1989-1990 Academic Catalog

20 Student Life SIG! Plus helps students who are unsure oftheir career choices to learn more about themselves and career options. Career Planning and Placement The Career Planning and Placement Office seeks to help students to translate abilities, values, and aspirations into a plan of action for sound career decisions and job placement. Career Planning and Placement services include workshops which ex– plore such topics as self-assessment, job search techniques, resume writ– ing, interviewing, and evaluating job offers. Interest inventory tests and a computer-assisted career development program are available to help stu– dents in determining majors and occupations. The office maintains a career library with job search infonnation, company files which make possible researching job opp011unities, and graduate school catalogs. Existing em– ployment opportunities are listed in biweekly job bulletins. Two special events, Career Day in October and the Christian School Recruitment Conference in February, are held each year to provide the opportunity for prospective employers to meet with students. Potential employers also visit the College for individual on-campus recruiting days. The course PYCH-461 Employment Strategies addresses topics relative to the job search. Available to all juniors and seniors during the fall and winter quarters, it offers one quarter hour of credit which may be applied toward graduation. A complete description of the course is listed in the Psychology Department section of the catalog. Career Selection and Opportunities The College recognizes that most students solidify career goals during the collegiate experience. The Career Planning and Placement Office endeav– ors to assist in this process by maintaining a library of pe11inent info1ma– tion concerning career opp011unities, providing testing and counsel, and by sponsoring career workshops in which students are acquainted with the career decision making process. Over 370 alumni form the database ACCN. The Alumni Career Consult– ant Network is available for students who wish to inquire about job oppor– tunities or a career in a given geographic location. Graduate and professional schools welcome Cedarville College gradu– ates. In addition, countless career oppo11unities are available to them. Some of the careers pursued by Cedarville graduates are listed at right.