The Career Development Center provides career-related services and programs for all matriculated students and alumni at Purchase College. Faculty members are encouraged to refer Purchase students to the Center as early as their first year to learn how to begin identifying career options and how to make the most effective use of our services, including:

  • individual/group sessions on choosing a major and exploring potential career options; identifying skills and interests through surveys and assessments
  • assistance in developing resumes and cover letters, personal statements for graduate school, job search strategies, and interviewing skills.
  • referral to online career and interest assessment tools and resources for exploration
  • help in locating internships and leads for full- and part-time jobs, gig and freelance opportunities, and service learning or volunteer opportunities
  • the Purchase College Alumni Mentor Network by FirstHand, an online professional networking service
  • advising on graduate and professional schools, and information on processing credentials for graduate school applications
  • specialized career programs and events, including career panels, employer visits to campus, the Job and Internship Fair, industry area mini-fairs, Graduate School Month and Expo

Other Career Center services and resources that support faculty are:

  • a faculty virtual internship guide, provided to faculty sponsors
  • dedicated Zoom Internship Support Drop-in for Faculty support (for the campus, including but not limited to Faculty Sponsors)
  • in-class or other career presentations, with relevant materials and job/internship resources
  • Purchase JobScore, an online platform for jobs and internships in all career fields. Faculty can access Purchase JobScore to review and approve Internship Learning Contracts, evaluations and recommend internship and other relevant opportunities to their students.