Steve Carr ’97, Craig Evans ’03 and other alumni gain a certain satisfaction giving today’s BU students a leg up for future career success. That’s Career Connections.
CAREER CONNECTIONS by JACK SHERZER
THINK BACK. As graduation approached, what resources were available to help you land your first professional position? On-campus career counseling? Corporate recruiters? Perhaps a favorite professor? Chances are, regardless of your answer, alumni weren’t a major part of the equation. For today’s college graduates, it’s more important than ever to be well-versed in the “soft skills” of the work world, such as knowing how to write an effective resume and prepare for a job interview. Equally necessary are internships that
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will give a student an edge over other job applicants. In looking at how to best prepare Bloomsburg’s students for the real world, the answer was clear: Reach out to the university’s vast pool of successful and talented graduates.
Jobs on the Horizon
Steve Carr ’97 and Craig Evans ’03 make no secret of their love for Bloomsburg University. So the managers at Horsham-based accounting firm Kreischer Miller enthusiastically agreed
to take part in the annual Zeigler Institute for Professional Development (ZIPD) Business Conference, where alumni meet students from the College of Business and hold career-building workshops. Three months later, Carr and Evans hosted four students at their firm for the Sophomore Experiential Learning (SEL) program, a job shadowing experience. And this October, just one year after the ZIPD conference, five Bloomsburg graduates will be among the 10 new accountants the firm is bringing on. Carr and Evans credit this interaction