I have helped students, learned valuable professional development skills, and made great connections for the future. The Career Center staff is very supportive to me and my co-workers. As I applied for graduate school, the Career Center staff helped me prepare my applications and prepped me for my interviews. I learned dining and career fair etiquette, how to write a professional email, and I learned about the many career options I have as a biology student. 

I am graduating so the Career Center is now hiring new Career Peers for the upcoming semesters. If you are looking for a job that will benefit your professional skills and will provide the opportunity to help students, then I recommend that you apply to be a Career Peer Advisor. 

As a Career Peer Advisor, you will be scheduled to work 10 – 12 hours a week. You must be available during drop-in hours (2pm – 4pm) to assist students. You will also be trained to help students with resumes, CVs, and cover letters in late August. 

To be a Career Peer, you will need good communication skills, interpersonal skills, an interest in helping students, some basic computer knowledge, be currently enrolled at UMBC, and have a 2.75 GPA. It is helpful to have public speaking experience and prior office experience. However, you will also be trained to improve public speaking. 

The Career Center is hiring three Career Peer Advisors for the Fall 2015 – Spring 2016 school year. The Career Center is looking for a student from each college (Engineering and Information Technology, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Natural and Mathematical Sciences). 

If you have any additional questions you may ask me, or Diane Crump-Fogle (crump@umbc.edu, 410-455-3907), who oversees the Career Peer program and supervises the Career Peers.