Looking to find a job or internship? Whether you are a student or an alum, career development center officials say their office is the first place to stop.
“It is never too early or too late to start working with Career Development,” said Denise Geggatt, the School of Arts and Sciences career advisor, “We meet students wherever they are in the career planning process.”
The center, in the Cushing Martin building, offers resume labs, career advising drop-in hours, and sends out emails with what will be going on throughout the week. Some of the center’s programs include internship fairs, alumni networking, and other resources included in the job search app, “Handshake.”
Students can find the link for “Handshake” on Stonehill’s website. An account is associated with a Stonehill email.
Geggatt said evening resume labs started last year were so successful that they are now held weekly.
“The evening resume labs are staffed by our Career Ambassadors; they can help students get started or fine-tune an existing resume based on their experiences and training from our office,” she said. “It’s a nice option for students with schedules that don’t allow for a visit during regular office hours.”
With the help of career advisors, alum John Gallagher was able to establish his career as an account executive in the business development department for the New England Revolution. There, he sells to corporations across New England season ticket packages, group outings, and hospitalities.”
“I would say the Career Development Center played a large role,” he said. “It was nice to go somewhere on campus and talk with people solely about my career and what it takes to write resumes and cover letters. These things don’t come easy and having these resources at my disposal was fantastic.”
In addition to resumes and events, the center also teaches students how to utilize the networking platform LinkedIn. Onsite, students learn how to let others know when they get a new job, how to follow companies they are interested in, and how to create a profile to show accomplishments and experience.
Students may go to the office for help at any time and are encouraged to go as soon as they wish. During the pandemic, resources became available online and appointments could be made over Zoom.
Lauren Griffin, a senior, said she started going to the center as a freshman, and after attending a resume lab found that applying to jobs in the spring was easier.
“I was remote my entire sophomore year and was looking to network and gain more experience in the education and psychology fields,” she said, “I attended the virtual job and internship fair and had the chance to talk with recruiters from the May Institute. This led to me applying and being a part of their internship cohort for the summer of 2021, which I would not have known about without the fair.”
Resume labs are scheduled for every weekday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., and Monday through Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Kruse Center of Cushing-Martin Hall.