Volunteers: Objectives
Your goal is to help a student/alumnus to:
- Explore industries and career paths
- Connect with someone working in a specific company or industry
- Learn about a company's culture and career paths
- Increase their professional network
- Learn about jobs or summer internships
You may be able to provide:
- Knowledge about options in a specific career field
- Advice on obtaining a summer internship or entry-level position in your organization
- Assistance in researching career options for specific degrees
- Information on domestic jobs for international students
- Information on international opportunities for domestic students
- Knowledge about a geographic area
- Insight into a professional/graduate program
- Tips on transitioning from a student to a professional -- internship or full-time
- Information to prepare for a site visit to your company or organization
- Alternative "gap year" options (employment options for transition year between college and graduate school or full-time employment)
- Informational interviews