By Nicole Haas
Students looking to maximize their potential
as a job candidate can pay a visit to the Buffalo State
College Career Development Center.
The center is available to students and recent graduates
of BSC at no cost and provides an array of services to help
students of every major.
Services include:
• Career counseling: finding a major/career that is
satisfying.
• Help searching for part-time and full-time jobs,
volunteer positions and internships.
• Workshops on writing resumes and cover letters,
finding potential employers, the art of interviewing and
successful job searching.
• Job fairs where students can speak with potential
employers, fill out applications and possibly complete an
informal interview.
Those interested in the CDC’s services can make an
appointment with one of the center’s representatives
by calling (716) 878-5811 or drop by Grover Cleveland Hall
Room 306 during office hours, which are Mon-Wed 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Thu 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri 8:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m.
“They (the center) always have more than one person
readily available,” says pre-communication major Kathryn
Haller, who has visited the center on more than one occasion.
“They also have so many resources you can use on your
own.”
One of those resources is the center’s online site
that highlights ORCA (Online Resource for Career Advancement),
which allows students to log in using their Social Security
number to search job listings, post a resume and sign up
for CDC workshops.
The center’s director of operations, Stephanie Zuckerman-Aviles,
believes that ORCA, which is technology fee funded, is a
wonderful outlet for students to search jobs in the Buffalo
area as well as out of state.
Six thousand dollars of student’s technology fee was
applied toward the program last year, according to BSC’s
2004 technology fee allocation chart.
Something students may be surprised to learn is that employers
search ORCA looking for candidates to fill positions within
companies, according to Zuckerman-Aviles.
It is quite possible, Zuckerman-Aviles pointed out, that
by simply posting a resume and profile on ORCA or by visiting
the CDC that a job will fall into a student’s lap
after graduation.
Nicole Haas can be reached at haasnm15@buffalostate.edu
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