{"id":7383,"date":"2024-11-14T21:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2024-11-14T21:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T21:13:07","slug":"department-of-defense-financial-future-meets-with-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/11\/14\/department-of-defense-financial-future-meets-with-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Defense Financial Future meets with students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014Troy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/center-student-success\/career-services\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Career Services<\/a> hosted a special group of employers yesterday for students seeking federal internships and jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students got the opportunity to meet with the United States Department of Defense Financial Future recruiters. All majors were invited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne on one time with employers is hard to get,\u201d said Director of Career Services Lauren Cole. \u201cA lot of times our students are applying online for jobs and they are not getting face to face time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to provide those opportunities for students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As students left their one-on-one business sessions, they were able to grab an informational flier where they could fill out the QR code and submit their resumes.\u00a0Students can also apply for more than one position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/11\/08\/health-center-offers-advice-as-cold-and-flu-season-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>OTHER NEWS: Health Center offers advice as cold and flu season approaches<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was interested in this because of the Department of Defense itself,&#8221; said Abhissek Singh, a graduate student pursuing his master\u2019s in Computer Science from the northern part of India. \u201cSince my specialization is in cyber security at the moment, I knew that this would be helpful for me in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad that I got to know about more of the details and they got to know me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The internships and job opportunities available were over a varied range of financial activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited when students walk through the door and we see that they have worked on their resumes and possibly have gotten some items from the career closet or wearing their professional wardrobe,\u201d Cole said. \u201cThis is kind of their time to shine when they meet an employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOftentimes, we will hear that that translated into an internship or job for them. So, we will then ring the bell that we have and celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, recruiters engaged with students while tabling in the foyer of John Robert Lewis Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Defense Financial Future recruiters also presented at an informational session where students could learn more about the opportunities available and ask questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014Troy\u2019s Career Services hosted a special group of employers yesterday for students seeking federal internships and jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Students got the opportunity to meet with the United States Department of Defense Financial Future recruiters. 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