{"id":4512,"date":"2016-09-01T17:36:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T17:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2017-07-13T23:37:33","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T23:37:33","slug":"welcome-back-loggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/2016\/09\/01\/welcome-back-loggers\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome (back), Loggers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The beginning of fall semester is my favorite time of year! The energy you bring to campus inspires us all to start the year off strong. I&#8217;m so excited to welcome you (back) and I can&#8217;t wait to hear your stories about summer adventures, jobs, and other experiences.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7a3300;\"><strong><em>Fall is a fresh opportunity for you to challenge yourself academically, pursue leadership opportunities, become engaged in the Puget Sound community, and unleash more of the potential you hold!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a first-year student or starting your senior year, set on a career path or exploring your options,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> ask yourself, \u201cWhat are some goals I would like to accomplish this year?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a career advisor, <em>my goal<\/em> is to help you make the most of the year with a plan that is individualized for your needs.<\/p>\n<p>In Career and Employment Services (CES), we truly understand how everyone\u2019s path is shaped a little differently because each student offers their unique strengths, talents, knowledge, and passions\u2014all which are valuable to the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re here to support you as you build career competencies: marketing yourself to the best of your ability, finding opportunities that will help you grow, and understanding the value of your accomplishments. From job\/internship searching to building connections to interviewing, these steps will help you find and accept a position that is a good match for your skillset and aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>So, where does your career development fit into all the new excitement at the beginning of the year?<\/p>\n<p>After you visit Point D, Ice Cream Social, and Skakabrah, drop by CES. Grab your favorite beverage from Diversions and come chat with me about making your goals a reality.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to meeting with you!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2016\/08\/Rebeccablogheadshot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4306 size-medium\" style=\"margin: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/files\/2016\/08\/Rebeccablogheadshot-150x150.png\" alt=\"Rebeccablogheadshot\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rebeccapettitt\">Rebecca Pettitt, CES Career Advisor and Internship Coordinator<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Rebecca enjoys helping Logger students discover opportunities that provide enriching experiences during college and prepares them to start a rewarding career. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time staying active with kickboxing, trapezing, or training for her next half marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credits |\u00a0 Ross Mulhausen<br \/>\n\u00a9 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pugetsound.edu\/about\/offices-services\/ces\/\">Career and Employment Services<\/a>, University of Puget Sound<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 49px; left: 60px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask yourself &#8220;What are some goals I would like to accomplish this year?\u201d Then grab your favorite beverage from Diversions and come chat with us about making your goals a reality!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":4637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4512"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4691,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4512\/revisions\/4691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}