Seniors on the job hunt

2/15/10 2:49am

Janelle Mills

For most members of the class of 2010, this May marks graduation and end to classes. For others, May is just another reminder to find a job or risk joining the unemployment line. But are students using resources such as the Center for Career Education (CCE) to find employment?

"I haven't even made use of it."

"I really haven't tapped into that. I've done the little resume and some counseling with them but for the most part I've been looking for a job through some other networks."

"I used them to find an internship last summer."

"A lot of the interviews I've had are through CCE."

If students aren't using Columbia-based resources to find employment, how are they finding jobs?

"I have a couple of seminar classes now where we have a lot of guest speakers so I talk to them a lot after class about possible jobs."

"All of my jobs have been through people I've known and the relationships I've developed at Columbia. But I've steered away from the system itself, the CCE system of acquiring a job."

"CCE has alot of finance jobs - like a lot of JPMorgan, Chase, and Goldman Sachs, they recruit there. But for engineers, it's not as pervasive."

While some seniors continue the job search, others look forward to graduate school or one last summer before entering the workforce.