also realize the importance of internships. Employers look for students that have already had one or even two internships. At the job fair, more employers were offering internships, rather than positions.
There are some seniors who find job fairs quite beneficial, and others who feel they aren't as necessary, based on their current situations.
Alicia Brinkman '10 is a mathematics and secondary education major. She is really excited to graduate - ready to get out in the real world to let all of her hard work during college pay off.
While Brinkman wants to move on so that she can make a difference, she will miss the convenience of having her friends close to her.
"The closest friends that I have I've met in college; not having the option of walking over to see them will be a smack-in-the-face from reality," Brinkman said.
Brinkman hopes to get a job teaching in an inner city or somewhere near an inner city. "Wherever that calling is, I'm willing to answer."
In the mean time, during the summer, she plans to go golfing and travel with her family.
Brinkman has never attended a job fair because she feels that teachers find the school district and not the other way around.
Craig Westhoven '10 is a mathematics and business administration double major. Westhoven is excited to graduate as well, though there are certain aspects of college life that he will miss.
"I think a lot of people won't realize what the word 'community' means until after they graduate and lose it."
He thinks that this is easy to come by at St. Norbert College because we have such a small campus; we are our own community.
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