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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.

 

Career Champions Year-End celebration

The Office of Career and Professional Development and Career Champions Admin Team invites you to a casual celebration of our year as we celebrate our colleagues who embed career-readiness into their work and announce our next Career Champions Challenge. 

May …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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5 Questions with a Career Champion- Zachary Desjardins

Welcome to our monthly segment of 5 Questions with a Career Champions Challenge Finisher! Each month, we will talk to a Career Champions Challenge Finisher and share their wisdom.

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Summer job fair- April 16th!

Are you working with a student who is seeking summer employment? Refer them to the summer job fair! This is a great way for them to gain transferrable skills and make money!

Summer Job Fair in the ETEC Building, on …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Application Cafe! April 17

The inaugural application cafe will be Thursday, April 17th 2025 in Career and Professional Development (Science Library G-50). Students can work on internship, lab, graduate school, or part-time job applications with a Career Advisor there to assist with any questions. …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Resource Highlight: Big Interview

Interview season is upon us! As students come to you with questions about interviews, did you know you can also refer them to Big Interview? This resource allows students to practice interview and receive feedback, learn interview best practices, and …

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!)

Champion Trainings

Contact & Location

Phone
(518) 437-4900
Address

Science Library - G50
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

CPD Service Hours

Monday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.