Motlow State plans career days
Hoping to help both its own students as well as the community at large, the local branch of Motlow State Community College is holding a career and college day at its campus later this month.
On hand to talk with students and community members will be numerous local employers, area four-year colleges and universities and branches of the armed services.
Ken Preiser, director of placement, career counseling and cooperative education for the Motlow system, said the day is being held for the first time here as a service to the community. “With the local layoffs and the economy the way it is, we hope this day will help people get a new start be it in school or the job market.”
Helping to organize the day is Suzanne Ruddell, Preiser’s assistant at the local campus. She is a student there and is working with him in a campus work/study agreement. Since Ruddell began in September, she has matched between 15 and 20 Motlow students with employers.
In addition to coming to the career day, Preiser warns those currently looking for jobs they will probably have a harder time than in years past. “Today’s is a different market. You have to work harder to get jobs than you did in the past. Employers now can afford to be very selective,” he said.
He recommended job seekers thoroughly research job possibilities and to make r?sum?s particular to a specific job. He added he would be happy to assist anyone in the community with any career-related questions they might have.
Motlow McMinnville’s Career and College Day will he held Tuesday, March 19 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon in the campus library.
Preiser also invited everyone to attend a larger career fair at Motlow’s main campus in Moore County on April 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.