Since my sophomore year, I have been an editor for The Hawks’ Herald and I have enjoyed it throughout my college career. One thing that this paper has done for me is help to put something on my resume – gained experience, worked with others, managed a staff, etc.

Was it extra work that I had to do, work that I didn’t get paid for and work that caused me a bit of extra stress each week? Yes. But I would do it all again in order to get that little extra edge over other applicants that apply for the same job as I will in the future.

As an editor, I had to recruit writers each week, as did the other section editors, in order to fill our respective pages. But why was it so difficult for us? The reason being is because involvement is so hard to acquire.

As a senior who will be graduating in a few weeks, let me tell you that you need to get involved. Not only will you gain experience and have a better shot at scoring your dream job, but you will make great friends in doing so. Before taking advantage of the opportunities that this university and my professors have given me, the only thing on my resume was “Bike’s Associate at Dick’s Sporting Goods,” and that is it. This would not attract my future employers.

Through my involvement, the experiences I gained and the contacts I made, I managed to fill my resume and thereon score a great job after graduation. I would not have been able to achieve this if I decided to play video games in my room all day.