Looking For a Job After Graduation? Penn State Career Service Center Will Help ... For A Price

Looking For a Job After Graduation? Penn State Career Service Center Will Help ... For A Price
We received an e-mail the other day touting the services of the Penn State Career Services Center. It said "employers are eager to interview graduating seniors" and you can use the Bank of America Career Services Center to conduct these interviews with the numerous companies recruiting at Penn State. So, by logging onto their website, you can find out what companies are coming and schedule a time to meet them for an interview in the nice new building. And it'll only cost you $15! Because obviously you don't pay enough fees over the course of your college career.

The Bank of America Career Services Center is a very nice building (it better be, Bank of America takes enough of our money every month from our credit card bill). And it's probably better to conduct a job interview there than in your dirty apartment or in the HUB. But should you really have to pay $15 for the use of Career Services "On-Campus Interviewing" (OCI)? 

In order to take advantage of OCI, you must first register with Career Services' online service. Then, if you wish to sign up for the OCI service, it'll cost you $15. But don't worry, it's charged right to your bursar account, so it'll not like you're really being charged, right? Just another bill for your parents!

But not only does the service cost $15, Career Services also wants to treat you like a child if you misbehave and miss an interview. According to their policies and instructions, if you schedule an interview with a prospective employer, and fail to cancel by 8:30 a.m. two days prior to the interview, "your interview requesting/scheduling privileges will be withheld until a letter of explanation/apology is written to the employer. This letter and a stamped envelope addressed to the employer must be provided to Career Services. [Career Services] will mail it with [their] cover letter and reactivate your registration."
 
You probably have to write "I will not skip an interview" 1000 times on a chalk-board too.
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Anonymous
Just another way for them to get the last bleeding cent from your pocket.

Oh yeah . . . and don't think you can pay that little bursar bill with your (or Daddy's) VISA card -- Penn State won't TAKE a VISA card because the VISA people won't let them charge a 2% "convenience fee" for the "privilege" of paying with a credit card. Because, of course, all college students have thousands of dollars in cash to pay for things . . . .
Posted 01/19/2008 03:14 AMReply
Anonymous
it was free back in the dark ages when i attended PSU (04 grad). i had a few interviews and some workshops at the BOA career center...all for free. not surprising though, i hear the loop is no longer free and that was already a sign of the apocalypse. Posted 01/19/2008 2:21 PMReply
Anonymous
gotta love the psu career center!

i work for a staffing firm in NJ and am always looking for recent grads for our contract and permanent positions - i visit schools in NJ recruiting recent grads, but would LOVE to be able to help recent psu grads FOR FREE :)

if you want to forward your resumes or have any other questions, feel free to email your resume to me at academia@atriumstaff.com. elena t.
Posted 01/21/2008 10:57 AMReply
ha-mace
Just for the record, the loop is still free. But for how long? Hmmmm. Posted 01/21/2008 5:16 PMReply
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