Comments on: You can get there from here http://blogs.missouristate.edu/coal/2009/08/24/you-can-get-there-from-here/ Communication from Dr. Carey Adams, Dean of the College of Arts and Letters Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carey Adams http://blogs.missouristate.edu/coal/2009/08/24/you-can-get-there-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Carey Adams Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:52:22 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/coal/?p=62#comment-13 Heidi, The "scary void" is a common experience, but there are many places you can go for help. Start with your academic advisor. Talk to the faculty in your area. Are you in a field where internships are appropriate? Ask in the department office who is responsible for coordinating internships in your area. Ask faculty if they know alumni -- including recent alumni -- that you might contact and seek their advice. Visit the Career Center on campus. These are somewhat generic suggestions since I don't know your specific interests, but you'll notice they all have one thing in common: Talk to people. Make connections. Build a network. Find out what others have done. I'd be interested to know if there are things you have tried that have led to dead ends. Please feel free to write again. Heidi,

The “scary void” is a common experience, but there are many places you can go for help. Start with your academic advisor. Talk to the faculty in your area. Are you in a field where internships are appropriate? Ask in the department office who is responsible for coordinating internships in your area. Ask faculty if they know alumni — including recent alumni — that you might contact and seek their advice. Visit the Career Center on campus.

These are somewhat generic suggestions since I don’t know your specific interests, but you’ll notice they all have one thing in common: Talk to people. Make connections. Build a network. Find out what others have done.

I’d be interested to know if there are things you have tried that have led to dead ends. Please feel free to write again.

]]> By: Heidi Diederich http://blogs.missouristate.edu/coal/2009/08/24/you-can-get-there-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Heidi Diederich Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:23:33 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/coal/?p=62#comment-12 It's one thing to get your degree from an outstanding college, it's a whole different story in trying to get your dream job. One of my biggest fears is graduating and having no where to go. Yes, I love going to school here and I have big dreams, but there is a scary void in between graduation and getting to the places on your list. Does MSU have any kind of counseling or programs to help graduates find an entry-level position in their major? It’s one thing to get your degree from an outstanding college, it’s a whole different story in trying to get your dream job. One of my biggest fears is graduating and having no where to go. Yes, I love going to school here and I have big dreams, but there is a scary void in between graduation and getting to the places on your list.
Does MSU have any kind of counseling or programs to help graduates find an entry-level position in their major?

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