Office of Career Preparation and Professional Development

Office of Career Preparation and Professional Development

The mission of the Office of Career Preparation and Professional Development is to provide career education through programs, events and services that empower students and alumni to attain their professional goals.

How We Can Help You

Our office offers a Freshman to Senior Career Roadmap which can be personalized to provide you with actionable goals to prepare you for career success. To help you along your journey, our office offers a wealth of career resources, workshops, and events. Students are encouraged to meet early and often with our career counselors to take advantage of our expertise to help them create and implement their career plan.   

Student and Alumni Services

Freshman to Senior Career Roadmap

Mapping out your years ahead as early as possible is critical to your professional success. View a sample roadmap below and explore how we can help you from your first day as a student through graduation.

View Career and Life Design Road Map

One-on-One Career Counseling

Meet with a career counselor virtually or in person for help deciding on and achieving your career goals.

Our career counselors can assist you with:

  • Choosing a career or major.
  • Developing a career plan.
  • Creating a résumé and writing cover letters.
  • Searching for job or internship opportunities.
  • Preparing for interviews.
  • Growing your network.

Current students:

Schedule an Appointment via Handshake

Alumni:

Email [email protected] to request an appointment.

Search for Jobs and Internships

Handshake is our online career services management system and job board. This intuitive platform allows students and alumni to connect with employers that are offering internships, part- and full-time jobs, volunteer work, fellowships, and upper-level career opportunities.

Access to more than 100,000+ employer reviews on Handshake gives you insight into what it’s like to intern or work at a specific company. Additionally, you can use Peer Messaging to chat with alumni or other students who have the same major as you.

Current students:

Search for Jobs and Internships on Handshake

Alumni:

Email [email protected] to access our Job and Internship Board on Handshake.

Meet with Employers

Our office works directly with employers and recruiters to provide students and alumni with on campus engagement opportunities such as Internship and Job Fairs. 

Students and Alumni are emailed regularly about these opportunities.  

Alumni:

Email [email protected] to update your email in our system.

Career Workshops and Events

Each semester our office offers a variety of workshops on career development skills such as resume writing and interviewing.  

We also regularly partner with our Alumni Engagement office to offer Mentoring and Networking events for current students and recent alumni.

Current Students:

View our Upcoming Workshops and Events

Alumni:

Email [email protected] for access.

Tools and Resources

To explore even more resources, visit our Career Resources Page.

Joseph Scurto ’24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Major

"Every visit with the career counselor was insightful, from discovering new programs to hearing valuable advice. The Office helped me lay the pavement for my future success and come to a sense of self discovery" 

 

Employer Services

Learn how we can help you recruit our students and alumni.

Our office is excited to help you recruit our talented students and alumni.  View our Employers page for details.

View Employer Services