Sometimes you have an idea of what career you want, but you
have never seen or heard of anyone doing it before. Or, maybe you like your
major, but you don’t know what to do with it. Here, I am listing 4 resources
that I recommend to students when they want to find out what they can do after
college.
On PrideCMS, you can go to Candid Career. Candid Career is
the YouTube of jobs; it features tons of videos of people from various careers.
You can do an advanced search by major and see what people from various majors
have gone on to do.
First things first, make sure you have a LinkedIn. It is a
great way to show what experiences and skills you have that can make you a
great candidate for an internship or job. It is also a great way to network
with other people, especially those in the industries you want to work in. A
great way to find people to learn and network from is through the Alumni page
of Linkedin. On this page, you can search for alumni based on things such as
major, location, company, etc. And what’s great about networking with alumni is
that you have the icebreaker handy of both being Hofstra students. You will be
surprised to see how many alumni and people, in general, are ready and willing
to share their stories and help out.
You can use Alumni Student Konnection (A.S.K.) the same way
you can use LinkedIn: to find alumni to get career advice from. The advantage
of using Alumni Student Konnection is that the alumni on it volunteer to be on
this database and are likely to respond to students who contact them for informational
interviews or career questions. You can access A.S.K. by logging on to your
student portal.
Indeed.com is the Google of jobs. It’s an easy-to-use
website that allows you to search for jobs all over the Internet using keywords
and location. Say you wanted to do marketing for non-profit organizations or
develop public transportation in new areas; you can use keywords that go along
with those ideas and see what you find on Indeed.com
If you need any advice on how to use these resources, develop
your network, and most importantly, find your career, you can make an
appointment to see a career counselor online at Hofstra.edu/career or by
calling 516-463-6060.
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| Nayelli Perez, Assistant Director |
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