Michelle Menner
Staff Reporter
This summer, after reading countless resume books and asking advice from some professionals I soon found myself staring at my resume on my laptop’s screen, and admitted defeat.
I knew I needed some help.
Smiling in Smith House I found Amanda Blankenship the assistant director of career services whose patience and advice whipped my resume into tip-top shape.
Not only did I leave with resume building resources, but also with graduate school and GRE information. Both of which were extremely helpful for any rising senior.
I left career services after an hour and 20 minutes, well over my allotted appointment time, wondering how many other students take advantage of the resources available to them through career services.
“Students are unaware of the resources we offer, the services we provide, our location and hours,” said Blankenship. “Some don’t know that we exist and that we are here to help them.”
Though most will not need the lengthy appointment time that I had many students can gain helpful information in just 30 minutes.
According to Blankenship in just half-an-hour a student can schedule a “one-on-one in depth session with a career professional” and receive an introduction to the career services library and even the interactive website.
The career services website includes access to the alumni career network and the GT job connection which allows users to post their resumes for potential job and internship opportunities. Other resources help with career exploration.
If students are too busy to schedule an appointment with career services during the day there are “evening late hours as well as on-line tutorials and videos ?pod casts will be coming soon,” Blankenship said.
With career services taking the time to expand their resources and help the busy student plan for their future Blankenship encourages all students to visit the career center.
“We are here to help students succeed during their time at McDaniel as well as after they leave. The career center is a welcoming environment,” said Blankenship.
Interested in scheduling an appointment? Contact Career Services at 410-871-3305. Fall hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m and Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.