Creative jobs increase predicted

 
Career Exploration Day took place last Wednesday at the F.G. Clark Activity Center, and over 60 recruiters and companies came to interview to the students of Southern University. 
The job market is ever changing and in 2012 employment is expected to rise in some positions and fall in others.  ​
According to the Bureau Labor of Statistics Employment in arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations is expected to grow by 12 percent creating an estimated 332,600 new jobs.​
Amidst these results on Southern University’s campus, Career Services aids students in preparing for careers inside and outside of the predicted influx of jobs. 
Career Services is working everyday to prepare Southern University students to be ready and prepared to pursue jobs and careers.​
The Office of Career services’ mission is to provide students with information that will help them succeed in the job search. To aid students in developing, evaluating and effectively initiating and implementing career plan.
The center also assists students in choosing their careers and college majors and obtaining appropriate work experience before to graduating to improve their chosen careers and majors.
“We want them to come to our office and get things that they need concerning their resume, to make sure that their resume is current, accurate and correct,” Tamara Montgomery, director of SU Career Services said. ​
Best-selling author, coach, speaker trainer and Southern University’s College of Engineering alum, Tameka Williamson is one of the many alumni who help contribute to Southern University’s Career Services.
“We are relying upon our alumni. We have such strong alumni to help in this office. It’s phenomenal and we love the fact that we can reach out to our alumni and they have helped us to help our students,” Montgomery said. ​
Students have a way to stay in touch with employers and referral databases by registering on “JOBS4JAGS,” It allows students 24-hour on-line access to job descriptions and recruiting information.
“It is important for students to do well in the classrooms, we need our students to work harder than they have ever worked before. We need ​students to study more, we need them to maintain their grade point averages and we need to teach them that they need to do more than what’s expected of them,” Montgomery said.
The Career Services department also provides career help off campus. They have already done three community service projects this semester.
“Career Services is dedicated to doing community service outreach programs,” Montgomery said.
Career Services provides Southern University students with viable outlook into the job and career world and will help give students an edge in the job market.​