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In 2012, the School of Business Administration and Economics established the Center for Student Success, an initiative that is designed to support the School’s goal of attracting, supporting, and retaining high caliber students, engaged alumni, and top local and national-level employers. Student preparation and success are the Center's highest priorities and career services is just one of the many supports that the Center provides.
Use the links below to learn more about career planning, résumé writing, internships, and full-time employment. Jobs and internships are listed on JobShop and also in the Center's Weekly Updates e-newsletter.
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
- Interviewing
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Résumés
- Salary figures and employment statistics
- Negotiating an offer
BUSINESS CAREER PLANNING
To demonstrate that student success is our highest priority, all business administration, marketing, and finance majors are required to take a Business Careers Seminar (BUS 389) prior to graduation. Accounting students are encouraged to take the Accounting Profession Seminar (ACC 389) either in the fall of their junior or senior years. These courses prepare students to conduct an effective candidate-driven internship and/or job search.
RESUME COLLECTIONS & NETWORKING EVENTS
- Résumés are collected and sent to prospective employers for job and internship consideration
- Job fairs & on-campus recruitment
- Alumni networking
- Career events for students
- Networking and informational interviews 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
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BUS498 internship credit counts as an upper level business elective for either three or six credits
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Internship information
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
- Business & law school advising, including personal statements, graduate school selection, and testing information
- 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
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 the Center for Student Success.
Last Updated 11/20/12
