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CONTACT INFORMATION
Center for Career Development
36 Madison Avenue, Sycamore Cottage
Madison, NJ 07940
973-408-3710
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A good strategy for engaging with the Center for Career Development is to visit early and visit often! Not sure where to start or how the career center can help? Our staff is here to support your success in the following ways:
Self Discovery & Career Exploration
- Talk with you to hear about your likes and dislikes
- Walk you through personality and career quizzes to help discover who you are and what you want to do
- Provide resources to learn more about different kinds of work or graduate school and how you get there
- Support you in identifying natural skills and how you can develop others
Skill Development
- Collaborate with you on a plan to get from where you are to where you want to be
- Help you locate opportunities to try on different work, build skills and experience
- Part-time jobs
- Volunteering
- Student clubs
- Guide you in representing yourself and your activities professionally:
- Resumes and cover letters
- Graduate school applications
- Social media and blogs
- Online portfolios
Goal Pursuit
- Support you in defining and working toward career goals
- Assist with developing internship and job search skills
- Provide 1 professional outfit per academic year through the Career Closet
- Boost your networking and interview skills
- Help you to evaluate and negotiate job offers
- Connect you with alumni and friends
INTERNSHIP AND JOB SEARCHES
FINDING AN INTERNSHIP
Internships
Internships are invaluable ways to link academic expertise with your career goals in a workplace setting.
FULL-TIME JOB SEARCHES
Full-time Jobs
Our team works with you to help you find work that allows you to express your passions, interests, skills, and values.
Support for International Students
The Center for Career Development partners closely with the International Students and Scholars Office to assist international students with their internship and job search plans.
Graduate School Advising
As you choose your future career direction, attending graduate school may seem like a good idea. Perhaps you recognize that earning an advanced degree is necessary to enter or to advance in a particular career field.
