Incoming students benefit from established recruiter relationships. Early in the first year, students choose a director to work with depending upon their field of interest. A student works with the same director for both years of the program, enabling the director to gain familiarity with his or her interests, experiences, and strengths and increasing the individual assistance and guidance the director can provide. Our directors know their students on a first-name basis and look for opportunities to assist them, such as providing feedback from a recruiter or passing on a job lead. Since each of the directors has more than ten years of experience in a career services related field, students can be assured that they are talking to an expert.
Many students pursue an independent job search.
Although they may or may not choose to participate in on-campus recruiting, each of these students has the opportunity to meet with a director to discuss job search strategy. In addition, a Job Search Club provides the networking opportunities that are crucial to this type of search. Since there is often much research involved in an independent job search, the OCS librarian also works directly with these students. The dedication to customer service at OCS means that when an aspect of that service requires a different approach, the flexibility is available to meet the need. We are aware of the additional challenges international students face and have purposely chosen to train the whole staff to assist with international students' needs.