Additional Education: Master of Science in Counseling with specialization in Student Personnel Services, Shippensburg University
Job Title: Assistant Director / Internship Coordinator of Dickinson College Career Center
Employer: Dickinson College
Position Description: Rachel is responsible for assisting students in determining their career-related goals. Students see Rachel to figure out how their skills and interests can fit in the workplace. Once they have some idea of their goals, Rachel and the students discuss what types of experience they should get to make them good candidates for employers. Internships are a popular way for students to connect what they are learning in the classroom with the workplace. In addition, Rachel coordinates programs to connect students in local, national and international interenship experiences.
Salary Range: $28,000 - $48,000 depending on experience and geographic location (someone in Boston or New York City may have a salary in the upper level)
Previously Held Positions: Mental health work at a facility for children/adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems; academic advising
Courses Found Most Helpful: Family Dynamics & Strategies
How HDFS Program Helped to Prepare her: I was extremely prepared for my graduate work because I was familiar with writing in APA (in large part thanks to Strategies!). The Family Studies program also encouraged me to think critically about my faith and worldview as it related to the family structure and individuals within that structure. That has helped me a great deal in my work with college students; understanding roles and rules, seeing patterns of behavior, recognizing that each family is dynamic and that it is hard to follow a prescribed set of rules for each family unit has allowed me to have insight into some of the "issues" that students bring to the table when they are trying to make career and life choices.
