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From the first day on campus, you’ll start thinking about where you want to go in life, and the Career Center will help you every step of the way. Says director Tina Rolen, "We want to become a central part of each student's Hollins career, starting when she's in her first year."
Whether you're seeking information on internships, graduate schools, or a future career, or you are looking for ways to improve your skills, start with Hollins' Career Center.
Services
Career Guidance and Counseling
The director will meet individually with students regarding career questions and concerns. Any issue related to career planning is appropriate, and all conferences are confidential. Walk-in appointments are available Monday-Thursday, 2-4 p.m. Other times are available as needed.
Career and Vocational Assessment
Self understanding is the foundation of good career decisions. The Career Center offers two assessments which provide a student the self knowledge for personal and career growth:
- Strong Interest and Skills Confidence Inventory explores the relationship between interests, skills, and career/educational planning. The Strong customizes information on personal styles in work, learning, leadership and risk taking, and provides steps a student can take to identify and evaluate career and educational options.
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator*: explores the diverse ways that people prefer to direct their attention, process information, make decisions, and adopt varied life/work styles.
Seminars/Workshops
Programs are sponsored by the Center on career and life skills: resume/letter writing and review, job search strategies, summer jobs, interviewing, personal presentation, effective communication, resources for electronic job and internship search and on-line application, networking, budgeting, federal employment, and graduate school. Mock interviews are conducted and video equipment is available for students who wish to view and critique their interviewing skills.
 Career Center Library
The Center's library houses the following kinds of information and resources (written and video formats). Most materials are available for overnight or weekend loan by students.
- General and specific handbooks on occupations
- Self-assessment and career development books
- Graduate and professional school catalogs and directories
- Graduate school test information and aids
- Employment and job search information
- Directories of employers
- Data on U.S. cities and cost of living indices
- Internship materials and directories
- Financial aid sources/applications
Career Advising Network (CAN)
Many alumnae/i and friends have volunteered to advise students in exploring career fields and making professional contacts for internships and job opportunities. CAN helps students locate alumnae/i working in specific career fields in specific geographical areas. Forms for obtaining names of alumnae/i are located in the Center.
Internships / Experiential Learning
Supervised work experience through internships is an especially valuable way of finding out more about yourself and the world of work. The CC holds orientations in the fall to explain the Short Term Internship program and to update students about the most current opportunities. Additional information about summer and semester internships, volunteer activities, travel, and weekend experiences is also available in the CC Library and on the CC site at my.hollins.edu.
The women's colleges and universities have collaborated to establish a nationwide database of internship opportunities to be shared by students of these institutions. This database is located on the MonsterTRAK Career Center.
Challenge Job Fair
Challenge Job Fair is an award-winning career job fair for liberal arts seniors from eight area colleges and universities where you will have an opportunity to network with and be interviewed by representatives of national and regional corporations and organizations. Challenge Job Fair is held yearly and attracts over 400 students each year. Registration fee required.
 Campus Interviews
Campus interviews give you the opportunity to meet recruiters, practice your interview skills, and perhaps secure an offer of employment. While many employers prefer to interview at job fairs and larger universities because of reduced travel budgets, Hollins continues to attract a variety of employers who are interested in applicants with a liberal arts education and skill set.
Graduate and Professional School Search
The Career Center Library houses catalogues and recruiting literature for programs in the arts and sciences, law, MBA studies and medicine. The CC site on my.hollins.edu provides web sites that will link students to efficient ways to search for graduate and professional schools and sources of financial aid.
Credentials Files
A credentials file is a permanent record of information in a central location for use in applying to graduate/professional school or securing employment. Letters of recommendation, a resume, citations of recognition and a co-curricular portfolio provide a solid overview of who you are and what you have done in college. Upon your request, it is sent to prospective employers and graduate schools. Guidelines and forms for setting up a credentials file are available in the Career Center.
Employment Opportunities
In addition to the Challenge Job Fair and on-campus interviews job seekers are encouraged to review the listing in the notebooks located in the CC Library. The Center receives notices on full-time, part-time, temporary, summer, and local employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors. The Center also maintains a local jobs bulletin board for students seeking work during the academic year.
MonsterTRAK
MonsterTRAK is a key website for college students and graduates to search for jobs and internships. They can also upload resumes for employers to review, and a new POWER program allows employers to post jobs specifically for Hollins students. The MonsterTRAK address is http://www.monstertrak.monster.com. Students can browse for jobs and internships without registering; however, they must complete the registration process to upload their resume. Students select their own password at the time of registration.
Short Term Orientation for First Year and Transfer Students
During January Short Term many first-year and transfer students are invited to attend an orientation program which encourages self awareness, career and academic planning, and an introduction to the services provided by the Career Center. Students will develop a better understanding of the liberal arts and how this degree transfers to the work place.
Alliance for Virginia College Career Services
The Alliance for Virginia College Career Services is an organization dedicated to the needs of small liberal arts colleges. Members include Hollins University, Mary Baldwin College, Sweet Briar College, and Randolph College. The primary goal of this alliance is to develop and enhance a comprehensive database of internships accessible to all students in these schools. Other programs are developed that afford career exploration and networking opportunities.
Drake Beam Morin
Drake Beam Morin, provides free and fee-based career management and transition services, networking opportunities, and professional seminars. To enroll, go to www.dbmcareerservices.com and click New User button located on left bar; enter key - hollins 00190, proceed with personal registration.
Special Events
Since people are the best source for career information or finding a job, the Career Center invites employers, alumnae, and guest speakers to campus for lectures, information sessions, and lunch discussions with students throughout the year.
*Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and MBTI are registered trademarks of Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc.
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CONTACT
Tina Rolen
Director of the Career Center
(540) 362-6364
cdc@hollins.edu
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