The CareerCenter assists students and alumni with career planning, occupational exploration, job search strategies, and the graduate school application process. The career staff implements the College’s strong commitment to the development of students’ career decision making by providing individual career advising and assistance in identifying career options, major and occupational exploration.
Four different career planning guidelines are offered by the CareerCenter with the emphasis shifting from academic to professional from their freshman to senior year. All students are advised to begin career planning by knowing themselves, exploring options, and building and expanding their knowledge, skills and abilities.
The internship program is administered by the CareerCenter staff. This program adds value to a student’s education by providing the opportunity to bring life to the theories and concepts they have learned in the classroom and apply them in local businesses, industries, and organizations. The benefits of the internship experience include a confirmation of the student’s choice of career path, learning job related skills, the development of networking opportunities, and experience in managing work and school and to further develop flexibility and effective organizational behavioral skills.
All students are strongly encouraged to register with the CareerCenter Online (www.wnec.edu/careercenter) a robust interactive career service management system. Once registered students can create a profile, manage a calendar, make an appointment with their career counselor, upload a resume, and look for internships and jobs including Federal Work Study, institutional, summer, part-time and full-time.
The CareerCenter staff brings students in contact with employers through dynamic on-campus recruiting, employer information sessions and career fairs. In addition, students are assisted with resources for part-time and summer employment. A weekly newsletter is published online at www.wnec.edu/careercenter and serves as one tool for alerting students to employment opportunities, internships, recruiting schedules, and career related workshops and activities.
Mission Statement
The CareerCenter mission is to coach, empower, prepare and assist students as they pursue the career development and job search process to become the best career ready applicant in a global and dynamic world of work. The CareerCenter collaborates with companies, area colleges, community partners, faculty, alumni and staff to assist WesternNew England College students to become world ready citizens.
Contact Information
Western New England College
St. Germain Campus Center
The CareerCenter (second floor)
Telephone: (413) 782-1217
FAX: (413) 782-1546
Email: careercenter@wnec.edu
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Staff
Gregory C. Michael
Executive Director of Human Resources and the CareerCenter
Office: CC 235
Email: gmichael@wnec.edu
Telephone: (413) 782-1343
| Deborah A. Pace | Christine Slattery |
| Director of Employer Relations | Employer Relations Assistant |
| Office: CC 231 | Office: CC 220 |
| Email: dpace@wnec.edu | Email: cslatter@wnec.edu |
| Telephone: (413) 782-1564 | Telephone: (413) 782-1297 |
| Wil Lemire | Laurie A. Maratea |
| Director of Career Services | Career Services Assistant |
| Office: CC 234 | Office: CC 220 |
| Email: wlemire@wnec.edu | Email: lmaratea@wnec.edu |
| Telephone: (413) 782-1548 | Telephone: (413) 782-1560 |
| Maria Cokotis | Loris M. Epps |
| Career Counselor | Career Counselor |
| School of Business | School of Engineering |
| Office: CC 235B | Office: CC 235C |
| Email: mcokotis@wnec.edu | Email: lepps@wnec.edu |
| Telephone: (413) 782-1547 | Telephone: (413)782-1563 |
| Andrea St. James | Christine Young |
| Career Counselor | Resource Coordinator |
| School of Arts and Sciences | Office: CC 220 |
| Office: CC 235A | Email: cyoung@wnec.edu |
| Email: astjames@wnec.edu | Telephone: (413) 796-2225 |
| Telephone: (413) 782-1775 |
The CareerCenter Launches its CareerCenter Student Ambassador program.
The CareerCenter Student Ambassador Program is new for 2009 and is designed to provide an opportunity for highly motivated students to gain leadership experience and enhance communication skills, while learning about valuable career and job related resources.
CareerCenter Student Ambassadors in addition to promoting the serivces of the CareerCenter, will mentor fellow students in maximizing their use of these services, during their study at Western New England College.
The three CareerCenter Student Ambassadors are: Crystal Matteson, Alex Lyman, and Daniel Schuster.
Recent News
The CareerCenter Wheel of Fortune was recently held. Students were given the opportunity to "spin the wheel and challenge their career knowledge." It was a great success! Students were asked questions in Business Dining Etiquette, CareerCenter Services, Dress for Success, Graduate School, Name that Career, Professional Associations, and Job Search Strategy. CareerCenter staff was on hand to speak with students about the CareerCenter and answer questions.
A specialized Scavenger Hunt designed for Freshmen and Sophomores was also offered during our CareerCenter week. Students were encouraged to participate and become familiar with the different services and resources offered by the CareerCenter. Those who completed the survey were entered into a drawing to win prizes.