Distinctions & Opportunities

Opportunities Outside the College

Career Development Center

The Career Development Center houses four interrelated programs which provide an array of services designed to assist undergraduate students in making informed academic and career decisions. The Career Development Center, located at 625 N. Jordan Avenue, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visit the office Web site at www.indiana.edu/~career. (The Health Professions and Prelaw Center provides preprofessional advising and services for students interested in pursuing careers in law, medicine, and other health fields. It is located in Maxwell Hall 010, (812) 855-1873.)

Career Counseling Services (CCS) provides assistance to students who are in the process of selecting a major and/or exploring career options.

Arts and Sciences Career Services (ASCS) assists freshmen through seniors with career exploration, planning, and development, as well as with job/internship search information and support. Freshmen and sophomores are encouraged to enroll in Q294 Basic Career Development. This 2 credit, eight-week course is designed to help students in their career self-assessment and in learning about their academic and professional options and choices. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are encouraged to enroll in Q299 Job and Internship Strategies for Liberal Arts Students. This 2 credit, eight-week course is designed to help students develop an effective plan for postgraduate success. ASCS also offers Q398 Internship: Theory Into Practice, a variable-credit course for students interested in earning academic credit for internship experiences.

Students can meet one-on-one with an ASCS counselor to explore their personal profiles, career choices, and plans; or to discuss job and internship search issues such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, career research, and the graduate school application process. In addition, ASCS sponsors career fairs, an on-campus recruiting program, online job and internship listings, Web resume books, and a resume referral service to help students design and develop a professional portfolio to market themselves.

The Career Resource Library (CRL) houses a variety of resources and a technology center designed to assist students in choosing a major or graduate school program; identifying and researching career options; investigating internship opportunities, summer job options, and full-time employment leads; researching potential employers; improving job search techniques and interviewing skills; and writing effective resumes, cover letters, and graduate school applications. The CRL is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Student Employment Office (SEO) serves as a central location for finding part-time or temporary employment while at IU. Positions listed with SEO include both work-study and non-work-study jobs and include opportunities both on and off campus. All positions listed with the SEO are accessible online 24 hours a day. The SEO also sponsors an annual Camp Day in February and the IU Student Jobs Fair twice each year, which bring together students seeking part-time jobs with employers who have job openings.

For a listing of courses offered by the Career Development Center, please see the section of this Bulletin entitled "Course Descriptions for Career Development Center (ASCS)," which is located under "Opportunities Outside of the College."