What Ramstad Commons

Can Offer YouDanielle ShepperdCOMA 235

Ramstad Commons Offices

•Academic Advising•Center for Community Engagement

and Service•Academic Internships•Career Connections• Student Employment

Academic Advising

Academic Advising Functions

• Preparing for the year or next semester• 104R• Registration Appointments• Help Declare a Major• Schedule Changes

Center for Community

Engagement and Service (CCES)

CCES Services• One Time Volunteer Opportunities• Pierce County Hunger Walk• Franklin Pierce Youth First Fun Run• Martin Luther King Jr Day• Make a Difference Day

• Volunteer Projects• Spring Break Service Opportunities• Winter Fest• Club Keithley• Big Buddies

Academic Internships

Academic Internships

•Defining Internship Goals• Searching for Internships•Preparing to Apply•Get credit for an Internship

• “99% of employers want an intern”-Allie Troxell, PLU’s Internship Contact

Career Connections

Success or Failure?

Job Searching• 1) Go to Plu.edu/career• 2) Click on Career Connections Opportunities

Board• 3) Search Jobs/Internships/Volunteer• On Campus Positions• Off Campus Positions• State Work Study Positions• Volunteer Positions• Internships

• 4) Click Apply

Resume and Cover Letter

• 1) Draft a resume or cover letter• 2) Come in to pop-in hours • M-F 10:30 am-12:00 pm and 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

• 3) Revise resume or cover letter• 4)Put up on opportunities board

Interview Prep/Mock Interview

• Have an interview?• 1) Schedule an appointment with career counselor• 2) Bring in resume, cover letter, and job

description • 3) Dress as if going to interview• 4) Receive comments and practice on how to

answer questions

• “33% of bosses know who they’ll hire in first 90 seconds” -Career Connections

Monthly Events/Career Fairs• Past Year Career Fairs:• Division of Natural Sciences • Fall Career Fair: Jobs, Internship and Volunteer

Opportunities• School of Business• Division of Humanities and Social Sciences• Education• School of Arts and Communications Panel and

Networking • Workshops• LinkedIn• Resume/Cover Letter• Interview

Student Employment

What do I do now?

Student Employment

• You got a job!• 1) Fill out I-9 and W-4 Forms• 2) Bring in forms of identification• 3) Able to work

Practice Makes Results!

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