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The Hood College Career Center strives to ensure your student's post-college success! We offer a variety of events and services for the different stages of your student's college and post-college career, from major selection and job readiness to career changing and graduate school options.
We offer free services to students and alums so assistance does not stop when your student walks across the stage!
Our website offers hundreds of job, internship and mentoring listings on the Opportunities Network.
Freshman/Sophomore Years (Decisions, decisions! Getting on the right path.)
- Career counseling
- Choosing a major
- Assessment testing
- Career-based library and workstations
- Internship assistance
- Connecting with Hood alums
- Listings of off-campus part time jobs (on our bulletin boards)
Junior/Senior Years (Career preparation)
- Career counseling
- Résumé and cover letter reviews
- Interviewing skills
- Networking information
- Finding a job
Workshops and Events
The Career Center hosts over 40 events per academic year to give your student the competitive edge in today's world, including:- Power Lunch (refining etiquette skills)
- Résumés and Job Search Strategies
- FBI Information Session
- Networking Workshop
- Applying for Government Jobs
- Trip to Washington, DC to visit with members of Congress
- Internship Workshop
- Job Fairs
- Guest Speaker Series
We're Here for Your Student
The Career Center team is always researching and updating our programs and services to ensure that your student gets the skills and information she/he needs for today's ever-changing job market.
Please feel free to contact us!