V-NET and working abroad

Hey everybody-

How's it going? Hope you're all enjoying this beautiful October weather. It's been so perfect for playing frisbee, jumping in leaf piles, and baking apple pies. And also for career developing! If you haven't been by the CDO yet, come stop in. We're a friendly bunch, there's free candy, and tons of resources to help you locate internships, explore job opportunities, revise your resume, and apply for grad school. I'm an Urban Studies major (concentrations: Media Studies and Environmental Studies) with a Japanese correlate, so you can imagine the difficulty I'm having thinking about life after Vassar. It's a wild world out there! However recently I've met with some of our career counselors and they've directed me toward several of our job directories and helped me focus my thoughts. You should totally do the same.

A resource I want to highlight is V-NET, our alumnae database maintained by Vassar's Alumnae Association. V-NET is accessible through our CDO website (http://careers.vassar.edu) by searching "V-NET." Login with your Vassar name and year, and you can search through alums who have volunteered their contact information so we can get in touch with them about their field of work, internships, jobs, housing, and more. Filter your search for anything from their Vassar major to current geographic location. This is a great resources if you're freaking out about what a Victorian Studies major can do post-graduation, or how to find an apartment in Seattle. Check it out.

Also, if you're thinking about working or interning abroad, or taking some time off school to travel, I would love to talk to you as would many of the CDO counselors. This past winter I spent three months in Ethiopia working for a local NGO. The CDO helped me prepare for the internship by providing me with some important literature on working abroad. You can read about my experience here (this is a cool website, FYI):
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/studentwritingcontest/internship_for_an_ethiopian_ngo.shtml

So good luck with the rest of the semester. Come hang out, peruse our vast library, chat with a Career Assistant, bring your resume or job application. We're all here to help!

Take it easy,
Sara