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		Office of Career Services Rollins College 1000 Holt Avenue - 2587 Winter Park, FL 32789 (407) 646-2195

You are the biggest fan and supporter of your child. You want your child to reach his or her full potential. At Rollins, our mission is to help students achieve their full potential and we believe parents are an integral part of the career planning process. We maintain this page to help keep you informed of the programs and services offered through our office, as well as upcoming events and deadlines. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need to speak with any of the office staff.

Upcoming Events & Dates
For a full listing of upcoming workshops, recruiter visits, job fairs, graduate school visits and other deadlines, please see the Dates to Remember Page.

♦	The deadline to register to receive credit for an academic internship for the Spring 2010 term is Tuesday, January 12, 2010. For more information about internships at Rollins, go to the Rollins Internship page.
♦	Check out the latest edition of Career Quest, the Office of Career Services newsletter. This newsletter is published throughout the school year and made available to students through their campus mailbox, email and online. To download the current and previous editions, go to the Career Quest page of our web site.
♦	Rising sophomores who have not already taken the course are encouraged to register for INT 150: Academic and Career Planning during the Spring 2010 term. To learn more about this course, visit the INT 150 page of our website.
♦	The Rollins College Career Expo 2010 will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010. For more information about this event, visit the Career Expo page of our website.

Meet the Staff
Who should you contact? Do you need to ask a question or speak to someone in the office but don't know who to ask? Although anyone in the office can help your son or daughter and will field your questions, below is a short description or our primary areas of responsibility to assist you when you contact our office. The main phone number for the office is (407) 646-2195. Our individual email addresses are listed below.

	Ray Rogers is the Director of the Office. He is responsible for employer relations, including on-campus recruiting, job fairs and resume referral requests. Additionally, Ray provides career counseling for seniors and alumni, administers career assessment instruments and assists students in the Crummer AMP Program. As Director, Ray oversees Career Connections (the alumni volunteer program) and serves as the primary contact for collaboration with Rollins faculty and academic departments. rrogers@rollins.edu
	Jennifer Browning is the Associate Director of the Office. She provides career counseling for juniors, seniors and alumni, administers career assessment instruments and is the primary contact for graduate school advising. Jennifer is responsible for post-graduation surveys and office assessment, as well as assisting with employer and faculty relations. As Associate Director, Jennifer co-teaches the Academic and Career Planning course. jbrowning@rollins.edu
	Elizabeth Boggs is the Assistant Director and is responsible for managing the Rollins Internship Program. She provides career counseling to first-year students, sophomores and juniors, and conducts outreach workshops in classrooms and residence halls. As Assistant Director, Elizabeth edits the office’s newsletter, Career Quest, and updates the office’s marketing and resource materials. eboggs@rollins.edu

Overview of Services
The Office of Career Services offers services in the following four main areas; career advising and exploration, internship education, job search assistance and graduate school advisement and preparation.

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♦ Career Advising and Exploration
The Office of Career Services offers multiple services and programs designed to help students make educated, well-informed decisions about career choice. We do this by providing workshops, written materials, career inventories and individual career counseling. Although students and alumni at all stages find help through these career exploration tools, the best time to start is during the freshman year. To learn more about some of these programs and services, click on any of the links below.

♦	Self assessment and Career Inventories
♦	Choices Planner - Choices Planner is a computerized career guidance system that integrates self-assessment with in-depth and up-to-date career information that helps you match your interests, values, and skills to careers. It also provides current information on specific careers that you would like to explore, including required education and skills, as well as salary and job outlook information.
♦	Major selection - Choosing a major as an undergraduate can be a complicated process, especially if a student is unclear of what type of career they will pursue after college. We have found that the relationship between majors and careers is not always a significant one. Printed "What can I do with a major in..." guides are available to view and download from our website.
♦	Career exploration and research
♦	INT 150: Academic and Career Planning Course
♦	Career Resource Library

♦ Internship Education
Employers tell us time and time again that the most sought after candidates are those who have meaningful and relevant work experience. The best way to gain such experience while in college is often by completing internships, either for career exploration purposes or to gain in-depth experience within a chosen career field.

♦	Overview of the Rollins Internship Program
♦	Internship Sites
♦	Sponsoring an Internship for a Rollins Student - If you have an internship you would like to make available to a Rollins student, complete and submit a Site Information Form, following the link above. You may download the paperwork and fax or mail it to us, or you may submit the information through our online form. On the document, please be sure to indicate you are submitting this internship as a Rollins parent. Please contact Elizabeth Boggs at eboggs@rollins.edu to find out more about the Rollins Internship Program.
♦	Meet some of the recent Rollins Internship Program participants

♦ Job Search Assistance

♦	Job search techniques
♦	Interview skills
♦	Resume referral
♦	Job fairs - for a list of upcoming career fairs Rollins students and alumni may attend, visit the Dates to Remember page
♦	On campus recruitment - Our on campus recruiting program is active from September through April. Students are made aware of campus recruiter visits for full-time positions and internships through Monday emails, the office's monthly newsletter and through their Jobs for Tars account.
♦	Job postings - students and alumni are welcome to stop in to view job listings submitted to the Office of Career Services by various local and regional employers.

♦ Graduate School Advising and Preparation

♦	The Graduate School Decision
♦	Graduate School Admission
♦	Financial Aid

Staying Informed Through Office Communications

♦	Office Resources (Comprehensive listing of student resources provided by the Office of Career Services)
♦	Career Quest (The Office of Career Services Newsletter)
♦	Dates to Remember (Updated calendar of programs, workshops, internship deadlines, job fairs, position application deadlines)
♦	Parent Email List (Sign up for the Office of Career Services Parent Email list.)

How to Help Your Student in Career Planning
When we counsel students on career planning, students often discuss how their parents impact their career planning. What help do students want or need from their parents?

♦	Support: College students go through cycles of independence and dependence. Discuss career options, but realize your son or daughter should make the ultimate decision about his or her career goals.
♦	Encourage Exploration: Some students fear choosing a major because they feel it will lock them into a certain career direction and limit their options. Parents can discuss how following natural interests and skills when choosing a major, along with career planning, actually offers students more career options.
♦	*Personal Insight:* Parents have the greatest influence on students’ career planning because they often know more about their child’s values, interests, abilities and skills than anyone else. Parents should make a commitment to periodically discuss career planning with their son or daughter.
♦	Motivation: There is nothing wrong with a student being unsure about career direction. The problem is often simple procrastination. Parents should show an interest in becoming involved in their child’s career planning.


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