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Career Services
Student Affairs
Joyal Administration, Room 103
559.278.2381
FAX: 559.278.6483
www.csufresno.edu/careers
RITA BOCCHINFUSO-COHEN, Director
Career Services. Career Services, a department within the Division of Student Affairs, supports the mission of the University by enhancing student career success through increased self-knowledge, career literacy, job-search preparation and expanded opportunities to connect with employers. As a centralized and comprehensive career center, Career Services assists all majors from entering freshmen through alumni. At any stage in your college career, you can meet with career coaches or counselors to clarify your career direc¬tions, ensure you are prepared to market yourself well, get assistance with applying to graduate school or develop a personalized job search approach. Employer events, on-campus recruiting and on-line job posting systems increase your access to career opportunities. You can maximize your transition to career success by regularly utilizing all that is available to you or choosing only those features that best fit your individual needs.
Services Offered. Our activities strive to increase student and alumni preparedness and access to opportunities that enhance your ability to achieve your professional goals, including a variety of online resources available through our website (www.csufresno.edu/careers). Staff is available to help you::
- Learn about yourself to choose a major: Eureka, SDS, Career-Leader College, other career assessment tools
- Discover career options: Eureka, Career Library, Computer Resource Lab
- Develop a resume: OptimalResume, Walk-in Resume Critiques
- Prepare for a job search: Cover Letter, Interview Prep and Practice, Salary/Industry Trends
- Connect with employers: Career Fairs, Networking Mixers
- Locate a job: BulldogLink web-based employment system, On-Campus Interview program
- Gain experience: Part-time/Internship/or Full-Time opportunities, Scholars Service Grant Program, Community Service Scholarship Program
- Plan for graduate school: Application Process, Personal Statement
- Make the transition from campus to life after college: Senior Experience, Life After College Speaker Series
Alumni Services. Realizing that your relationship with Fresno State does not end after you leave campus, we strive to provide alumni the best possible resources, advising, and career coaching. Feel free to utilize all of the resources on our website or within our office. In addition, alumni throughout California can gain access to reciprocal services at other CSU Career Centers through our office. Since we have limited resources, we must charge our Alumni a nominal fee of $25 for one year of access to Career Services after the six-month grace period. This fee entitles you to all of our free career assessments, counseling appointments, career fairs, and on-campus interviewing (where appropriate).
Senior Experience. Approaching graduation and preparing for life
after undergraduate studies can be a daunting challenge. Career Services
currently manages the university's Senior Experience program, an
initiative to develop, coordinate, and facilitate resources, activities
and events to celebrate undergraduate student attainment of senior status
or that help undergraduate seniors cope with the impending change of transitioning
out of the college setting to the workplace or graduate/professional school.
The Senior Experience website at www.csufresno.edu/seniors includes
detailed information about this program, including a schedule of upcoming
activities and events.
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