Meet a Counselor: Ashley Walton

Our Meet a Counselor blog feature profiles a Career Services career counseling intern each week. Our counselors come from across the state and country to work with students at Texas State!

 

Name: Ashley Walton

Hometown: Rochester, NH

Undergraduate Degree: BA in English Teaching from University of New Hampshire

Graduate Degree: MEd in Counselor Education from The University of Texas at Austin (currently pursuing)

1. What made you want to pursue counseling and/or career counseling?
   After teaching high school for five years, I was exhausted and wanted to explore my career options. Although I enjoyed my time in the classroom, I really valued my one-on-one interactions with my students. This prompted me to look into counseling as a potential career change.
2. In terms of career counseling here at Texas State, what are your focus areas?
   I’m still learning! I’m taking this time to purposefully not have a focus so I can explore different areas.
3. What is your favorite type of music?
   I love classic rock. But a guilty pleasure would be pop--some songs are so catchy.
4. What the best job you’ve had?
   I worked in a hospital as a messenger during high school. It was so interesting! I got to take specimens to the lab, bring patients to get x-rays and deliver medications.
5. What is your favorite type of breakfast food?
   I’m a huge fan of a good cheese omelet and hash browns--with lots of ketchup, of course!

To set up an appointment with Ashley or another career counselor, call Career Services at 512.245.2645.

Job Search Boot Camp: Wednesday, Sept. 19

Do you have what it takes to undertake the grueling gauntlet that is Job Search Boot Camp?

Apply the circuit training approach from P90X (no worries, everyone in the office knows you quit after week two) to learn the habits of highly effective job seekers from real employers.

Networking and speed interviewing will be accompanied by mini-presentations on resume building, interviewing etiquette, utilizing social media in the job search, professional image and more.

Trust us, you need to prove yourself by showing up. Register here.


What: Job Search Boot Camp
When: Wednesday, Sept. 19 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: LBJSC Ballroom
Why: Food, networking opportunities with employers including Apple and Kohl's, professional advice from professionals, awesome t-shirts to the first 50 attendees and door prizes for individuals and student organizations
How: Register at http://signup.txstate.edu/sessions/497-job-search-boot-camp

5 Reasons Not to Mock "Mock Interviews"

Puns aside, mock interviews are an awesome professional tool.

Here are five reasons participating in a practice interview with a real employer here on campus is a great idea:

1. Practice makes perfect. Especially when it comes to the all-important job interview. The more you prepare, the better you'll be when the real thing happens.
2. Feedback that's the "real deal." Get feedback straight from the horse's mouth--from real recruiters who hire candidates every day.
3. Network, network, network! A practice interview is still a real chance to impress a recruiter--and to meet a new contact in your industry.
4. Fast, convenient and on-campus. All it takes is a short trip to Career Services! (C'mon guys, the 5th floor of LBJ isn't so hard to get to, is it?)
5. Opportunities for a variety of majors and industries. Looking for a career in business, engineering or accounting? We've got you covered. The full list of employers includes:
        -Enterprise Rent-A-Car
         All Majors - On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1486
        -Kohl’s Department Stores
         All Majors - On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1504
        -Techtronic Industries North America, Inc.
         All Majors - On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1480
        -SpawGlass Contractors
         Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology and
         Construction Majors - On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1498
        -Tokyo Electron
         Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Physics
         and Engineering Majors - On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1503
        -USAA
         Computer Science, Computer Information Systems and
         Engineering Majors - On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1506
        -Fisher, Herbst & Kemble, P.C.
         Accounting, Economics and Finance Majors
         On-Campus Interviewing schedule #1483

Log in to or register for Jobs4Cats to sign up before September 13 at 8 AM. For questions about on-campus interviewing, email Casey Menn at caseymenn@txstate.edu. See you soon!