USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 26 - 27
The Career Center assists students in making the transition from academic life to professional employment. Staff help students plan, refine and implement their career goals and job search plan. The Center also provides information on employment opportunities and creates venues for students to network and interview with local, state, national and international employers. The Career Center, located in the Student Services Building, room 2088, is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The telephone number is 813-974-2171 and the web address is www.career.usf.edu.
On and off-campus, part-time employment provides students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience, develop employability skills and earn money. Part-time jobs, Federal Work-Study positions and temporary employment opportunities are received in the Center on a daily basis.
Careerships are one semester, paid work experiences that allow students the opportunity to explore and/or affirm career choices while gaining career-related skills, knowledge and experience in an on-site work setting. Careerships may be on or off campus. Since Careerships are not linked to the academic calendar, they may begin at any time during the year.
Internships are one-semester, for-credit learning experiences which implement educational goals in an alternative learning environment. Credit, approved and granted by the academic department, is not given for working pre se but for attaining learning objectives and competencies, which are evaluated by the faculty member. Internships may or may not be paid. The Career Center, in partnership with the sponsoring academic department, assists students in identifying and connecting with employers offering internships.
Cooperative Education is a paid training experience which integrates practical work experience with a student’s academic program. Students may choose an Alternating or Parallel work plan. The Alternating Plan, which requires a commitment of two semesters, permits students to alternate full-time semester of study with full-time semester of work. The Parallel Plan, which requires a commitment of four semesters, permits students to take classes and work. Participation requires a minimum GPA of 2.5 and completion of 45 credit hours, prior to the first co-op training.
Experienced career specialists assist students in planning and implementing a customized job search campaign for professional, full-time employment.
Individual appointments may be scheduled for assistance with resume/cover letter preparation and critiques; interview strategies; skills identification, self-directed job search techniques; networking tips and strategies for tapping into the hidden job market.
Workshops, on such topics as resume writing, skills identification, interview techniques, job search strategies, skills identification and participation in on-campus interviews, are conducted by the staff each semester.
Each semester local, state and national recruiters, from business, industry, health care, finance, entertainment, government, education and non-profit organizations visit the campus to interview students for Careerships, Internships, Cooperative Education and Full-time professional employment. Students from all majors may participate in on-campus interviews. Participation in the On-campus Interview Program requires attending a Career Center Orientation session and submitting a completed 1st Place Electronic Resume disk, which may be obtained from the Career Center.
Throughout the year employers, who choose not to conduct on-campus interviews contact the Career Center to request resumes of students in the Center’s Electronic Resume database. Approximately 11,000 candidate resumes are electronically transferred to employers each year.
Each semester, employers participate in various Career Networking/ Job Fairs. These events provide a common ground for the student and employer to network and discuss employment opportunities.
Each year thousands of Part-time jobs, Careerships, Internships, Cooperative Education and Full-time Professional employment vacancies are advertised on the Career Center’s JobLine. Students may access the JobLine, via the Center’s homepage.
The Career & Employer Reference Library maintains current employer information in print, video, CD and computerized form. Videos, printed and computerized reference materials are also available on resume writing, job search strategies, interview techniques and the labor market.
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Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 1999
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