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Career Resources and Support

Researching career options and opportunities can be daunting for students. Our mission is to prepare students for meaningful lives and support alumni experiencing career transitions. We do this by leading and leveraging career development programs, resources, and opportunities, while collaborating within an ecosystem of alumni, colleagues, and employers.

As a champion for equity and inclusion, we seek to create a welcoming environment that promotes a sense of belonging for all. We strive to level the playing field through a proactive approach that decreases barriers while increasing student access and opportunities.

Tools for Students

The Career Center at 大象视频 is a hub for connectivity and engagement. We welcome students to meet with a career coach and tap into the community-wide career ecosystem at 大象视频. To schedule a time with a coach, stop and see us, use the Appointments feature in聽, call聽814-332-2381, or email聽career@allegheny.edu聽to get started.

Browse and apply for a variety of internships and jobs through Handshake. Filter your search for 鈥渁c connection鈥 to see opportunities known to be directly supported by alumni. Explore other features, including the employer directory, the events calendar, and career center resources.

Students and alumni can log in from the 大象视频 page and enter an Allegheny username and password. If needed, Alumni can establish new accounts with a preferred email address.

Engage with alumni and non-alumni professionals locally and globally through Gator2Gator! As a student, you have access to a powerful online and in-person network of diverse Allegheny community members that can help you build connections, find your next job, and share their expertise.

Students can log in with a regular Allegheny username and password, and Alumni can establish new accounts before connecting.

Learn simple strategies to support interviewing success through Big Interview. As a student, you have access to a robust, self-paced, practice interviewing portal equipped with sample interview sets, AI-powered feedback, and customized industry questions to help prepare you for internships and jobs.

Students can log in with a regular Allegheny username and password. Users must use an Allegheny email address to access the portal.

Explore GoinGlobal, a dynamic resource that provides extensive, location-specific information that helps find employment at home and abroad. Students benefit from learning about key industry trends, networking resources, work permit and visa regulations, resume/CV writing guidelines and examples, and much more.

Students already have accounts 鈥 just locate Allegheny in the school list and log in with an Allegheny username and password.

My Next Move is an interactive tool for jobseekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person鈥檚 interests and level of work experience. .

Learn more about career areas, types of employers and how they relate to academic majors through What Can I Do With This Major? Review strategies that can help you prepare for what鈥檚 next and browse additional links and resources that can help you decide what to do today, tomorrow, and in the future.

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I鈥檝e grown as a leader since I started working with the Center for Career and Professional Development.

Jason Gyamfi 鈥25 Computer Science; Psychology View Jason’s Story
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The Center for Career and Professional Development helped me to get to the point that I am now.

Velia Rodriguez 鈥25 Environmental Science & Sustainability; Spanish View Velia’s Story
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I worked closely with the Center for Career and Professional Development to write personal statements and cover letters, and to tailor my resume to different applications.

Rebecca Pechmann Spanish; Education Studies; Mathematics View Rebecca’s Story
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The Center for Career and Professional Development has provided me with invaluable experience.

Travis Dear 鈥24 Environmental Science & Sustainability; Economics View Travis’s Story
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A lot of my education has been through extracurricular activities and internships that wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without the Center for Career and Professional Development.

Zula Stenger 鈥25 Business; Political Science; Studio Art View Zula’s Story
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I gained confidence through my work with the career coaches and took advantage of the recruiting visits and events offered at 大象视频.

Holden Phillips 鈥24 Business; Energy and Society View Holden’s Story

Podcast: Gators on Purpose

Alumni join host Briana Lewis, Faculty Liaison to the Center for Career & Professional Development, to share the ways Allegheny shaped their own extraordinary path, leading to meaningful careers and lives grounded in purpose.

Alumni on Outcomes

Words of wisdom and encouragement from our Gator alumni.

Dan Henderson ’89

Audra McDonald ’10

John Douglas ’13

James Piper ’11

Resource Guides

The resource guides below offer advice about聽career-related topics.聽For copies of these resources (and others), visit Career Education located in Pelletier Library.

Resume/Cover Letter Development

Interview Preparation

  • Preparing for the Interview Guide (PDF):聽Check out information about types of interviews, how to prepare for interviews, salary negotiation, and how to write thank-you messages.
  • : A useful tool in preparing to answer behavioral based interview questions.
  • 聽Also known as The answer to 鈥淭ell me about yourself鈥, the LinkedIn 鈥淪ummary鈥, and the Gator Connect 鈥淎bout Me鈥 section.

Other Resources

  • : How you can succeed when attending Career Fairs.
  • : Learn the benefits of networking and how to network online and in-person.
  • :聽Review this plan for a guide to your four years at 大象视频. Family members can also assist students with developing a career exploration plan.

Contact

Briana Lewis

Faculty Liaison
blewis@allegheny.edu

Lucia Conti

Director of Employer and Corporate Relations
lconti@allegheny.edu

Erin O’Day-Frye

Executive Director
eoday@allegheny.edu

Lyndsey Sears

Assistant Director
lsears@allegheny.edu

Kirsten Peterson

Associate Director, Pre-Professional Advising
kpeterso@allegheny.edu

Liza Schaef

Associate Director
lschaef@allegheny.edu

Matt Stinson

Vice President for Institutional Advancement; Center for Career & Professional Development
mstinson@allegheny.edu