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January
17, 2007
Tom McGraw, who has
been the Director of this office for the past year and a half, has planned
a series of events for juniors and seniors to help prepare them to enter
the professional world when they graduate. In addition to workshops on
resume writing and job interviewing, the Career Office has created a few
“inspirational” events. Twice each semester McGraw hosts “Life
on Tap,” a talk in the St. Kilian’s Café by a Catholic
professional who will speak to the students about being a Catholic in
the working world. “Not two months
after taking this new position I remember thinking: ‘this is kind
of a big job,’” recalls McGraw. “When I met Steve Kunath,
a 2004 graduate of Christendom at Italian Night that year, I talked to
him for a while about some of my plans. At the end, I said something like,
‘I think I’m going to need some help.’” Kunath, a
software engineer, was not long in responding. This past summer he met
with McGraw and offered to assist the Alumni and Career Office by building
a Student Services Portal. This online software allows students to view
the career office job bank and post their resumes online. Additional student
services beyond the scope of career development will possibly be added
to the portal in the near future. “It is one thing to read in a brochure or an ad, that with a degree from Christendom you can do, ‘anything you want.’ But actually to meet alumni who have proved the truth of that statement is inspiring and powerful,” said McGraw. McGraw hopes that this year’s Alumni Career Mentoring Reception will provide this inspiration once again. “I really need the help of the alumni to come back and show our students how they have done it. In many cases that’s all our current students need to see. I try to tell them to ‘be not afraid,’ but it also helps when you have 25 smiling alumni in professional attire saying virtually the same thing: ‘We did it, so can you.’” Below are some links to information on the marketability of a Liberal Arts Degree. http://www.quintcareers.com/marketing_liberal-arts_degrees.html
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Because
a liberal arts degree is a preparation for many different types of work
after college, some students have difficulty choosing their career path.
While a pre-medical student naturally goes on to medical school, or a
business major to a job in, say, marketing or finance, a philosophy or
theology major may not see things quite so clearly, and may even be fearful
that his course of study has not really prepared him for a decent, well-paying
job at all. Christendom’s Alumni and Career Development Office is
working hard to allay this fear and to support and educate Christendom’s
students in their career planning and job search.
