Sara Monroe
Career Coach
Old Dominion University
“Seek support and resources through your university and develop relationships with others in your community.”
Old Dominion University
“Seek support and resources through your university and develop relationships with others in your community.”
Career Coach
I assist students and alumni in achieving personal and professional growth.
A typical work day involves collaborating with students to develop professional goals, providing feedback on professional documents (i.e. resumes, cover letters, etc), communicating with staff members to ensure students are receiving relevant resources, utilizing career-related tools and software, and attending career events hosted by the department.
Here's the first step for college students
During your experience in college, try to find a job on campus in a department in which you are interested. This will allow you to make connections and will provide you the opportunity to begin developing as a professional. Higher education institutions have many different offices to promote student success and Career Development Services offers many programs and events that allow students to become involved and participate. This will help with a foot in the door.
"My concentration in mental health counseling may not be useful in a higher education environment."