By HAYLEE BATES, Student Reporter
Most students come to college to further their education in hopes of bettering their chances of finding a job in the future.
Northwestern has an office on campus that is devoted to helping students prepare for their career fields, whatever that may be. This office is the career services office located in the Fine Arts building Rm. 142. This office can also help students find jobs while they are attending Northwestern.
“My office is the central location to get applications for on campus jobs if there are any available,” said Andrea Lauderdale, career services coordinator. “We can help with resume building, cover letting writing and interview prep skills.”
Lauderdale can help students prepare for job interviews by holding a mock interview.
“Usually job interviews are panel interviews, so I’ll put together a group of three or four people that can get together and host a mock interview,” Lauderdale said. “We can help prep for the mock interview before hand by going over some sample questions, so students can be ready for the mock interview.”
This allows students to be interviewed by people on campus and receive information on how to better develop their interview skills at the conclusion of the mock interview.
Students can also receive resume building help from Lauderdale.
“Students can come into my office and work on a resume individually,” Lauderdale said. “I have a lot of tools, books and resources that can help us get started. I prefer to work with students one-on-one, so we can just delve into their own personal experiences.”
Students can bring a developed resume to Lauderdale’s office to receive feedback and tips on how to better improve the resume.
Student organizations can also fill out a request for Lauderdale to come and host a resume workshop with their group. These workshops include topics like resume length, content and formatting.
“I try to tell students to not be intimidated when starting a resume because your very first resume can feel like you have nothing to put on there,” Lauderdale said. “We can always find something to put on there, so we’ll visit about that during the workshops.”
Lauderdale’s office also hosts career fairs on Northwestern’s campus to help students find jobs that they may be interested in.
“I have a list of hundreds of companies that we invite to the career and internship fair, and we also advertise it so other companies that aren’t on the invite list can get online and register,” Lauderdale said. “We hold the career fairs twice a year. One is the career and internship fair and then one is an education career fair, so each of these are held twice a year.”
For more information about on-campus jobs, resume building or upcoming career fairs, students can contact Andrea Lauderdale. Students can call her office at (580) 327-8606, or students can email her at amlauderdale@nwosu.edu.