Connect with career counseling designed to meet your professional goals and put your degree to work.
Career counseling appointments offer students and alumni a chance to speak with one of our expert. Our appointments are designed to meet you where you are in your professional journey, whether you are creating your first resume or preparing for your next job interview.
Our advisors can assist you with a variety of topics, including:
- Career Exploration – learn more about different career opportunities within your academic discipline and find valuable resources that will allow you to explore even further.
- Choosing a Major/Career Direction – discover which academic majors or minors suit you best by exploring your personal interests, skills, and goals, access career assessments if needed.
- Resume or Cover Letter Review – review your resume or cover letter.
- Internship Exploration – meet with a CDC staff member to discuss strategies and programs available that will help you in your internship search.
- Job Search – Discuss specific issues within your job search with a CDC advisor, and learn strategies and tips to help you improve the results of your search.
- Graduate School – discuss the graduate school application process, get help selecting graduate programs, or review a personal statement.
- LinkedIn – learn more about LinkedIn, review your profile, and explore advanced options.
- Interview Preparation – learn strategies to prepare for the interview process: making a strong first impression, identifying answers to commonly asked questions, giving examples, highlighting strengths and accomplishments, discussing salary, and asking open-ended questions.
- Practice Interview – meet with a CDC staff member for a practice interview and receive feedback.
- Salary Negotiation Strategy – learn to research a target salary range, answer questions about salary, and negotiate the elements of a job offer.
- Workplace Issue – obtain professional advice from a CDC advisor on how to handle an issue you are having in your current workplace.
- RAMP – Learn more about the Ram Alumni Mentoring Program (RAMP)
Looking for something else? Our career advisors have you covered. We encourage you to contact us if you are looking for additional forms of support.
How to Schedule an Appointment
You may schedule an appointment up to [timeframe] in advance. Students and alumni may schedule an appointment through Handshake, the Career Center’s career management platform. If you have never used Handshake before, we encourage you to learn more about Handshake at Suffolk and how you can claim your student profile.
If you already have a Handshake profile, follow these steps to request an appointment:
- Sign into your Handshake profile using your Suffolk University credentials.
- Navigate to the tab titled “Career Center” in the upper righthand corner of your screen.
- Once you’ve reached the Career Center page, select “Appointments”. Click the “Schedule a New Appointment” button.
Afterwards, you will be prompted to identify a bit of information about yourself and your reason for scheduling an appointment. If you have any difficulty scheduling an appointment or if you require further assistance, please contact us.