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Parents Norman Career Services (NCS) is staffed with trained professionals who are ready to help students with free career development tools, including: lifelong use of the online Discover program (a software tool to aid in career decision making, such as choosing a major, required pre-requisites, federal aid, graduate schools, and more); campus interviews, career fairs, resume writing critiques, mock interviews, job search and business etiquette workshops. The NCS website list of full-time career positions, internship opportunities, and part-time jobs is updated daily. Non-profit, governmental and education jobs are posted on the Monster-TRAK system, which is also free to ATU students and alumni. Other features include salary statistics, current career-related articles, and links to other appropriate websites. Although placement is not guaranteed, those students who choose the option of registering with NCS have an 86% placement rate (2003), as compared to 55% for those who do not register. Plus, entry level salaries for registrants average in the low to mid 30’s, while non-registrants average in the teens. A Career Planning Course for Parents and A Parents’ Guide to Career Development are two great articles to help give you peace of mind, as well as provide ways in which you can motivate your student to prepare for the professional working world. Please accept this invitation to take a few moments, whenever you are on campus, to tour Norman Career Services (211 Doc Bryan Building), and meet the staff. |
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