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The Office of Student Services and Values Advocacy

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Career Development Center

The mission of the Career Development Center is to nurture students, graduates and university employees by offering services within a Christian community in the discovery, use and dissemination of career and educational information through self-assessment instruments, occupational information, employment opportunities both before and after graduation, and job search guidance, thus facilitating the discovery and accomplishment of career goals through educated and responsible decision making, and to improve continuously Career Development Center procedures, resources and activities.

Career Planning

  • Career counselors
  • SDS (Self-Directed Search) interest inventory
  • My Plan on-line assessment
  • FOCUS2—On-line career and educational planning system
  • Resource Center with extensive information on majors and careers. Most books are available for check-out.
  • Online resources
  • Individual major/career assistance

Experiential Education

  • Off-campus, part-time job listings
  • Internship information
  • Cooperative education
  • Information sessions

Job Search

  • Job postings: online job search database
  • Employer contact: career fairs, on-campus interviews, information sessions
  • Workshops: résumé writing, interviewing, job searching, networking
  • Résumé critiques
  • Mock interviews
  • Individual job search advising

Graduate/Professional School Search

  • Informational handouts
  • Books and directories
  • Graduate/professional school fair and special presentations

The Career Development Center serves students, assisting them in representing themselves more professionally. Students receive career guidance and direction, but decision making can be done only by the individual involved. Action is the real key to career planning and job searching. The Career Development Center recommends that currently enrolled students access the free services early in their college career. Students should contact Career Development by phone at 205-726-2908 or email at career@samford.edu. Job postings can be found at hireSamford.com

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