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College and Careers
Dillon Tabish
Issue date: 5/1/06 Section: News
The first time someone asked me, "what's your career?" I froze for a moment and went down the list of possibilities: college student, beer drinker, part-time Biology and Math class attendant, semi-professional beer pong player, daydreamer, former Mass Media cover model, baseball fan, mountain biker, thrice-daily Sportscenter viewer, card-carrying member of the Salma Hayek fan club, once and future king of Scattergories, and horse-shoe aficionado. Instead of mentioning any of these, I stuck with "undecided," which felt like a cop-out but really wasn't that far from the truth.
The word "career" reminds me of that never-ending fifth grade question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Ridiculous question, first off, because fifth graders only know about five different career possibilities, (astronaut, professional athlete, policeman, doctor, Ronald McDonald). The magnitude of the word "career" fits right alongside "profession" and "occupation," and can frankly scare the crap out of me. Ten years down the road is about nine and a half years farther than I have planned right now, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person in that boat.
The end of another semester means one more year of college is in the record books. This is great news for all those freshmen and sophomores completing their introductory nightmares, but what about the rest? Someone wise once told me, "College is like Happy Hour; get the most out of it, but don't forget that it's got to end sometime." Sooner or later that word "career" should start flashing in neon lights with a big diploma in the middle.
This is where college comes in. The Career Services Department, located in the Campus Center, is a comprehensive gathering place equipped to lead students and faculty down the right path and help them organize their goals. A number of programs are offered through Career Services like career planning, job interview tips, and a career fair held every year with around 90 companies from all areas of Boston attending. A resource library with graduate school information and job bulletins is available as well.
The word "career" reminds me of that never-ending fifth grade question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Ridiculous question, first off, because fifth graders only know about five different career possibilities, (astronaut, professional athlete, policeman, doctor, Ronald McDonald). The magnitude of the word "career" fits right alongside "profession" and "occupation," and can frankly scare the crap out of me. Ten years down the road is about nine and a half years farther than I have planned right now, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person in that boat.
The end of another semester means one more year of college is in the record books. This is great news for all those freshmen and sophomores completing their introductory nightmares, but what about the rest? Someone wise once told me, "College is like Happy Hour; get the most out of it, but don't forget that it's got to end sometime." Sooner or later that word "career" should start flashing in neon lights with a big diploma in the middle.
This is where college comes in. The Career Services Department, located in the Campus Center, is a comprehensive gathering place equipped to lead students and faculty down the right path and help them organize their goals. A number of programs are offered through Career Services like career planning, job interview tips, and a career fair held every year with around 90 companies from all areas of Boston attending. A resource library with graduate school information and job bulletins is available as well.
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