A life beyond Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» may be difficult to think about, but it’s the Career Planning & Resources (CP&R) center’s mission to ensure the transition to the real world is not.
This October, CP&R hosts its annual Life After Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»program. Now in its fourteenth year, the weeklong series prepares students for all things post-graduation, with planned activities including job search workshops, panels with recruiters, graduate school advising sessions, and personal finance courses. This year, the center debuts three new programs: a Fulbright webinar with alumnae, a LinkedIn photoshoot, and a panel discussing race politics in the workplace.
Seniors maybe the closest to graduation, but they’re not the only ones who benefit from the program’s activities.
“We’ve designed Life After Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»to have something for everyone, whether students are exploring their post-graduation options, considering summer internships, or are interested in connecting with members of the larger Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»community,” says Vicki Klopsch, CP&R’s executive director. “We are grateful for faculty, staff, and recruiters who make time to join us during this week. It reminds us of just how big the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»family really is.”
The event has demonstrated results. Molly Spiegel ’15 parlayed advice from a 2013 interviewing panel into an internship with the World Wildlife Fund last summer.
“I didn’t realize I could learn so much in one week,” she says. “CP&R makes an otherwise daunting process fun with the programming at Life After Scripps, and I left feeling more prepared to take on the job market.”
Although the program takes place each fall, CP&R’s dedicated staff is available year-round to help students prepare for job and internship searches, review graduate school applications, and do whatever it takes to help Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»students succeed outside of the classroom.
Life After Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»runs October 6-11. for a list of each day’s activities.