James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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ffiLPING HAND Students attend a workshop for conducting a job search. OCS held a variety of workshops that led students step- by-step through the job search. I DESTINATION Sonner Hall welcomes students who are job hunting. Career services offered a variety of means for researching jobs and internships. WHAT? I use tlie career center all the time-for every new major I have. -Stephanie Concodora soplioinore 5N THE HUNT I Sophomore [Danielle iChweisthal takes the Myers-Briggs placement test as Caesar Carvajal luvvs Career ' ' pportunities. I lu- library had a great deal of useful materials. HEAD-HUNTING Senior David Kerr scans the Interview board to see who made the Big Six. Students often lined up before the doors opened to sign up for interview times. LOOK AHEAD Career services, conveniently located in Sonner Hall, provided JMU students with various work- shops, interview training, and on-campus recruit- ing. Through these programs students were able to learn and master the skills needed to conduct a successful job search and ultimately obtain the po- sition they had been searching for. 1 went to the workshops to learn about resume writing and interviewing, and when it came time to actually go on interviews I felt so much more pre- pared. They were such a big help, said Carrie Diehl, a senior. The graduate school fair really helped me learn about various programs offered by many different schools, said Wesley Mallette, a JMU graduate now attending graduate school at the University of Maryland. Graduating from college was a frightening experience no inatter what route we chose to take take. Suddenly reality hit and we were forced to make real choices about ourselves and our futures. The counselors at career services un- derstood the confusion and anxi- ety of the soon-to-be graduates. Unquestionably, Career Services made life for seniors a little less hectic. -Nancy Bograd career services Ca reer Services O ' 7

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TIES JACKETS Matt Charleston, ■».- Frank Wade and ' Matt Zickel speak v ith members of the U.S. Navy. The Job Fair offered students a chance to acquaint themselves with prospective employers.

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« :.. SOME R R Westover Park lures people of all ages to its natural beauty. Local residents, students and faculty members often retreated to the open fields and swimming pool to get away from work and studies. Tmu; i iMMM