In general, counselors stress the importance of becoming active in college and community organizations, networking with professors and industry representatives, and taking advantage of internship or cooperative student programs in order to gain work experience. At the University of Massachusetts at Boston, the career library overlooks Dorchester Bay and provides a friendly atmosphere for students to drop in, check out job postings, surf the Net for jobs, and drop off a resume to be critiqued. Career librarian Luceta Small says job postings are the number one reason students come to the library. Posters advertise opportunities to teach English in Korea or Japan, to work abroad with the Peace Corps, or to sign up for on-campus recruiting when employers come to campus. Over 200,000 companies from around the world post jobs through Jobtrak, an on-line service many colleges and universities offer.
Students can use career center computers or passwords to review job listings.
Other on-line resources such as Commonwealth Employment Opportunities and Online Career Center also can help students in their career search. Northeastern offers seminars, counseling, courses, on-campus recruiting, and alumni networking. Twice a year, employers come to campus to meet students at career expos. Students are encouraged to brush up on their interviewing skills at pre-expo seminars, and to attend the expos with polished resumes. This fall's event is Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cabot Cage and will feature 200 employers.