Issues arise balancing school, work
Students have difficulty coping
Chelsea Brotherton
Issue date: 2/9/09 Section: News
With the decrease in available jobs, college students have a more difficult time balancing work and school.
Texas' seasonly adjusted unemployment rate rose 6.0 percent in December, while the U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 7.2 percent.
"Our state's economy has been fairly resilient during these months of economic uncertainity, but the national economic storm has reached Texas," said Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Chairman Tom Pauken. "The challenge we face now is to minimize the impact of the national trends by continuing to promote our strong business and address the skills of Texas Employers."
The college offers assistance for students seeking employment.
Administrative Assistant for the Career and Employment Center at Central campus, Barbara Bible, said she's noticed a decrease in available jobs for students, although enrollment has gone up. Bible said when employment is hard to find, enrollment usually goes up.
"Everything goes down hill, basically," she said.
The Career and Employment Center at Central campus is open to current and past students who look for jobs.
The Center offers online job databases, software to assist with writing resumes and preparing for interviews, and critiquing of resumes and cover letters as well as other tools for students.
"Our office basically helps students find jobs," Bible said.
Bible said all students are welcome to come to the Center for help finding employment and encourages them to take advantage of all the resources the Center has to offer.
"Take stock of yourself. You need to know what your sellable skills are…then take advantage of every source you have," Bible said.
Both the North and South campuses also have a career placement center open and available to alumni and current students to help with their search for employment with no charge for the use of services.
Psychology sophomore Krystin Ramos said she's concerned about the lack of available jobs because she is one of many students who pays for classes out of pocket.
Texas' seasonly adjusted unemployment rate rose 6.0 percent in December, while the U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 7.2 percent.
"Our state's economy has been fairly resilient during these months of economic uncertainity, but the national economic storm has reached Texas," said Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Chairman Tom Pauken. "The challenge we face now is to minimize the impact of the national trends by continuing to promote our strong business and address the skills of Texas Employers."
The college offers assistance for students seeking employment.
Administrative Assistant for the Career and Employment Center at Central campus, Barbara Bible, said she's noticed a decrease in available jobs for students, although enrollment has gone up. Bible said when employment is hard to find, enrollment usually goes up.
"Everything goes down hill, basically," she said.
The Career and Employment Center at Central campus is open to current and past students who look for jobs.
The Center offers online job databases, software to assist with writing resumes and preparing for interviews, and critiquing of resumes and cover letters as well as other tools for students.
"Our office basically helps students find jobs," Bible said.
Bible said all students are welcome to come to the Center for help finding employment and encourages them to take advantage of all the resources the Center has to offer.
"Take stock of yourself. You need to know what your sellable skills are…then take advantage of every source you have," Bible said.
Both the North and South campuses also have a career placement center open and available to alumni and current students to help with their search for employment with no charge for the use of services.
Psychology sophomore Krystin Ramos said she's concerned about the lack of available jobs because she is one of many students who pays for classes out of pocket.
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