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

Incorporating Career Topics in Your Class

Are you looking for ways to bring career activities into the classroom? The Career Champions Admin team is focusing on creating more resources and assignments that you can incorporate into your classes.  As new assignments get added we will highlight …

By Cathy Parker (She/Her)
Cathy Parker (She/Her) Associate Director of Career Education
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Appointment Types We Offer

Summer will be here before you know it, and many students are thinking about landing an internship, or about moving the tassel on their graduation cap. We offer an array of appointment types to help the students you work with …

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Helping Students Navigate the Career/Internship Fairs

Industry-focused job and internship fairs are fast approaching! Below are some helpful pieces of advice to help students on their journey:

By Sarah Gelfand
Sarah Gelfand Assistant Director of Career Education
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Peer Career Advisor Trainee Applications are Open!

If you are working with undergraduate students who are looking for a way to build their resume and earn money, we are accepting applications for the fall 2024 Peer Career Advisor Trainee position!

As a PCA Trainee, they will:

Trained …

By Vincia Phillip
Vincia Phillip Assistant Director of Career Education
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Congratulations to our new Career Champions!

The Career Champions Team is excited to announce our newest Career Champions!

Sari Khatib, Zakhar Berkovich, Lisa Clarke, Kim Taylor, Olivia Mihalko, and Rebecca Seavey all recently completed the Career Champions Challenge!

Did you know we run both synchronous 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!)

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