Resume drop-in hours are Monday from 11:30-2, Tuesday 1:30-4, and Thursday 3-4:30

Welcome to the Career Champion Resource Page!

Career Champions are faculty and staff who are committed to student success by supporting students’ career development both inside and outside the classroom.   The office of Career and Professional Development created this community to recognize the important role of these faculty and staff and to support them as they advise, teach, and mentor students.
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Benefits of becoming a Career Champion

  • Be better informed in how to assist students in pursuing their future professional and career goals.
  • Access to training that highlights the latest resources and best practices in career development.
  • Activities and assignments you can use to add career-related content to your classes.
  • Monthly newsletter with curated resources related to current Career and Professional Development opportunities.
  • After completion of the Career Champions Challenge, receipt of a certificate and badge you can display in your email signature.

Take the Challenge

The Career Champions Challenge is a brief and flexible training program that you can do at your own speed.  It includes material to read and demoes of Career Resources you can use with students.  Complete all 8 quizzes to receive a Career Champion Challenge certificate and a magnet to display in your office.  The challenge is available  here as an asynchronous online training program.  We periodically offer a more synchronous version, delivered daily via email over 2 weeks.  Join the Career Champions program to be notified of the next Challenge.

 

Congratulations to our newest Career Champions!

The Career Champions Admin team is delighted to announce our newest Career Champions who completed the August 2024 synchronous challenge!

Chris Wessell– Adjunct Lecturer, Management- Massry School of Business, Ting Wang, PhD- Assistant Professor- Department of Chemistry,Aleksandra Kovacheva, …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Career resources you can use in your class.

Introducing new resources to help you add Career Development and Career Readiness topics to your courses!   This first version of a Career Curriculum is targeted at first-year students but much of it is applicable for all students.  It includes class …

By Cathy Parker (She/Her)
Cathy Parker (She/Her) Associate Director of Career Education
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How Career and Professional Development supports faculty

The Career and Professional Development team is proud to support faculty as they work to incorporate career topics into the classroom and in conversations. This resource guide describes the numerous ways we can help!

Learn more here!

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Careers in Bloom- fun had by all

On May 14th, the Career Champions Admin team hosted the “Careers in Bloom” event to honor our recent Challenge finishers and announce our next challenge. We will host another event in the Fall, so stay tuned!

Want to join us …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Announcing the Fall 2024 Industry-Focused Career Fairs!

Please see below for the dates of our 2024 Industry-focused Career Fairs! Please encourage students you work with to attend. Students in all class years will find this experience valuable.

Part-time job fair- August 28th|11am-3pm|ETEC lobby

Business fair- September 10th …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Featured Resources

The Career and Professional Development team is proud to support faculty as they work to incorporate career topics into the …

Career Readiness Competencies

The National Association of College and Employers (NACE) came up with a list of eight Career Readiness Competencies that employers …

This infographic gives tangible advice for first-year students on how to create and optimize their resume (regardless of experience!)

Contact & Location

Phone
(518) 437-4900
Address

Science Library - G50
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

CPD Service Hours

Day of the week
Office Hours Undergraduate Resume Drop-ins
Monday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2:00 - 4:00
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2:00 - 4:00
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2:00 - 4:00
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.