If getting a job after college is not on your mind–perhaps it should be. We all know that the job market is tough, but there are some things you can do to put yourself ahead of the competition.  You don’t have to wait for your senior year to start thinking about your career.

The time is now to begin exploring career options, acquire valuable work and internship experiences, and prepare in other ways for your future. Career Services provides a variety of workshops, individual career guidance and counseling, help with resumes, interviewing and job search strategies, career fairs, and other networking opportunities. For students with disabilities, counselors at Career Services can help identify and focus on the many strengths you’ll bring into a workplace, helping you build your confidence as you prepare for interviews as well as help to navigate your questions about disclosing disabilities to prospective employers.
Below are some of the upcoming events with Career Services. Most events are held in Kerr Administrative Building Room (KAB) B008, unless otherwise noted. For more information about the events or to contact Career Services, call (541) 737-4085. For an updated schedule of events visit http://oregonstate.edu/career/.

February 8, Networking and Dining Etiquette
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
CH2M HILL Alumni Center

February 11 Workshops, Kerr Admin. Bldg, B008
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Effective Job Search
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Resume Writing
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Interviewing
February 12 Workshops, KAB B008
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Finding an Internship
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Success at the Career Fair
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Resume Writing

February 15 Workshop, Kerr Admin. Bldg, B008
Time TBA, Mock/Speed Interviews

February 16 OSU Career Fair
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CH2M HILL Alumni Center

February 17 Engineering Fair
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CH2M HILL Alumni Center

April 12 Networking and Dining Etiquette
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. CH2M HILL Alumni Center

April 19 Workshops, Kerr Admin. Bldg., B008
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Resume Writing
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Interviewing
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Effective Job Search

April 20 Workshops, Kerr Admin. Bldg., B008
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Effective Job Search
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Success at the Career Fair
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Resume Writing

April 21 OSU Career Fair
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CH2M HILL Alumni Center

May 20 Applying to Graduate School
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Location TBA

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) will be holding on-campus interviews Tuesday Feb 9, for PAID Summer Jobs in 2010. Many positions lead to permanent employment upon graduation. Open to all majors and levels, freshmen through graduates!

The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. Employers include agencies such as Departments of Defense, Labor, Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Interior, State, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs; the Social Security Administration; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the Farm Credit Administration, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Many (but not all) positions are outside of Oregon.

Sign up now for an interview if you meet the following requirements:

1) have a disability AND
2) are a U.S. citizen AND
3) are enrolled full-time at OSU (unless reduced course load is authorized as a disability-related accommodation) OR you?ve graduated since Spring 2009.

This opportunity is ONLY available to students and recent graduates with disabilities! Hurry, interview spaces are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Contact Karen @ DAS for application materials and to sign up for an interview, at karen.hanson@oregonstate.edu or (541) 737-8582.