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Towson’s job search database, Hire@TU, is set up for students to use and benefit from, but some students are not always impressed with the results, whether it be because of the system or the job market.
Senior Royal Ross set up an account a few years ago.
However, she doesn’t even remember her password now since she is never on the site.
“The jobs that I saw were kind of weird,” Ross said.
“But I am pretty sure I am going to want to use the site when I graduate to help me find a job.”
Ross also said that she thinks the Web site is better for employers rather than students.
Ross used to work for Spirit Cruises in Baltimore and her employer used Hire@TU.
“My boss used the site and got a lot of responses,” Ross said.
“She was interviewing people two days after she posted the job, so I guess the site just works better for some people than for others.”
Senior Brittany Lyle uses Hire@TU to look for possible internships.
In the past year she has applied for more than five internships but has yet to hear back from anyone.
“I found a lot of internships that looked really nice so I applied to them, but I never heard back from anyone,” Lyle said.
Lyle said that despite this she likes the Web site because it is very well organized and the search engine is very precise.
“I like it because you can limit your search to what you want,” Lyle said.
“It’s not the Web site’s fault no one got back to me, so I don’t hate the site.”
The site lists full-time and part-time jobs as well as internships for students.
Students who use Hire@TU are also sent information about career fairs as well as the list of employers that will be attending the fairs.
The Career Center’s employer relations coordinator, Cary Smedley, recommends Hire@TU as well as many other programs.
The Career Center can give students an advantage when they are entering the career field.
“We strongly recommend this site as… one of the resources available to students in their job search,” Smedley said.
“We also recommend the importance of taking advantage of other important resources available at the Career Center including résumé reviews, mock interviews, careering and internship advising, the opportunity to take career and personality assessments and the ability to participate in the on-campus recruiting program.”
Smedley said many students get frustrated with Hire@TU, but only because they have not completed their information correctly.
“Students can set up their own accounts online and sometimes become frustrated with their job search, but it is because of how the account is initially set up,” Smedley said.
“Most of the time, the problem is solved when the student understands the importance of filling out their profile completely which includes their ‘Applicant Type.’”
Despite concerns from Career Center staff regarding students’ ability to set up their online account, some students see negatives to the system that do not affect how the set up is done.
“I feel like Hire@TU has the same employers over and over again,” Ross said.
“There is never anything new.”
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