Undergraduate Resume Drop-Ins are Monday-Thursday

1:00pm-4:00pm

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. Ā Ā 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.
  • A modular Career Development curriculum that allows you to include specific class discussions, activities, and assignments relevant to your students.
  • Resources and assignments for connecting the relevant NACE Career Readiness Competencies to your existing content
  • Individual assistance with including career content in a new or existing class.
  • A community of professionals with which to collaborate about challenges and best practices.
  • Monthly newsletter with curated resources related to current Career and Professional Development opportunities.

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Become a Teaching Career Champion

The Teaching Career Champions program was designed to assist instructors in connecting their coursework to specific career readiness competencies and to encourage the inclusion of relevant career development activities in the classroom.Ā  Learn How

Become an Advising Career Champion

When students need career advice, they tend to go to people they already know and trust.Ā  This is often an academic advisor or a faculty member.Ā Ā  The Advising Career Champions program is designed to meet students where they are at.Ā  The program helps faculty and staff stay informed about career resources so they can assist students with their career questions.Ā    Take the Career Champions ChallengeĀ  to become an Advising Career Champion

NACE CareerĀ CompetencyĀ of the Month- Communication

The NACE Career Competienes are a nationally recognized and adopted framework to prepare graduates for workpalce success in their chosen careers. Each month, we will highlight a Career Competency and how you can use it in your work.

This month, …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Imbedding Career & Self Development Into Your Work (NACE Career Competency)

The NACE Career Competienes are a nationally recognized and adopted framework to prepare graduates for workpalce success in their chosen careers. Each month, we will highlight a Career Competency and how you can use it in your work.

This month, …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Federal Resume Requirement Update!

Effective September 27, 2025,Ā USAJOBS, the federal government’s official employment site, will not allow you to upload or build resumesĀ longer than two pages.

If students have a resume on USA Jobs, they should log into their account and update …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Career and Professional Development Programming to Share!

This Fall, the Office of Career and Professional Development is providing on-going support throughout Career Fair Season! Danes Make Moves is a 3 part series of events designed to provide students with real-time and holistic help to assist in their …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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5 Questions with a Career Champion!

Please enjoy this month’s 5 Questions with a Career Champion! This month, we chatted with Naishaly VĆ©lez GalĆ”n, who is a Survivor Advocate within the Office of Health Promotion:

My favorite Career Champions Challenge Module was Module 2: Exploring Careers …

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 - 5:00 1:00-4:00
Tuesday 9:00 - 5:00 1:00-4:00
Wednesday 9:00 - 5:00 1:00-4:00
Thursday 9:00 - 5:00 1:00-4:00
Friday 9:00 - 5:00