Career Services
Center for Career Services
The Center for Career Services offers a broad range of
career-related services to students. These include career counseling,
career planning classes, internships and job search assistance.
Career Counseling
Clear career decision-making is essential to creating and implementing
a successful career plan. Students may schedule individual appointments
with a licensed career counselor to assess their values, interests,
personality and abilities as related to majors and careers; learn the
career decision-making process; and create tentative career plans.
Career Planning Classes
The Center offers a one-credit course, Introduction to the
World of Work (CE 101), which introduces students to the career decision-making
and planning process in a structured environment. Students learn to
assess their personal attributes as they relate to majors and careers,
develop an awareness of the working world, and acquire knowledge regarding
tools and strategies for conducting a successful job search.
The Cooperative Education Program
The Cooperative Education Program offers students the opportunity to
integrate classroom learning with "real world" experience
by serving internships related to their academic and career goals. Professional
work experience helps students to clarify their career goals, gain resume-building
experience, increase their sophistication about the world of work, and
develop core competencies required for their preferred career field.
Internships may be paid or unpaid depending on the student's
career field of interest. Internships are eligible for credit or non-credit
transcript notation. Work assignments relate to students’ career
interests and majors and are arranged to allow them to advance in terms
of levels of responsibility and required competencies as they mature
and progress through the curriculum. Through this program, students
may earn a maximum of three credit hours over their university careers.
In order to receive credit, students must secure approval from a Career
Center advisor prior to registration and before work has started.
On-line Job Listing and Resume Posting Service
Students can access postings for permanent full-time jobs, internships,
and summer and part-time work experiences through an on-line service
available 24 hours per day to those registered with the center. John
Carroll University participates in a pooled internship program that
allows students to apply on-line for internships posted by sixteen universities
throughout the northeast Ohio region. Students may also post their resumes
on-line to be reviewed by approved employers seeking candidates.
Senior Job Search Assistance
Registered seniors may consult a career advisor for assistance with
their search for a permanent job after graduation. Advisors help students
develop job search strategies, identify potential employers, and prepare
for interviews.
Students of all majors may participate in the on-campus
interview program. Approximately 200 employers recruit on campus each
year through this program. The Center for Career Services also sponsors
three job fairs each year as well as special programs and presentations
related to the job search.
