I had a plan at graduation – not a sustainable career trajectory, but a plan. I stressed over this plan until late April and worried about my fate even after I got my wooden cane, green apple pin, and Hamilton degree. While all my peers seemed to have offers for great entry-level jobs or acceptance letters from graduate programs in every possible field, I still did not know what I wanted to do after college.
More ...Being an intern is, and should be, more than fetching coffee! This interview by Megan Kelly with her internship supervisor gives great tips on how to make the most out of your summer internship.
Sparkpr: Advice from my intern manager
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Let's face it; liberal-arts degrees get a bum rap. Everyone wants to know what in the world you're going to be able to do with that philosophy or history or literature degree. There's lots of material out there about why it's a great idea to major in liberal arts, as well as information on how to choose a career that maximizes your liberal-arts degree. But there's not much written about how to actually market your degree to employers.
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"[The real world] is a big change, more then you can ever imagine when you are sitting in the classroom thinking about the outside world!"
-- Anonymous business-school grad
http://www.quintcareers.com/college-to-career.html
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If you are interested in The Foreign Service, U.S. State Department, United Nations, A.I.D., NGO's, PVO's, the Career Center has many resources for you to explore. We are also hosting an alumni panel. Read on!
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I decided to major in psychology at Hamilton because I was fascinated by the academic material. When I declared my major as a sophomore, I didn't have any specific idea of how I might translate my academic training in psychology into a future career. In fact, I had originally rejected the idea of pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology because I didn't think I was very interested in research and I thought the programs would be too competitive for me.
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Ever heard about an alumni presentation that you thought sounded interesting but just couldn't make? Never fear, starting this year, the Career Center has been recording all of the alumni presentations happening on campus and keeping track of them!
My years at Hamilton were undoubtedly some of the most formative of my life; I got the chance to discover and explore my own passions. I knew I wanted to continue this path after graduation, and a few months later, I began my year of service working with a non-profit called City Year in Washington, D.C., only a few miles from where I grew up.
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Seniors are you starting to think about life after Hamilton? Are you feeling that you are about to embark on an all work and no play lifestyle? Learn how to balance your work life and personal life with help from this blog entry on Experience.com.
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The Career Center at Hamilton College is a tremendous resource of which first years and seniors alike should take advantage. I made my first visit to the Career Center as a second-semester sophomore who found the process of researching and applying for summer internships daunting.
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