Services for Seniors AND RECENT GRADUATES

Congratulations, seniors and recent graduates! Your hard work and perseverance paid off!

The Center for SUCCESS is here to help with your Career Development needs. Please schedule an appointment with us to talk about:

Resume/Cover Letter Assistance
Networking
Job Search
Mock Interview
Graduate School

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Contact the Center for SUCCESS

Office: WAC L-208
Phone: 773-298-3131
Email: centerforsuccessFREESXU
M-T: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Resources for Seniors AND RECENT GRADUATES

A collection of resources and services to help students and recent graduates succeed.

Student Success Guide

Packed full of useful information to help you navigate your academic and career success through college and beyond. Includes sample resumes, cover letters, reference pages and more.

How To: Writing a Resume
How To: Writing a Cover Letter
A Comprehensive List of Action Verbs for Resumes
How To: Mastering Interviews
Common interview Questions
Job Search Strategies
Networking 101
How To: Writing a Personal Statement
Preparing for Grad School

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Seniors and Recent Graduates Suggestions (Personal and Professional Preparedness)

Schedule a resume review with a Center for SUCCESS advisor and get your resume employer-ready
Complete mock interviews and practice your interviewing skills
Consider a volunteer or a pre-professional opportunity to enhance your transferrable skills.
Attend networking events, hosted by the Center for SUCCESS or your academic program and continue to make career connections
Attend events like Synergy and Scarlet & Gray
Wrap up the Cougars LEAD Certificate
Take the First Destination Survey and share next steps with the CFS
Purchase interviewing attire (professional attire can often be found affordably at second hand stores, such as Goodwill)
Create and or update your LinkedIn Profile
Attend the College to Career Expo
Start your job search early in the semester
Consider Graduate school opportunities
Reach out to your contacts including professors and current supervisors for letters of recommendation.
Visit the Center for SUCCESS Resources by Major and Diverse Student Resources pages
If you interned, share your experience with the Center for SUCCESS by contacting centerforsuccessFREESXU
Apply for graduation and meet with an academic advisor
Start researching companies
Find a mentor
Think about how classes have prepared you for your next steps and address these in interviews
Clean up your online presence (social media)
Do not compare yourself to others!

Center for SUCCESS is here to help you. Please schedule an appointment if you would like to discuss any of the items above. Summer is also a great time to accomplish some of these suggestions.

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