PIZZA!

So I may have enticed them in with free pizza every Friday, but the 7 students that joined this semester’s Career Exploration Group got a whole lot more than lunch on Fridays.  This past week marked the completion of the 4^th Career Exploration Group (CEG) at The Career Center.  You might be wondering what the CEG is.  Well, in short, it is my pride and joy.  I began the group in Fall 2009 for first year and sophomore students who needed help choosing a major.  I designed an 8 week program where students came to our office once a week to meet with the same group of students to learn more about themselves and possible career choices.  Each week focuses on a different topic from Interests and Values to Career Research and Decision Making.  We even end the last session with a visit from an employer who gives them great tips on what they can do now to have a successful career later. 

Like I said before, I lure them in with promises of pizza but here are a few things this year’s group members had to say about what they got out of the CEG:

I know myself better now.  I can identify who I am and who I want to be. 

It’s okay to not know exactly what I want to do.  Other people are searching too and that made me feel better knowing that.

I learned so much about all the career options I have and the resources available to me – it was eye opening!

I am so confident in making decisions now.  I thought I knew what I wanted to major in but now I can make the decision with certainty. 

I didn’t even pay them to say these things….except with pizza of course.  If you are interested in learning more about the Career Exploration Group, give me a call at The Career Center, I’d be happy to tell you all about it!

~Deanna Rodin, Associate Director and Internship Coordinator