Many college students take weeks perfecting their resume to impress employers. They build their transcripts, focus on raising their grade point averages, work internships and hopefully walk away from SCSU armed with all of this plus a diploma.
But surprisingly, resumes are not the only piece of paper that will land in a potential employer’s hand, as employers may take time to look at a student's credit report as well.
Many employers refer to a credit report to determine if potential candidates are as buttoned up as they appear to be.
Dayna Sudheimer, a senior at SCSU majoring in public relations and minoring in marketing will help her peers clean up their credit reports before they graduate.
Sudheimer is an intern for MasterCard Worldwide and working on behalf of one of their consumer education programs called "Are You Credit Wise?"
"I will provide basic information to college students about smart money management, instruct college students on how to take advantage of the financial services available to them," Sudheimer said. "(I will) guide students to additional resources for information on personal finances, and conduct outreach to students and campus organizations to provide financial management information and workshops."
Sudheimer will soon be setting up workshops at SCSU that anyone is welcome to attend to receive credit advice.
Though the dates are sill being set, Sudheimer encourages students and faculty to contact her if they would like more information regarding smart money management or if they would like to set up a time for a short workshop.
Here is a fraction of the credit advice Sudheimer has to offer students:
"Utilize available resources: by creating and following a budget students will be able to better manage their monthly cash flow. www.Mint.com is a secure site that will link all accounts and tell students where they are spending their money each month," Sudheimer said. "Mint.com and other budgeting sites can help show where more money should be spent and where students should be spending less money."
Source : universitychronicle.com
