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Manufacturing: The Old New Frontier
Posted in Hot Jobs, Inspiration and Creativity, Resources, Tips, and Articles on Friday, June 14th, 2013
posted by Jesse H. Laier, Career + Co-op Center
photo from ibtimes.com
The public perception of factory jobs is not kind. Years of television images of characters going in and out of dark, dreary buildings blowing clouds of thick, black smoke into the air have dampened what was once a budding industry in America.
“Why would I ever want to work in a factory?”
According to the Wall Street Journal, the manufacturing industry is in dire need of new employees. The number of students seeking engineering degrees in America is miniscule compared to the rest of the world, with U.S. students making up only 4% of engineering degrees worldwide. The only country with a smaller percentage than the U.S. is Brazil with around 2% of all engineering degrees.
What does this mean for a student at SAIC?
It means even in this down economy there is a job market rife with opportunities for art students. As the past generation retires, companies are struggling to find people to replace them. They need people who can use their hands whether it is for machine maintenance, product construction or simple jobs like cutting.
Are you a Designed Objects major or have you taken Designed Objects classes? Do you manufacture objects for your installations?
Then you have skills that the Manufacturing field needs.
Make an appointment here with a Career Advisor at the Career + Co-op Center to get help with constructing your resumé. We’ll help you highlight your skills to land a manufacturing job.
Read the full Wall Street Journal article here.
Life After SAIC – Programs on May 13, 14, 15
Posted in Hot Jobs on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
posted by Aimée Starck, Assistant Director, Career + Co-op Center
Whether you’re participating in the Spring 2013 Commencement Ceremony or you have a few years remaining at SAIC, it’s important to start preparing yourself and making plans for life after school. You might be considering a move, a new job, or perhaps you aren’t exactly sure what’s next, and that’s okay. Thankfully, we are now in a time where your success does not depend solely on your talents and location as it may have in the past, but on the way you present and connect yourself with others in your community and beyond. There are countless opportunities and methods to go about doing so and we’re here to help navigate you through them.
During the week of May 13th, the Working Artist Program is presenting events to help craft, finesse and refine all of the skills necessary to be prepared to enter the “real world” and feel confident in doing so. Check out the series topics below and register here.
Working Artist Minute Interviews: Forrest Nash & Luke Pelletier
Posted in Hot Jobs on Thursday, March 7th, 2013
posted by Danielle Campbell, Peer Advisor, Career + Co-op Center
Forrest Nash (BFA 2009) and Luke Pelletier (BFA 2015) spoke at our recent Working Artist Program event, Web & Social Media for Artists. We sat them down for a few minutes to get some quick tips on how artists could use the web and social media to their advantage. Check out this video and hear what they have to say:
Working Artist Program: Forrest Nash & Luke Pelletier
