Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Be ready for after graduation

The fall semester is already halfway over. Some seniors are graduating this December and the rest will graduate in the spring. Many students are anxious about what to expect from life after college. Students often wonder what skills they need to present to a potential employer.

Washburn Career Services wants to make sure that Washburn students are prepared for the transition from college life to the professional world.

Career Services is offering Mock Interview Day Nov. 4. These mock interviews are to prepare students for some interview questions and scenarios that one might encounter in the professional world.

The mock interviews will be conducted with professional recruiters. The interviews will be 20 minutes long with 10 minutes of feedback on how to improve. Students must sign up in advance through their BodJobs student account.

Career Services specialist Duane Williams says spaces are limited and encourages students to sign up for this no-risk opportunity.

15 comments:

  1. I thought this was good! I just saw a few mistakes here and there. For example, "..what to expect *in life after college." If you wanted to add anything you could elaborate more on how Career Services helps students or the companies that will be at Mock Interview Day.

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  2. In the first paragraph I would change it to "some seniors will be graduating this December," instead of saying that they are. Good article and very relevant!

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  3. Naming the article something like "WU helps students prepare for life post graduation" or something like that

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  4. I would just take out the word "Some" on "some seniors." To me, it reads strangely that way. And for a headline, I like Cathryne's idea, but I would title it "Washburn preps for winter graduation" or something.

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  5. I would try and blend the two paragraphs a little more. The first one is all about life after college and the second one is all about mock interviews. Try and introduce mock interviews first and talk about life after college at the same time so there isn't such an obvious separation.

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  6. I think the headline needs work and maybe break up the two paragraphs so it is more reader friendly. Headline option Students prepare for graduation? Good job!

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  7. This story was very short, which is usually allowed but there were some other details you could've included like who is holding the mock interviews and how often they occur. Also, remember it's Nov. 4. Definitely create a new headline that includes the focus of the story. The focus isn't graduation - it's providing students the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills.

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  8. I would rewrite the headline to mention something about career services or mock interviews. I agree with other commenters that there should be more information on when mock interviews are held throughout the year and what times. Good story!

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  9. I feel like this story is short and i would take out "some" on "some seniors". And not the rest of seniors will graduate this year.

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  10. I would redo the headline and add some more length to the article.

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  11. I like the topic! I think it would have been great to say a couple of the employers that will be giving the interviews. Overall, the grammar was good

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  12. Definitely informative, but I would describe how students can sign up for the mock interviews!

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  13. overall. good job! I agree with Heather that the headline can work better.

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