Despite a current rocky economic situation, CU Career Services are helping students find summer jobs and internships.
�A little bit of everything [is available],� said Lisa Severy, director of Career Services at CU. �There are administration assistant positions, research sciences, retail. There are on campus, off campus, close to home jobs. Our system is individualized.�
Severy also said there are numerous resources for student employment on the Career Services Web site. She says counselors are available to help students create a workable resume.
Severy also said wages and hours vary and there should be positions for students even if they are taking summer classes.
�In general any experience is good�try to find a job in a field you want to do,� Severy said. �A job can be like an internship to help you see what you like or dislike. In the long run, finding a summer job in your career could be beneficial to you.�
Sheldon Coutinho, a graduating senior engineering major at CU, says he plans to work in his field of interest as a research assistant to a professor of aerospace engineering.
�I�m excited to do it,� Coutinho said. �I always wanted to work for the professor. He is really cool.�
Jordan Dicksteen, a 17-year-old freshman, says he also plans to work in Boulder this summer as a prep cook full time at the Gold Hill Inn.
�I�m really excited,� Dicksteen said. �It took me 10 months to find a job.�
Dicksteen also said cooking is a hobby that he enjoys but is not planning on pursuing in the future.
Rachel Skorenki, a 21-year old junior integrative physiology major, says she has plans to work at the YMCA in as she has in past summers.
�I like the benefit of getting a free membership, as well as the people,� Skorenki said.
Kate Mulligan, a 20-year-old integrated physiology major, says she is not sure if she is working this summer, but if she does she will be at Noodles & Company in Boulder.
�I enjoy it,� Mulligan said. �I did it last summer and am excited to do it again.�
Interested in summer employment? Contact Lisa Severy at (303) 492-6541.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Sara Fruman at sara.fruman@colorado.edu
