LAUNCH PAD CULTIVATING CHRISTIAN CALLING IN CAREER SERVICES BY RACHEL (RATHBUN) BENEFIEL ’23 Jeff Reep ’78, Director of Cedarville’s Career Services office, regularly tells students that the average person works 80,000 hours of his or her life. This is more time than they will spend with their spouse and children, recreation, or church. 80,000 hours is staggering. And yet, so many Christians buy into culture’s “grin and bear it” philosophy in their professional lives, working nine-to-five and waiting for their real ministry to begin. “Worship isn’t just Sunday mornings. That’s a collection of worshippers,” Reep explained, “But all our hand finds to do is our service and worship, ultimately to bring Him glory.” Reep and his Career Services staff believe that those 80,000 hours of work can be powerfully redeemed for Kingdom impact. They are on the frontlines of helping students achieve their career and educational goals. Last year, 98.7% of Cedarville graduates found employment or entered graduate school within six months of leaving Cedarville. Alumni work in the FBI, Honda, JPMorgan, and Procter & Gamble. They study in schools like Harvard and Johns Hopkins that our world deems prestigious. Cedarville’s academic programs instill students with the professional skills needed to succeed, and the liberal arts core gives them soft skills employers are looking for. Career Services helps students build off this strong foundation to capably and winsomely find desirable positions and perform with skill and excellence in the workplace, shining a powerful witness for the Lord. PERSONAL TOUCH IN PROFESSIONAL GROWTH You will find the Career Services office in the Stevens Student Center, the central hub of campus. Its staff members provide students and alumni services like résumé review, mock interviews, career assessment tests, and access to the JobsforJackets and Handshake job search tools. Career Services’ career coaches — Reep, Cam Arminio, and Jenny (Burkholder) Czerniak ’92 — Cedarville’s academic programs instill students with the professional skills needed to succeed, and the liberal arts core gives them soft skills employers are looking for. 7
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