The SpringHillian Volume 106, Issue 1
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
No Time Like the Present for Job Searches
Courtney Willamor | Reporter Spring Hill College seniors scheduled to graduate in May should begin their job searches now, said Jeremy Moore, SHC’s director of Career Development. As the date approaches quickly, many SHC seniors are working on laying out the foundation for their lives after college. Some students are searching for jobs, while others are applying for graduate schools. Although some students may already have an idea of what they would like to do after graduation, a lot of students either have no idea what to do, or are unsure of the next steps that should be taken to carry out their goals. Moore said that students should be applying to at least two to three jobs a week during January to March. That is when employers start hiring for the new year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, the current unemployment rate is 4.1 percent. This is the time to be job searching. Moore also recommended having someone from the Career Services office or someone of academic authority to look over your resume before sending it out to potential employers. Moore encourages students to visit job fairs and networking events catered to students who are looking for employment opportunities. Fortunately for students, most of these events are held
on campus. Moore suggested that students have more than just one career path interest. “Pick three areas you’re interested in.” Moore said. “If you have a degree in public relations and advertising, and you’re interested in the music industry, have a research and a public relations job lined up, too--just in case the music industry doesn’t work out for you,” he continued. Moore explained that having a back-up plan is always the safest way to ensure that there will be a place for you to start no matter what happens. SHC graduate Josh Moore reminisces on his time at SHC. Moore also encourages students to Photo: Courtney Willamore schedule appointments with him to discuss internship opportunities and his academic achievements, one that included future career plans. his experience and one that displayed all of his Former student, Josh Moore, recently finished volunteer efforts. his last semester at SHC with a major in health Josh discussed what he appreciates most sciences. He claimed that cleaning up one’s about not being in college: “Being students most resume, taking the time to write cover letters and of our entire lives, we are taught so much about including references on one’s resume are import- structure and time. Everything we have done has ant steps to take when applying for jobs. been completely structured, but once you get out He explained that after finishing his last seof school that’s completely different. You have so mester, he started working on creating multiple much freedom. Just do your research and stay on resumes tailored to specific jobs he was applying top of everything.” for. He had one resume that focused on all of
Housing Selection Faces Minor Changes
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Morgan Jemison | Reporter Having just hired the 20182019 resident advisor staff, Spring Hill College’s Residence Life is moving onto its next big project: the process of housing selection. A year after reshaping it, Residence Life is preparing the process for its second year, but with a slight change. There will be one minor change taking place this year: every residential student will be selecting their housing for next fall on the same day. Before, the process occurred over a span of a week, with
rising seniors choosing their housing a week before the rest of the student body. The time of a student’s housing selection appointment will still be determined by their number of completed credit hours and their application submission time. Those with the most credit hours (typically rising seniors) and the earliest application submissions will be among the first to reserve their preferred room for the 2018-2019 academic year... (story continued on page 2.)
Mobile Mardi Gras festivities. | Photo: Rebecca Bankston
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