research and gaining experience
through internship and exploration programs are important steps in the right
direction.
Colgate University
Center for Career Services
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The Center for Career Services offers students a comprehensive program to
explore career options, conduct self-assessment, pursue internships, network
with alumni and make connections to full time jobs, fellowships/scholarships and
graduate school opportunities. Evaluating skills, defining personal values,
learning about career fields, conducting career research and gaining experience
through internship and exploration programs are important steps in the right
direction.
Career Profile Class of 2006 - is an important document of Colgate's institutional research. The Profile is a one year follow-up study concerning the career outcomes reported by our most recent class of graduates.
Your Role - how to help your son or daughter and how to become involved.
Services
Career Advising – CCS counselors meet with students individually to assist with a variety of career-related issues, including internships and postgraduate plans. Meetings are usually 30 minutes in length.
Counseling Walk-in Hours – Monday-Friday, 1:30-4:00 pm, conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary to come in and speak with a counselor for five to ten minutes.
Self-Assessment – CCS offers the Strong Interest Inventory self-assessment tool, designed to help students transfer their skills and interests to satisfying career choices.
Mock Interviews – The opportunity to role-play an interview with a counselor in front of a video camera. Following the ‘interview,’ the tape is reviewed and discussed to help students hone their skills (process requires a one-hour appointment). We also offer ‘interview prep’ sessions, scheduled for 30 minutes with a counselor.
Pre-law & Graduate School Advising – CCS provides guidance for those students interested in pursuing law school or graduate/professional school, and offers assistance with personal statements and the application process.
Scholarship and Fellowship Advising – CCS advises students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate fellowship and scholarship opportunities, such as Rhodes, Fulbright, Watson, and many others.
Colgate Connection – A group of approximately 3000 alumni and parent volunteers that offers students and alumni opportunities to explore career options and make professional contacts. In addition to those who have specifically volunteered to help, Colgate alumni in general usually are receptive to being contacted for informational interviewing purposes.
Peer Advising – Peer Advisors are Colgate students employed by CCS who are trained to critique cover letters and résumés. They also represent CCS outside of the office: hosting Coop Tables to promote our programs, conducting Satellite Office Hours in various locations around campus and at The Barge, and presenting workshops in residence halls and special interest houses on topics such as résumé writing, networking, or finding an internship.
Recruiting Programs
On-Campus Recruiting – Employers come to campus to conduct first-round interviews with graduating seniors.
Résumé Collect Program – Résumés are collected and forwarded to employers who wish to interview candidates at their offices rather than on campus.
Internship Recruiting – Employers come to campus to interview underclass students for summer internships, and also participate in the Résumé Collect Program to fill internship positions.
Consortia Programs – Programs in Boston, Washington DC, New York City, Syracuse NY (communications) and Cortland NY (certified teaching) provide opportunities for students to interview with organizations from the host cities representing specified career areas.
Law Fair – Each fall CCS coordinates a Law School Fair, bringing representatives from some of the top law schools in the nation to campus.
Resources
Stanley Newell Kinney Resource Library – A comprehensive library containing information organized by career field, which includes job search information, employer directories, fellowship/scholarship/grant information, graduate school directories and application information, and more.
Job Search Publications – CCS produces guides for students on résumé writing, job search correspondence, and interviewing, along with guides for graduate and law school application.
Blackboard Discussions – Threaded on-line discussions that provide students the opportunity to pose questions of alumni regarding a specific career field.