Information for Parents
Career Services presents this page as a way for you, as the parent of a college student, to guide, suggest, or remind your SDSU student that there are ways to prepare for life after graduation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Career
Fair?
A career fair is an event where your SDSU student can talk with employers
informally about full-time career positions or internships. The fairs
give exposure to companies that might not have "brand-name"
recognition, but provide excellent opportunities. As with most things,
students will get out of the fair what they put into it...the more prepared
they are, the more they'll learn. Career Services offers a workshop on
preparing for these events the day before each Fair. Have your child attend
this prep session, too! Students can sign up for these and other workshops
by logging into Aztec Career Connection.
What
can I do to help?
Scroll down this page
and click on the links for Choosing a Major, and on the different timelines.
The more you know about what events are scheduled and when they occur,
the more you can help us reinforce with your SDSU student what events
they should be attending.
How can my company help?
You can encourage your company
to attend SDSU Career Fairs, to participate in the On Campus Interview
program, and present Employer Information Sessions. If your company is
local, you can volunteer to do resume reviews, informational interviews,
job shadowing, or provide internships for SDSU students!
Links
Guidelines for Choosing a Major
Annual Timeline for Freshmen/Sophomores (PDF)
Opportunities to Help
Career
Services is grateful to the Aztec Parents Association for their support.
Due to your generosity, Career Services has been the recipient of personal
computers, video projection systems, and other items. This year, the Aztec
Parents Association awarded Career Services $5000 to purchase screen reading software and peripheral hardware for our Career Resource Room!