CONNECT/NETWORK WITH ALUMNI DURING HOMECOMING: HERE’S HOW!
On Friday, Oct. 25, please make plans to attend the Homecoming Student-Alumni Mentoring and Networking Event! You’ll have the opportunity to make GREAT connections with alumni who have built outstanding careers in a variety of industries! Make plans to attend! Register at the link above!
PLAN AHEAD: THINK ABOUT ADDING A ONE-CREDIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE TO YOUR SPRING 2025 SCHEDULE
We offer many one-credit career and professional development courses designed to help you make informed decisions about your future! Check out the Master Schedule of Spring 2025 courses SOON! Register in a one-credit course. Prioritize your future by planning intentionally for what is ahead! We offer MANY different courses, including one-credit courses that focus on the following careers for liberal arts and sciences students:
- Finance and Financial Services
- Management Consulting
- Healthcare
- Law (Legal Profession)
- Public Policy
- Renewable Energy
- Creative and Performing Arts
LOOKING FOR AN ALUMNI MENTOR? COMPLETE THIS FORM!
Villanova alumni want to connect with you! Complete this form to indicate your interest in being matched with an alumni mentor!
SUMMER (AND SPRING) 2025 INTERNSHIPS AND FULL-TIME ROLES ON HANDSHAKE
Certain fields, like consulting, finance, and technology, are hiring Spring and Summer 2025 interns and seniors for full-time roles now! Not all career fields recruit students so early, but some do, and we don’t want you to miss any application deadlines. Check out Handshake to explore companies of interest so that you don’t miss an important application deadline.
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
You’ll always be in the know if you follow OUS Professional Development on Instagram! Follow us today!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
We’re proud of our students’ accomplishments outside of the classroom. Please complete this brief form to share information with us about your recent internship.
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CLAS PEER CAREER COACH
We are excited to make available to undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences the opportunity to schedule a one-on-one appointment with a CLAS Peer Career Coach.
Our Peer Career Coaches have been trained to engage in conversations with students about internship and career interests, how to create a résumé, how to identify opportunities, how to write a cover letter and LinkedIn profile, and much more. They bring to each conversation skill, empathy, and experience.
To make an appointment with a CLAS Peer Career Coach, all you need to do is this:
• Log into Handshake.
• Click on the Appointments tab.
• Select “CLAS: Professional Development.”
• Then select either a 30-minute or 60-minute CLAS Peer Career Coaching Session.
• Follow the short prompts to schedule an appointment.
PROFESSIONAL SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS
10/21: CLAS to Careers: How to Write a Professional Résumé
11/11: CLAS to Careers: How to Write a Professional Résumé
12/2: CLAS to Careers: How to Write a Professional Résumé
10/18: CLAS to Careers: Internships 101
11/15: CLAS to Careers: Internships 101
11/5 at 12 PM: Interviewing Strategies
11/19 at 12 PM: Graduate School Search Workshop
IMPORTANT: CAREER CENTER EVENTS
10/22: Network Connectivity Meetup: Join employers for this unique networking experience that is both casual in nature yet powerful in purpose. Chat with recruiters in a relaxed setting where you will gain both career advice as well as learn about participating organizations’ inclusive working environments. Students in LEVEL, as well as those working with the Office of Disability Services and Learning Support Services, are strongly encouraged to attend this event.
11/6: 2024 International Students & Employer Meetup in Handshake
11/13: Wall Street Meetup Prep for Non-Business Students
NEW! EXPLORE CAREER CONNECTIONS (You’re Here!)
Career Connections is the bridge that links the Villanova community with high-quality career education content. “Connections” was built on the basis of empowering the community to choose and attain personally rewarding careers! Check it out here!
Connect With Alumni Who Work in a Variety of Fields Through Our BRIDGE Society Mentoring and Networking Events
The BRIDGE Society in the Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a student-run and led organization that helps students learn about various professions and career paths within them. How? By uniting Villanova alumni with students at mentoring and networking events to facilitate connection and engagement. Alumni mentors share career knowledge in an effort to help our curious students learn and grow more confident in their abilities, talent, interests and potential.
Below is our slate of BRIDGE Society events for the academic year. Each is centered around exploring careers in a particular set of industries. All events will be held virtually from 4-5 p.m. ET, so you can participate from anywhere you are. Click on the links below to register so that you can learn about careers in:
- 10/8/24: Law, Government, and Politics
- 10/25/24: Homecoming Student-Alumni Mentoring and Networking Event
- 11/12/24: Science, Tech, and Healthcare
- 2/18/25: Communications, Media, Public Relations
- 3/18/25: Consulting
- 4/8/25: Education, Psychology, and Non-Profit
INTERESTED IN PURSUING A LAW DEGREE?
Have you ever considered Law School but not sure where to begin? Villanova has resources ready for you so that you can be successful! See the full lineup of events for this semester and check out bit.ly/vuprelawevents for more information!
INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER/INTERNSHIP IN GOVERNMENT?
The federal government offers many exciting job opportunities, but they can be difficult to find, track and navigate, complicated by short application windows and information scattered across hundreds of different webpages. The GoGovernment Federal Internship Finder, created by the Partnership for Public Service, will simplify your search for federal opportunities. The tool compiles publicly accessible information about professional and academic opportunities in government for students and recent graduates into one centralized place.
HANDSHAKE
Administered by our wonderful colleagues in the Career Center, Handshake offers students a one-stop destination for all things related to career exploration. Students can register to attend events, apply for internships and jobs, follow companies of interest, etc. It is a dynamic online tool, and all students are strongly encouraged to explore and leverage it. All students automatically have a Handshake account and simply need to activate it by logging in and registering with their VU username and password.
NOVA NETWORK
Similar to LinkedIn but exclusively for Villanovans (students, alumni, etc.), the Nova Network is a terrific place for students to connect with alumni, join affinity groups, and ask career-related questions. Through Nova Network, members can expand their Villanova professional network, connect with Villanovans in industries and/or cities of interest, learn more about industries, initiate conversations and arrange job shadows, and much more.
IIE INITIATIVES
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers CLAS students many ways to get involved and learn about entrepreneurship. Visit the IIE Web site to learn more.
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