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USF will link work, students

The "Recruit-A-Bull" service will help employers find students for various positions.

By JON WILSON
Published June 26, 2006

ST. PETERSBURG - Here's a classic truth: Students require money.

Nearly as axiomatic: They require job experience.

To help meet those needs, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg has set up a program that will match students with employers.

Operating out of the university's counseling and career center, the project also has a database to provide businesses with a list of students available for various kinds of employment.

The "Recruit-A-Bull" service - the label is derived from USF's nickname - will help employers with part-time jobs, internships and cooperative education positions find students to fill them. Students can post resumes on the database, and businesses can post job openings.

The career and counseling center also will help students get jobs when they graduate.

"I'm going to try to do everything I can to meet their needs and get them connected with their employers," said Susan Cochran Phillips, center director.

USF St. Petersburg already had contact with downtown businesses, mostly food-and-drink establishments, seeking to fill employment holes. Downtown's recent boom is coinciding with the opening of USF St. Petersburg's first residence hall, which means more students will be permanently on campus, making more available to work in nearby business districts.

A chance for students and prospective employers to chat is coming up Aug. 30, soon after the fall term begins. It's billed as a kind of job fair and will be held for several hours at midday when the largest number of students are on campus.

Meanwhile, interested students and businesses can call (727) 873-4129 for information.

[Last modified June 25, 2006, 22:20:21]