Bearing the theme “WORKWORLD: Reality beyond the Four Pillars, the annual ‘Senior Career Days’ of the College Guidance Center – Career and Placement Program Office (CGC-CPPO) for 2010 was held at the University Gymnasium.
To prepare graduating students in job searching outside the campus is the main aim of the program aside from providing the do’s and don’ts or guidelines and the necessary skills and knowledge needed in applying for work.
Career and Placement Program Officer Cherry Rastrullo started the preparation of the said event last July – making and organizing the concept paper and committees which are program, secretariat, logistics, and food.
With promotional campaigns through the Public Address System, letters to Chairpersons and students, announcements from The Beat, flyers, posters and streamers, the CPPO Head Rastrullo expected high participation from seniors.
The office was able to get former Counselor Edsel Navera, Hazel Navera of Coca Cola Bottlers, Patricia Bea Anonao of Jollibee Group of Companies, Fiery Agramon of LCC Malls and Katrina Lautengco of Monde Nissin, Atty. Emilio Escueta III and Atty. Marion Eloisa Escuata-Legacion as speakers for Day 1 and 2, whereas Dennis Pabelico of John Clements Consultants lectured on the day 3.
Adjusting For Good
Since the activity commenced last 2005, ‘Senior Career Days’ has been conducted for five to six days and with simultaneous discussions per college, thus requiring more presenters and space.
To address the issue, the CPPO, established last 2008, revised it into three days only to minimize costs and maximize time of doing the affair.
According to Rastrullo, required student s who were not able to attend the first day will be accommodated at the second day, but if not complied with, Guidance Counselors will converse to the student and shall give alternative requisites equal to what they have missed.
Day 1 was scheduled 22 November for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (AS) and Nursing, while 23 November, day 2, was for College of Computer Studies and BSBA Department.
Due to time constraint, the day 3 initially listed 29 November was moved to 8 December for Colleges of Engineering and Education, Departments of Accountancy and Financial Management and Digital Arts and Computer Animation.
Sunup Meetings
Starting from 7:30 am until 5:30pm, the number of graduating students who attended the activity was good according to Rastrullo, who has yet to come up with final report of exact attendance and evaluation forms of students after the 3rd day event.
“We [CGC] are very pleased because of the various industries that became part of the program like businesses from Manila and Legazpi City, not just focusing on the locality of Naga,” said Rastrullo.
Work Style Preference Inventory Administration, Evaluation and Interpretation, Effective Resume Writing, Different Strategies/Methods of Job Design and Power Dressing were the discussed topics during the morning sessions.
Past Noontime Talks
The afternoon sessions, on one hand, include Handling Job Interviews, Basic Labor Laws: What Every Employee Should Know and special topics per college done at various venues.
When asked about the results of the seminars, Rastrullo uttered that they were smoothly tackled because of the variety of presenters, diverse sharing of ideas and no major problems encountered.
“We [CGC] hope that through Senior Career Days, graduating students were able to assess their strengths and weaknesses for improvement purposes para di sila caught off guard, na ‘pag sumabak sa labanan eh walang bala,” Rastrullo concluded.
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