Career days with workshops and employer contacts. Health Careers Expo, the Indiana Collegiate Job Fair and Teacher Recruitment Day. In 1997-98, center staff presented 73 classroom sessions for more than 3,500 students. Staff met with almost 2,700 students during professional society meetings, residence hall sessions and special-interest group gatherings. In addition to serving present students, the Center for Career Opportunities helps alumni as well.
Numbers vary depending on the job market.
In 1997-98, almost 1,200 alumni used the services of the center. Anyone with Internet access is welcome to use the center's home page, Barrett says. For example, if a student or alum wants to check newspaper ads by city, he or she will find appropriate links. Or if the student wants to investigate global opportunities, the links are there to the international job market. Barrett has served as interim director of the center since the beginning of February, when longtime director Richard Stewart retired.