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The Daily OrangeJob centers 'a hidden gem' on SU campus
By Lauren Bertolini
Posted: 5/9/07, 4:18 PM EST Section: News
Sitting outside the Career Development Center, Francesca Touma was approached by one of the office's counselors.
A Syracuse University alumnus from "Wife Swap," a popular reality television show, needed two production assistants as soon as possible. The counselor asked Touma if she would be interested. Touma, a senior television, radio and film major, had to decline because graduation is just around the corner.
According to Touma, who has worked at the CDC for the past year, this is a common occurrence, though it has not helped in her job hunt. Like many other seniors, Touma still doesn't have a definite plan for next year.
Alumni from across the country contact SU to fill internships and full-time jobs. Touma is waiting to hear back on a few positions, though she admits she could have taken more initiative.
"I haven't networked as much as I should," said Touma, though she works in the office that provides services to those specifically in her position.
Kelly Brown, assistant director of career development at the CDC, is an alumna of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Brown used the networking services available to find her first job in Boston and then again when she wanted to return to SU.
"I was a student, I went through this, and I didn't need to go anywhere else," she said.
CDC Services
The Newhouse Alumni Career Advisory Network (NACAN) is the networking tool offered through the CDC, Brown said. In order to use the service, students must first take a seminar to learn proper networking etiquette and how to use the server.
"Communications is its own world," she said.
NACAN is one of the only databases of more than 4,000 people in communications-specific jobs who are eager to help students in their job hunt. Once a student completes the seminar, he or she is able to access the names and contact information of alumni.
The CDC is just one branch of the campus-wide Career Services Network. It serves Newhouse students and alumni, providing them with the resources necessary to find internships and jobs. All offices within the Career Services Network offer students resume and cover letter critique, job and internship seminars, and the opportunity to network with alumni.
A Syracuse University alumnus from "Wife Swap," a popular reality television show, needed two production assistants as soon as possible. The counselor asked Touma if she would be interested. Touma, a senior television, radio and film major, had to decline because graduation is just around the corner.
According to Touma, who has worked at the CDC for the past year, this is a common occurrence, though it has not helped in her job hunt. Like many other seniors, Touma still doesn't have a definite plan for next year.
Alumni from across the country contact SU to fill internships and full-time jobs. Touma is waiting to hear back on a few positions, though she admits she could have taken more initiative.
"I haven't networked as much as I should," said Touma, though she works in the office that provides services to those specifically in her position.
Kelly Brown, assistant director of career development at the CDC, is an alumna of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Brown used the networking services available to find her first job in Boston and then again when she wanted to return to SU.
"I was a student, I went through this, and I didn't need to go anywhere else," she said.
CDC Services
The Newhouse Alumni Career Advisory Network (NACAN) is the networking tool offered through the CDC, Brown said. In order to use the service, students must first take a seminar to learn proper networking etiquette and how to use the server.
"Communications is its own world," she said.
NACAN is one of the only databases of more than 4,000 people in communications-specific jobs who are eager to help students in their job hunt. Once a student completes the seminar, he or she is able to access the names and contact information of alumni.
The CDC is just one branch of the campus-wide Career Services Network. It serves Newhouse students and alumni, providing them with the resources necessary to find internships and jobs. All offices within the Career Services Network offer students resume and cover letter critique, job and internship seminars, and the opportunity to network with alumni.
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