Career Services – The Tropolitan

Career fair invites students to shop for employers

April 3, 2019 News

Ora Nelson Staff Writer Potential employers lined the walls of the Trojan Center Ballroom at the annual Career Fair on April 3, organized by Career Services. “We stay with a pretty consistent 50 employers that attend the Career Fair each time,” said Emily Reiss, a career counselor with Career Services. “I’m about to graduate and I know what I want to do, but I don’t know what to do or who to get in touch with,” said Ciara Jones, a junior social work major from Sylacauga. Jones credits the Career…

Career Services helping Troy students get hired

January 17, 2019 Trojan Living

Erin Jones Staff Writer For many college students finding a job can seem like a rather daunting process, but this is primarily because some simply don’t know how. Emily Reiss, a career counselor on campus, regularly helps students with the job hunting process by providing the essentials they need to know throughout the hiring process. “One of the best ways to find a job is through networking,” Reiss said. “This can be done by using connections you already have such as your family, friends, professors and mentors or by developing…

Summer internship gained through Career Fair in TC

October 18, 2018October 17, 2018 Trojan Living

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Troy students can take advantage of the Career Fairs hosted by Career Services where they can interact with employers for potential jobs and internships. One student who found success through the fair is Travis Maupin, a senior computer science major from Phenix City. After attending the fair fall 2017, Maupin was offered a summer internship with CGI, an information technology consulting company in Troy. According to Maupin, Career Services helped him write and proofread his resume, which he distributed to the employers at the Career Fair.…

Seniors prepare for careers, grad school

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017 Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Seniors, after living the routine life of familiar classes for nearly four years, will soon find themselves thrown out to the real world. Their concerns in the final year are not restricted to showing up to classes on time and maintaining a good grade-point average, but also preparing for life after graduation. Jazmine Shelton, a senior rehabilitation counseling major from Greensboro, said she is searching for jobs. “Right now, I am concerned with taking the certification exam to become an official rehabilitation counselor,” Shelton said. “And,…