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WVU Career Services also assists graduates
After the grueling finals, the long graduation ceremony and elaborate parties, this year ' s West Virginia University graduates will get a second to sit back and breathe a moment before they have to start worrying about acclimating themselves to the real world. To make the transition a little easier, grads can make use of WVU ' s Career Services center.
Through career counseling students can have someone sit down with them and go over their resume to make it stronger for today ' s competitive job market. Students can also get pointers for interviewing strategies and tips for letter writing.
“ The job market has improved 12.7 percent, ” said Bob Kent, director of WVU ' s Career Services Center. “ That ' s the best improvement we ' ve seen since 9/11. It ' s grown in leaps and bounds. ”
According to Kent, employers are scrambling to get graduates fresh out of college.
“ Employers have started to expand again, ” Kent said.
The Career Services Center has hosted many successful employment events. The recent Big East E-Fair, on the internet, had posted 470 jobs online and received more than 10,000 hits on the Web site and had received 4,780 resumes with WVU leading the way. The E-fair is already being planned again for next spring.
Even now, it ' s not too late to take advantage of WVU ' s Career Services Center, Kent said. In fact, WVU students who have already graduated can still use the center to help themselves find a job in their field.
“ We can help students find jobs across the board – anywhere from education to automobiles, ” Kent said.
The Career Services Center is located in the Student Organization Wing of the Mountainlair on WVU ' s Downtown campus. Students and grads can stop by any time weekdays between 8:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.
Office: (304) 293-6997