Undergraduate catalog 2005-2007 - SUNY Institute of Technology

Career Services
SUNYIT makes career services available to all of its
students and alumni. Career Services works with students
from their admission, through and after graduation, encouraging
them to make use of the office’s resources and teaching
them how to secure internships and summer, part-time, and
full-time employment. The office also provides information
and counseling concerning career decision-making and job
search strategies. Students are encouraged to register with the
office in order to take full advantage of services. Students will
remain in the database one year past graduation, or until they
find employment. At the end of that time frame an annual fee
will be charged.
Career Services Registration is a simple but important
process that allows students and alumni to fully utilize our
services. After completing a simple online form, respondents
receive an e-mail (usually the next business day) providing
them with a token and a link to eRecruiting in order to place
their resume online. eRecruiting is a resume database management
system maintained by Career Services in order to
connect students with employers, internships, and full-time
opportunities, as well as career-related programming, which
are available to registered students.
Individual Career Counseling is an opportunity for
students and alumni to talk with a counselor about self-assessment
(skills, values, interests, and abilities), career decisionmaking,
and job search strategies.
Consulting Sessions are offered daily by professional
staff in our Resource Room. Students and alumni meet oneon-one
with a staff member primarily for purposes of resume
and cover letter critiques.
Resume Database/Resume Referral is maintained
for the purpose of bringing qualified students and alumni to
the attention of employers offering internships, and summer,
part-time and full-time employment.
On-Campus Interviews are held in the fall and spring
semesters in an effort to bring together interested students
with private and public sector recruiters. Students must be
registered with Career Services before having their
resumes referred to prospective employers. Participating
students are encouraged to attend Employer Presentations.
These employer-led sessions are held prior to interviews and
provide specific employer and position information.
The Resource Room serves as a focal point for the delivery
of career information. Students and alumni have access
to computers, (often used for writing and updating resumes),
and local and national books and periodicals which provide
employer, industry, job search, graduate school planning, and
career exploration information.
Discover is a web-based program that students use to narrow
their career choices to certain vocations, and determine if
additional education is needed for a particular occupation. A
counseling session is required prior to access to Discover.
The Career Services Website contains strategies, a
series of career-related articles and information, ideas, guidelines
and methods; tutorials for resume writing, interviewing,
job search, and other topics; and links to a variety of sites that
include self-assessment, career interest and internships.
For additional information visit the
Career Services Web Site at:
www.careerservices.sunyit.edu
Career Fair is a yearly event that provides an opportunity
for students, alumni, and employers to meet informally.
Students and alumni have the opportunity to learn more about
prospective employers while employers have the opportunity to
meet the students and alumni interested in securing internships
and/or summer, part-time, and full-time employment. Career
Fair is held in October each year.
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