Welcome to Western!

Career Services Centera unit of

Academic & Career Development Services

Old Main 280(360) 650-3240

www.careers.wwu.edu

ACDS: The Triangle of Success

Career Services

Academic Advising

Tutoring Center

• Registration• Course selection• Choosing a major• Academic planning• Monitoring progress

toward degree

• Free, drop-in tutoring• Tutor-assisted study groups• Time management assistance• Test preparation help• Study skills coaching

The Career Services Center

What you need to know:

2.) We can help

1.) We exist

The Career Services Center

What we offer:

www.careers.wwu.edu link

• Help with choosing a major• Assessment tests link

• Career counseling• Internship & Job search guidance • Resume clinics & Optimal Resume link

• Viking CareerLink link

• Career fairs and events• Grad/Med school advising• Mock interviews• On campus interviewing

Putting Your Degree to Work

First things first: What’s your major?

Don’t know Pretty Sure I’m Declared

Check out What can I do with this major? Hyperlink

and the WWU Employment Survey hyperlink

WWU Employment Survey 2011

75% of WWU Graduates found employment while in school or within three months of graduation

14% went on to graduate school

8% were still actively seeking employment

Employed75%

Continuing Education

14%

Still Seeking8%Other

3%

Employment Status of Bachelor's Degree Recipients (2010-11)

Class of 2011

Accounting………………..………….………. Tax Accountant, Deloitte, $57,000Management…………....………………….. Team Leader, Target, $50,000Management Info. Systems (MIS)... Programmer Analyst, Boeing, $58,000Environ. Studies……..…..………………… Air Monitor, Environmental Solutions, $41,600Environ. Science.…………………………… Lab Technician, Columbia Pacific BioRefinery, $36,000Geography…………………………………….. GIS Specialist, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, $42,000Design….…………...………………………….. Design Production Artist, BrandQuery, $31,700Biology……......……………………………….. Research Associate, Emerald BioStructures, $35,000 Chemistry ………..…...……………………… Chemist, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, $43,434Computer Science............................. Programmer, Corbis, $62,400Engineering Tech……………………………. Manufacturing Engineer, Crane Electronics, $56,000Archeology…………………………………….. Archeologist/Lab Technician, Lummi Nation, $40,000Communication………………................ Public Educator, Pierce County Emergency Management, $44,075Community Health………....………….... Health Coach, Healthways, $38,000English............................................... Technical Writer, Golden Harvest, $27,000History …………………………………………… Program Manager, Bureau of Education & Research, $33,000Journalism…………………………………..... Content Writer, Ascendance Digital Media, $30,000Political Science…………………………….. Staff Assistant, US House of Representatives, $28,000Psychology……….……….…………………… Volunteer Coordinator, Americorps, $18,000Spanish……...………………………………….. Program Assistant, Susan Komen Foundation, $30,000

Hired

www.careers.wwu.edu link

• Choosing a Major workshops & fairs• Online Assessments• Focus & Optimal Resume• Career counselors• Career fairs • Viking CareerLink• Ask!

Still Unsure?

We’re here for you. Online or in person.

WWU Alumni Mentorship Program

When should you start career planning?

Hint: Not the week before graduation.

Freshman and Transfer Students

Old Main 280: You are here

(And if you’re not, you should be!)

280

• Find the Career Services Center• Meet with a counselor or peer advisor • Set up a Viking CareerLink account

Sophomores and Juniors

• Work on your resume

• Attend career fairs and special events

• Look for volunteer, internship and other career-related experiences

• Set up Search Alerts in Viking CareerLink

Special Events 2012 - 2013

FALL QUARTER

Community Internship & Volunteer Fair .................. Oct. 18

Health Professional & Grad School Fair……………. Oct. 24

Business Career Fair ………………………………….. Nov. 8

Law School Info Fair …………………………………... Nov. 13

WINTER QUARTER

International Opportunities Fair …………………….. Jan. 31

Teach English Abroad ………………………….…….. Jan. 31

Majors Fair ………………………………………………. Feb. 7

Etiquette Dinner ………………………………………... Feb. 13

Winter Career Fair ……………………………………… Feb. 14

Huxley Internship & Career Fair …………………….. Feb. 14

Communication Sciences Disorders Fair …………. Feb. 28

SPRING QUARTER

Spring Career Fair ……………………………………... April 18

Americorps Panel Discussion ……….………………. TBD

US State Department…………………………………… TBD

A Word About Internships

Students who do internships tend to:

Get hired more quickly

Find work related to their field of study

Receive higher starting salaries

Internship conversion rates are rising

58.6% of internships turn into job offers

Just say yes!

Seniors

• Perfect your resume• Get LinkedIn• See career counselors for job search strategies • Engage with on-campus recruiters• Set up camp in Viking CareerLink

Try a mock interview

…and then some real ones!

Your mission—should you choose to accept it

− Visit the Career Services Center

− Take an assessment (or two!)

− Volunteer, participate in internships and obtain career related experiences

− Attend career fairs and other special events to research companies and practice networking (preferably before graduation)

Mission: Not Impossible

Remember these guys?

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Still in school

Words from a Recent WWU Grad

“If it hadn't been for Career Services, my employment prospects would be dead in the water.”

Jonathan GellerDecision SciencesMIS Concentration

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