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by Meredith Jenkins Thresher staff Career Services Recruiting Coordinator Joyce Palumbo will leave the Career Services Center in January to begin working for Andersen Consulting. Palumbo (Baker '98) announced Monday that she had accepted a position with the company, which will be renamed Accenture Consulting in January. Palumbo said there were many reasons for her resignation, a major one being that she was looking for a new challenge after six and a half years at Rice. "I love working at Rice," Palumbo said. "I was a student here, graduated from here. I love working at the Career Center. I love this office. But it's time for me to leave the Owls' nest." As recruiting coordinator, Palumbo handles all on-campus recruiting. More than 500 students and more than 200 employers are involved in her recruiting programs. "What I'll miss about the position is working with the students most of all and several of the employers I've gotten to know over the past two and a half years," Palumbo said. "I'll miss the environment working here in the Career Services Center. I'll miss everyone in this office. Everyone in this office is so great and so supportive. It is so hard to leave," she said. Palumbo said working in Career Services has changed her views on the opportunities available to all students. "I never set foot in this office as an undergraduate," Palumbo said. "I thought, 'I'm an English major and they can't help me,' which was so wrong. After working here I understand that." Palumbo said she wanted to assure students looking for jobs this fall or next spring that her resignation would not affect on-campus recruiting. "It's under control," Palumbo said. "Everyone in this office is well-poised to make changes and handle the situation minus a staff member." Palumbo said she is excited about her position at Andersen, which will involve process consulting. "I'm moving into consulting, something completely different from what I'm doing right now," Palumbo said. "It's going to give me a lot of good experience with computer technology, Web site development and Web site strategies. It's going to be a great learning experience, and I'm really looking forward to it."
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