It’s spring semester here at SMU, which means students are off to the races to seek internships for the summer and jobs for those seniors who are about to enter the real world.

Lyle School of Engineering hosted a Job Search Strategies session in the Caruth Building Thursday night to provide information and advice for students on the hunt for jobs.

Linda Perez, Director of the Hart Center for Engineering Leadership led the session of nearly 30 students through a slideshow containing resume tips, job search websites, and career events to attend.

Perez provided a list of what employers look for in a resume:

· Involvement in organizational groups

· Work experience related to major

· The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining academic obligations in good standing

Perez urged students to have a resume that will stand out to managers and recruiters.

Perez also stressed the importance of students being active in the job search.

“Physically go online and search for jobs,” said Perez. She suggested that students be well informed on the company they are interviewing with prior to the interview.

Perez provided students with many different websites to actively refer to while seeking a job or internship. Perez also shed some light to what each student’s future can hold by showing different companies that have hired students from Lyle. Chevron, Stryker, NASA, and Deloitte are only four of the many companies that were listed.

SMU Master Student Alexander Moon left the session feeling confident on finding a job. “What I took away from this session is knowing that SMU has the necessary resources to successfully finding a job right after graduation.”

Upcoming events to attend:

· Feb., 25 to meet AT&T from 11a.m. to 2 p.m.

· March 3 for the Quorum Business Solutions Info Session from 5 to 6 p.m.

Students stayed after to ask Perez questions.