Center for Career & Professional Development
The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) supports students’ holistic development by helping them connect the dots between the knowledge and skills they are gaining both inside and outside the classroom to potential careers, enhancing their career and professional development through programming and services, and providing them with the tools and knowledge necessary for post-graduate success.
Starting in the fall of 2023, Centre is launching Career Exploration Communities (CECs). At the end of their first semester, students will have to opportunity to join one or more CEC: Arts, Media & Entertainment; Business & Entrepreneurship; Health & Medicine; Law, Government & Policy; Science, Engineering & Tech; and Social Impact. Events across campus will be offered through each CEC to help students learn more about potential careers and connect with industry professionals. In addition, each CEC will have a dedicated career coach, so that students can work with someone with specialized knowledge of their career field(s) of interest. There is also a career coach dedicated to meeting specifically with students who are undeclared or are undecided about their major or which CEC they would like join. Career coaches can walk students through the entire career readiness process, from initial career exploration through applying for jobs or graduate schools. Along the way, career coaches can provide students with self-assessments, help them identify and articulate their skills, teach them how to research careers, help them locate and apply for internships or undergraduate research, assist with resume writing and interview preparation, and assist with locating and applying to post-graduate jobs and graduate schools. In addition, students will be able to connect and network with industry insiders through our Career Mentor Network and the extensive network of Career Advocates for each CEC.
Finally, the CCPD has a wealth of information and resources on its website, including Handshake, our personal internship and job posting site, and resources tailored to each Career Exploration Community.