As students anxiously search for entry-level jobs and internships this semester, Columbia's Center for Career Education continues to expand its networking services. With weekly workshops and networking nights, students are flocking to the East Campus building to help secure their future.

Jill Galas Hickey, the Director of Programming at CCE, said "Networking 101 is a great workshop for anyone to attend. For the purpose of it this evening, it was to help students prepare for one of our flagship events, which was media networking night."

Columbia sophomore Chanel Soto said, "I learned a lot of important information about networking that I didn't know. I love the elevator speech that she told us to give under sixty seconds like who you are, what you should do. It was really interesting and very informative."

"Networking is a skill that everyone at Columbia should take advantage of trying to master while they're here because they will take it through their internship search, job search, their job transition as alumni," said Hickey.

Students also have access to the CCE clothing closet, where they can rent proper business attire donated by Bloomingdale's and Macy's.

"Students are getting great opportunities to meet with employers and alumni through our events, but they shouldn't be stressed about what they're going to wear. As you know, a proper wardrobe for interviewing can be very expensive," said Hickey. "There's a very simple process on our website to reserve a suit. It takes about a week, and we manage the dry cleaning and the up keep of the suit."

The competitive race to enter the professional world will continue at Columbia, but hopefully students can relax knowing they have access to a career center with helpful personnel and a closet full of clothes.