Peer Corner: Employment Opportunities

As I finish my third year of working as a Career Center Peer Advisor, I have decided to return to the Peer program for my 4th year in 2008-2009! I know that to some that may seem like a long time to stay at one campus job, but I am so happy that I became a Peer Advisor and I wouldn’t want to leave! Serving as a Peer has helped me to develop a wide range of skills and talents, as well as given me the opportunity to help out my fellow peers.
Here are the top three reasons why I love being a Career Center Peer Advisor:

1) Knowledge!!!
As a Peer you learn so much about career-related resources, as well as how to put together and conduct professional presentations. I definitely benefit from the all the knowledge that I have to learn in training and through my position. You not only get to help students, but you help yourself in the process! I am happy that I know how to use important resources such as Cal Jobs, OCR, and the Letter Service.

2) Building great relationships/Great Recommendations
My supervisors are very supportive and knowledgeable. I get to build great relationships with them and thus in return they have no problem writing me letters or recommendations or serving as a reference when I apply for internships, scholarships, and jobs.

3) Flexible Hours
You pretty much get to set your own hours here at the Career Center , and the schedule is very flexible every week. You only have to sign up for assignments and presentations that you are able to do, and you are rarely forced to work at a specific time. Since this is a Work Study position, the Career Center is very understanding of that fact that we are students who have demanding schedules and shifting priorities.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg! Stay tuned for more reasons why you should apply to become a Career Center Peer Advisor…..

by Peer: Erica McClanahan: 3rd Year, American S tudies