College of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog - Spring 2024

Career Services and Experiential Education

The Office of Career Services and Experiential Education serves all UJ students and alumni in a variety of ways. The primary responsibilities of Career Services are to provide career planning and job search preparation services to students and alumni. Experiential Education assists students in exploring and locating field experiences such as internships and cooperative education, job shadows, volunteer work, consulting projects, curricular and optional practical training for international students, and study abroad opportunities. Students and alumni may visit the center on a walk-in basis or by appointment. The following services and information are available:

Career Services:

  • Career advising, development, and testing
  • Computer aided career assessment, Focus-2
  • Career Alumni Network (CAN)
  • Career Insider
  • Career library
  • Career speakers and workshops
  • Informational interviews
  • Occupational files
  • Market trends
  • Graduate and professional school information
  • Military career information
  • Job vacancy lists (career, part-time, summer, internships)
  • Employer contacts and files
  • Job search assistance (resumé, cover letter, portfolio, interview skills)
  • Mock interviews
  • Salary information
  • Job fairs

Experiential Education:

  • Internship and consulting project contacts and information
  • Job shadows
  • Internship fairs
  • Volunteer fair
  • Irish American Scholar Programs
  • ISEP (International Student Exchange Program)
  • Curricular and optional practical training application materials for international students
  • Study abroad presentations
  • Career planning, job search, and experiential education workshops

More information about Career Services and Experiential Education can be found online at www.uj.edu/career-center.