So, what were all my fellow PSU students up to this summer? I know a few of my friends had internships, and a couple others kept their on-campus jobs and really ramped up their hours for the summer sessions. It is great to be back in State College but I know I will miss that nice stream of money I made this summer! I got social and went downtown and asked people on the street what they did this summer! Here are the responses that I got!
*Waiter, The Deli – State College, PA
*Internship as a Financial Analyst at PNC Bank – Pittsburgh, PA
*Work at the circulation desk at Patee/Paterno Libraries
*Lifeguard at a state park in New York
*Nanny for 3 girls in Connecticut (Health & Human Development Major)
*Software Engineer Intern at Lockheed Martin in DC
*English Instructor in Korea
*Supply Chain Analyst Intern for a warehousing company outside of Philadelphia, PA
*Summer Camp counselor in Central PA
*Horticulture Intern at Botanical Gardens
*Childcare center worker at the on-campus childcare center at PSU
Hopefully the jobs that your fellow students had this past summer will inspire you to think about next summer this year at PSU so you can land your dream job. In the near future I will be writing about fall career days and how to put your best foot forward at this important time!
Hi Everyone! As you may have noticed, Penn State Student Jobs has been off and on for the past few months – sometimes the site was visible, sometimes it wasn’t – and it hasn’t been updated since May. The issue is that the web hosting (VPSOutlet – awful) for this site was extremely flawed – the server was constantly down and the host would not answer support tickets. I finally moved the site to a new host (FatCow, if you’re curious) and have not had any problems since so I am planning on re-working the site and adding lots of fresh content. I can tell by looking at my Google Analytics that this is popular site and based on feedback I have gotten, a valuable resource. I have had several people approach me with article ideas and stories of their own, so stay tuned.
To kick off the summer, I will be doing a post tomorrow with post-graduation experiences from different majors – what kind of jobs they got after graduation, if it was tough to get a job, what kind of jobs they had on campus and internships that made or break them. It should be a very valuable article, I have the draft done and it’s looking great.
Thanks for sticking with me as I got my ‘ducks in a row!’
If you haven’t already found a great summer job, it’s not too late. It is hard to think about what you may be doing in 6 months, but finding a job sooner rather than later is worth it. Wait until May to find a summer job and you will be stuck with the jobs that no one else wanted. I have friends who have had good luck looking on Monster for summer jobs and I have also heard a lot of good things about Snag A Job which has a lot of listings for hourly employment. These jobs usually have flexible hours. Seek ones that are related to your major or skills you have, but if you can’t find one, a future employer will still respect the fact that you worked rather than just sitting on your parents’ couch all summer. At the time of this post, there are 41 jobs listed in the zipcode for State College. These are just a couple of places to begin your summer job search. Good luck!
