Business Career Services: The College at Brockport

JOB SEARCH COACHING & COUNSELING

Full-time and internship listings (local and national) on JobShop
Job search advisement - determining what to do post-graduation, how to enhance your candidacy, job search techniques
Job Search Websites by business function/category
Cover Letters (pdf)
Interviewing
Résumés (all are pdf)
Salary figures and employment statistics

BUSINESS CAREER PLANNING

To demonstrate that student success is at our highest priority, all business administration, marketing, and finance majors are required to take a career planning seminar (BUS 389) prior to graduation. The course provides all students with the tools and resources needed to obtain internships and/or jobs.

RESUME COLLECTIONS & NETWORKING EVENTS

Résumés are collected and sent to prospective employers for job and internship consideration
Job fairs & on-campus recruitment
Alumni networking and mentor program
Career events for students
Networking & Information Interviews (pdf) are a great way to learn about career fields and potential job/internship opportunities

INTERNSHIP INFORMATION

Business majors are encouraged to complete internships prior to graduation. In fact, 94 percent of newly hired graduates participated in an internship or co-op prior to graduation (NACE Experiential Education survey)
Internship search advisement - how to locate and obtain a skill buidling experience
BUS498 internship credit counts as an upper level business elective for either three or six credits
Internship Information
Cover Letters from Career Services
Interviewing from Career Services
Résumés from Career Services

INTERVIEW PREPARATION

The business career specialist can teach you how to: answer interview questions, conduct company research, dress appropriately, create questions for the employer, and much more
Mock interviews, by appointment only, allow students to engage in a simulated interview situation - interviews can be taped upon request

GRADUATE SCHOOL ADVISING

Business & law school advising, including personal statements, graduate school selection, and testing information

CAREER SERVICES IN THE RAKOV CENTER

The main campus career center offers career services to all students and career paths. Three resources important to business students include: (1) JobShop, The College at Brockport's online job and internship posting system, (2) career counseling, and (3) an extensive career library

Please arrange an appointment with a counselor in Rakov to ensure you are taking advantage of all programs and services available to you.

The resources and websites listed above are meant to be a guide and starting point for students. It is not a substitute for the counseling services provided by our office.

Last Updated 5/9/11