A Perspective on the Career Center

After talking to both Career Center directors, Karen and Wendy, last week, I have come to the conclusion that they are genuinely here to help students with resumes, jobs, internships and whatever else they need but need to expand their resources.  I have heard many students say that they are very helpful by sending their resume out to various employees and websites that post jobs.  However, the majority of these jobs seem to be only in Ohio and more-so, in Springfield, Columbus and only neighboring towns and cities.  That is a huge problem because although Wittenberg does have a large amount of students that are from Ohio, there are also a ton from out of state.  I don't know why they think that students are only looking for jobs in Ohio or that they would even want to stay here over the summer.  In my opinion, I wouldn't mind going back to New York for the summer or staying here, but I would much rather be home so that I could save money.  If you're from out of state or even just don't live in the same area where your potential internships are, you can spend a lot of money fast.  Even at Wittenberg, living here over the summer is not that cheap.  You still have to pay for rent, utilities, food, travel expenses, etc.  Obviously if you are at home for the summer, your parents or family pays for most of these expenses.  I think if they broadened their horizons and looked to find more employers that are looking for employees or interns out of Springfield, Columbus, or Ohio, then a lot more students would utilize their services.