{"id":2289,"date":"2016-02-25T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2016-02-25T09:10:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T14:10:36","slug":"career-development-helps-students-prepare-to-enter-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwu-today.com\/?p=2289","title":{"rendered":"Career Development helps students prepare to enter the ‘real world’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Travis Archie<\/strong><\/p>\n

After college ends, the “real world” begins. Not only must alumni\u00a0find a place of employment, they must also figure out new living arrangements, how to pay bills and sometimes develop a new social circle. This week, Feb. 22-26, the Career Development office has been\u00a0hosting its annual Destination: Real World<\/em> Prep Week.<\/p>\n

This program was designed about four years ago to help students transition to\u00a0life outside of Gardner-Webb\u00a0easily.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe market this program for all students, because it is never too early to start thinking about your life after college,\u201d said assistant director of Career Development, Erin Cook.<\/p>\n

\"Micah<\/a>
Micah Martin, director of student leadership development and community engagement, talks to seniors at the real world prep fair on Tuesday Feb. 23 about service in the real world.
Photo by: Elizabeth Banfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The program has a different setting each day. For example, there was a panel of Gardner-Webb alumni that talked about their lives after college; including their different career paths and living on their own.<\/p>\n

Tuesday afternoon, there was a career fair at Hope Hall in Tucker, that had over 20 local business employers. Students also had the chance to learn “proper dinning etiquette and proper attire while eating with employers,” at the\u00a0Professional Image Dinner, according to Cook.<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 25 will be two workshops\u00a0–\u00a0College Loan Repayment presented by Wells Fargo, and personal budgeting that will show students how to work with a small budget.<\/p>\n

The week ends on Friday, Feb. 26 with a workshop titled “How to Search for Jobs.”<\/p>\n

The program has evolved over the past four years. It has taken advice from employers and students to make it more informative.<\/p>\n

\"Senior<\/a>
Senior Carlo Jimenez talks to a Jostens representative about class rings.
Photo by: Elizabeth Banfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New perks – such as massage chairs, scavenger hunts and prizes – have also been added to give the event a more relaxed atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The Career Development staff hopes that through this series of events, there will be a strong student attendance so that when the time comes to enter into the real world, Gardner-Webb graduates will be ready to grasp great opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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