Student Resources: Interview With Career Counselor Sarah Wild
This month I had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Wild, a career counselor in the Career Development Center, who serves sophomore to graduate-level students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. During the time of COVID-19, it is still important to make sure that we are aware of the many resources that the Career Development Center offers to students. Sarah informed me of the different types of resources available that career counselors can help you with:
- Resume and Cover Letter Reviews
- Internship and Job Search
- Preparing for Graduate School
- Mock Interviews/Interview Preparation
- Networking in-person and virtually through LinkedIn
- Budgeting and Salary Negotiation
- Pre-Law and Pre-Health Advising
From speaking with Sarah, I was also able to find out about resources that are offered that I did not know existed. For instance, you can access all Career Development Center services for up to one year after you graduate — which includes access to ePACK and CareerShift, which is a job engine search that the public doesn’t have access to. CareerShift only hosts jobs that have been posted within the last 30 days, and the search engine pulls all of the publicly-posted jobs from the web. It also offers access to detailed employee contact information.
Since everything is virtual right now, it is important to know how to communicate with counselors in the best way possible for everyone. You can do this by setting up an appointment through ePACK. Amber Lovell works alongside Sarah and would be more than happy to be a resource for students as well. Students can also communicate with counselors through email.
While all students need help, Sarah reminded me that, “Once a student comes in the first time, they often realize that there are quite a few things to do in order to prepare for the job search, so students end up coming back a couple of times. The earlier you come in to receive help, the less stress you will feel in your job search, as you move towards graduation.”
Sarah encourages students to reflect on who they are first: your interests, talents and values. Then she can help you identify career options that might be a good fit.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences students are constantly utilizing the Career Development Center services. So if you are seeking help, make sure that you are taking advantage of our wonderful faculty and resources that our beautiful campus gives us. Thank you for all your insight, Sarah. We are grateful that you are a member of the Wolfpack family!
This post was written by Sydney Powell, a senior studying sociology with a minor in psychology and a Department of Sociology and Anthropology student ambassador.
