Many parents are eager to learn what Career
Services has to offer their students. Some want to know how they can
assist their students with career development concerns. Others want to
know where they can find current information on "hot" jobs and
salaries. To address these and other issues, the Career Services Center
has compiled a list of frequently asked questions parents have posed to
CSC staff over the phone, by e-mail, or in person. The Career Success
Plan (www.udel.edu/CSC/successplan.html)
provides an overview of the resources, activities, and programs available
to help your student.
Q. How can parents serve as effective "career
coaches" for students?
1.Encourage your students to explore and develop their interests
through co-curricular activities, leadership positions, community service,
study abroad, research opportunities, summer jobs, and internships.
2.Motivate your students to take advantage of all career services - individual
advisement, workshops, job fairs, resume services, resources, internships,
Blue Hen Jobs and campus interviews.
3.Introduce interesting careers options that your student may not have considered.
4.Volunteer to spend a day with a U.D. student who is interested in learning
more about your career through the
Alumni Mentor Network.
5. Promote U.D’s Career Services with your company as a source of
talent to fill internship, part time, and full time positions.
(www.udel.edu/CSC/parenthelp.html)
Can I visit Career Services and/or meet with a career advisor
to discuss my student’s career options?
We are pleased to provide career information to parents; however, it is
important that students assume primary responsibility for their own career
development. Please encourage your student to visit with our staff to discuss
career concerns.
When can my student begin using Career Services?
Once a student is enrolled, he/she can visit our office to meet with advisors,
participate in workshops, use the Career Library, look for part-time jobs
or internships. At any time students may go to the Career Services web site for information.
Where can I find out about information about career events on campus?
The Career Services Center's web site has a "What's Happening"
segment that provides a summary of workshops, career fairs, programs and
other pertinent information. Career News, published on-line two times a
year, is also available on our website.
What help is available for my student if he/she can't decide on
a major?
Go to our home page and click on “Career Handouts” to find the
Major Resource Kit that fits each major. Major Resource Kits link academic
majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths,
sample job titles, and a short bibliography of resources available in the
Career Library. Advisors at the University Advisement Center offer valuable
assistance in this process (831-1281). Some students find that taking career
interest tests at the Center for Counseling and Student Development (831-2141)
may be helpful.
Do you have resources for locating internships?
The Center's web site lists internship sites through Blue Hen Jobs,
an on-line management system allowing students access to a data
base of more than 1000 internships. Students can also access gateway
sites for exploring national internships. In addition, we have more than
30 comprehensive internship directories that describe exciting national
and international internships in every field.
What if my student wants to get academic credit for his/her internship?
Each department has its own crediting procedure for internships. Career
Services sponsors a class- UNIV 364- Experiential Internships- that provides
3 elective credits through a combination of weekly class meetings and 50
hours of concurrent internship experience. In some instances, students who
are doing internships at a distance from U.D. can take the class as a distance
learner. Contact Marianne Green, (302) 831-1231 or email (megreen@udel.edu)
for details.
My student needs a part-time and summer job to defray college costs.
How can Career Service help?
Employers from the mid-Atlantic region list their part-time and summer jobs
on the Career Services web site. Most on- campus jobs,
reserved for work study eligible students, are available at the Financial
Aid office in the Student Services building. Other campus jobs are listed
on the Career Services web page.
- How can Career Services Center help my student find full-time
employment following graduation?
• Job Fairs- twelve job fairs are set up each year for networking.
Check the "What's Happening" section of the Career Service's
web site.
• Job Vacancy Listings-Binders in the career library contain numerous
trade publications for new and experienced job hunters.
• Recruiting-on line system that manages jobs, interviews, and internships
and is available on a 24/7 basis to registered students using any computer.
1. Resumes may be published on line.
2. Students may apply for interviews for jobs and internships.
3. Provides a Resume Referral Service
What salaries are new graduates in various fields earning?
The quarterly salary survey developed by the National Association of Colleges
and Employers (NACE) is available to students at the Career Library. Additional
national salary surveys may be accessed from the Home Page. To find out
the results of the annual Career Plans Survey for the most recent graduating
class, go to UD's Institutional Research Home Page www.udel.edu/IR/.
