Why you should become a Peer Career Advisor (PCA)
Being a PCA is more than critiquing #resumes & cover letters, its about being a #Peer Influencer. By assisting your peers in their career development, not only are you teaching them how to assemble a stronger, more detailed resume and cover letter, you are instilling hope.
Often times, students will come to a PCA seeking advice and answers to career-related questions. What I mean by that is, sometimes students will ask questions like “I’m an English major but I don’t know what career I can pursue once I graduate. Can you help me?” In this case, no resume/cover letter critique is necessary. In this instance, you suggest a resource your peer could use such as, http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/. It is a site that helps you connect majors to careers.
Or you might encounter a situation like this…
In this case, you would want to talk to the student a little bit more about why they’d want to change their major, before you offer any advice or recommendations. Afterwards, you can point the student to a career counselor and advise them to make an appointment as soon as possible or you can tell them to see an academic advisor.
As a PCA, I’d like to think of myself as a compass. Sounds weird, I know but once you put it in into perspective, it makes a lot of sense. Students will come to you for directions. They can ask for direction on how to revamp their resumes, how to write a cover letter, or even how to conduct job and internship search. PCAs are the bridge to career-related resources and results.
Becoming a PCA was one of the best choices I’ve made during my undergraduate career. Its a very rewarding feeling when a students tells you that they got the job/internship that you critiqued their resume/cover letter for.
If you are interested in leadership, building a sense of community, or genuinely love providing others with the necessary tools and resources to succeed, then becoming a PCA maybe the right choice for you.
APPLY via Handshake by searching “Peer Career Advisor”, by April 14th!