Entrepreneurs, CIA agents and research scientists have been visiting campus this week to participate in Career Week Spring 2005.
The week aims to introduce students to careers they may not have considered and to facilitate alumni-student relations through a series of 10 panels and a career fair.
"The primary goal is to offer programs that expose students to future options because there is a diversity of career options that are not always readily available," said Becky Ross, Associate Director at Career Services. "It's a good way to connect alumni and students and a great opportunity for those alumni to come back to campus."
Many panelists assured students that life beyond college does not have to follow a straight course.
"The more you get used to [seeing] and taking those bends and curves, the easier it is to do," said Martin Keane '85, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "Straight lines are an illusion. Life is full of curves, enjoy it."
Students sought advice from alumni who have pursued less-common career paths.
"I'm here to find out about different careers outside the box, outside of i-banking and law," said Kelechi Acholonu '05, a psychology major who attended a panel titled "Careers for Creative Types."
Senior Rachel Rawson, who attended a panel on entrepreneurship, was also looking for career ideas.
"People who don't want to do typical Princeton jobs are kind of in the dark," she said. "I needed a little inspiration."
So far, students have attended panels on topics including careers in sciences and labs, communications and public relations, and entrepreurship. A panel on using foreign language skills and one on careers with the U.S. government, as well as a nonprofit fair are among events for the rest of the week.
Career Week attracts between 400 and 500 students on average, according to Ross.
This year, Career Services hopes to attract more underclassmen.
"It's ideal for freshmen and sophomores [to] get exposure early on that might want to investigate these careers through internships," Ross said.
Previously, career panels were interspersed throughout the year, but Career Services found that it would better to put it all into one week to "generate better awareness and put a spotlight on things," said Ross.
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