Show Career fair can help student find their why Owen Hemsath Contributing Writer Like white water rapids career development is a journey and an experienced guide can help make the ride smoother Career advisor LuAnn Furner is such a guide which is why she strongly recommends checking out the Career Fair Wednesday across from the Lair in the Student Event Center The event co- co cosponsored sponsored by Wells Fargo and UPS will be held from to I 1 pm p.m. and will feature booth displays from 39 departments offering students a chance to explore differing opportunities in a variety of fields LuAnn believes that routinely exploring your major and evaluating your career path is sound advice because the job market marketis is always changing She amiably compares the real world to a raging river when she admits its scary out there LuAnn furthers the rafting analogy to emphasize why students should take advantage of the Career Fair Career development is a continual journey not a destination We can help you start exploring We are like a ahard ahard ahard hard hat with a light so that you can traverse in safety As for what concerns most of her students she says They are afraid that they're classes wont won't help them with their major or that their degree wont won't be in demand They dont don't want to take classes that are wasted our department can help with questions if you know where you want to be or if you want to prepare to get there When asked how the department works to guide students through the journey she answered The first thing they should know is that no class is wasted They might find findan an opportunity outside of the major they chose and if they hadn't taken that class they would have been unprepared for that opportunity For instance no one can promise you a ajob ajob ajob job because the economy is always changing We can help you learn skills for positions not invented yet We can help people understand who they are their values their personality type and connect them to information The Career Fair will have representatives available from different departments and various career advisors The booths and tables at today's Career Fair represent a large spectrum of programs From arts degrees like Technical Business and Humanities to science degrees like Sociology and Psychology the event is designed for all types of students One with witha a decided major will have havethe havethe havethe the opportunity to examine work opportunities internships double majors and minors while one who is undecided will have access to more detailed information regarding programs as aswell aswell aswell well as information on stipends financial aid apprenticeships and scholarships LuAnne went on to explain the value most employers put on job experience versus education saying A tight economy requires more experience If you were an employer right now and you got a resume from someone with straight As A's and no experience and another from someone with Bs B's but that person had job experience who would you choose The answer was obvious Although a trip to the rapids may be more fun a college education is Justas just justas as challenging to to navigate without an experienced guide someone like Jike LuAnne We can help make your journey shorter help you see vistas teach things that will help with self discovery to help a student become an educated informed citizen Whether your major is decided or not whether your career is certain or up in the air Wednesdays Wednesday's Career Fair Fan across from The Lair seems like a great place to develop evolve or reinforce your future plans And with helpful advisors like LuAnne Furner in charge its it's far less likely that you'll end up going overboard |