On Friday, I went to Career Services and met with one of the drop-in career peers to review my resume and to discuss careers in digital publishing. The peer that I met with was very helpful and was open to critiquing and editing my resume on the spot. She went through my resume piece by piece and focused on each section thoroughly. She rearranged sections of my resume and also gave me a paper that has “buzz words” to use when describing experiences. The peer also went through the job descriptions I had and changed it to sound more professional. She went sentence by sentence and circled buzz words that I can use to change up the wording. After reviewing my resume, the peer said that my resume was good compared to others but I would have to work on the formatting and organization of it.
The last thing the career peer talked to me about was digital publishing. She did not have too much information on digital publishing but she gave me a Career Pathways sheet that is specifically for business communication students. The paper listed common pathways or careers that business communication students can go into. There was a specific section that listed internship sites for Stevenson students. One of the sub sections that was listed was “Publications and Advertising.” In this section, there were a list of businesses and organizations that past Stevenson students have interned with. This list included Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore Research, Baltimore Sun, Bancroft Press, and many others. The peer also mentioned that if I want to learn more about careers in digital publishing, I can meet with a digital publishing advisor who would give me more information.