The University Career Services Center and its staff serve the career needs of all students and alumni. Our Career Services Specialists can help you to realize your goals. 

The mission of the University Career Services Center is to assist students and alumni with the career planning process through career exploration, self-assessment, experiential learning opportunities, job hunting strategies, networking, and job placements. This is facilitated through a number of individual and group services offered by the Center. The goal of the Center is to build career successes in our students, make them marketable and skilled with computer-assisted opportunities while expanding and promoting their abilities and understanding of how to be successful in college and in life.

We make it our business to help you with: 

• Choosing a career  
• Finding Internships and Jobs 
• Career Development 
• Interviewing skills 
• Resume preparation 
• Job search techniques

Our best advice when you pass through the doors of this University is: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL GRADUATION TO COME SEE US!  If you want a job after graduation, we will work with you on successful strategies for a successful career. We urge you to begin preparing in your freshman year through the day you walk across the stage to receive your diploma.

The center offers many services: Career Planning (Charting the Path) Job And Salary Research Campus Interviews Work Experience Programs (Cooperative Education, Internship Programs) Job Location & Development Program (Part-Time Jobs) Resume Critiques Career Fairs Job Announcements Special career development workshops Panel Discussions Corporate Etiquette Motivational Task Force program (alumni & friends)

US Job Source Links: Monster.com Monstertrak.com Vault.com Wetfeet.com Jobweb.com Careerbuilder.com Hotjobs.com Dice.com Internships.com (password: “eagle”) Idealist.org Google.com (Hint: sub-searches work well, as do quotations) InternAbroad.com Sciencejobs.com Snagajob.com Internships-usa.com (username/password: “intern08/work”)

Added tools: Hundreds of brochures, pamphlets, magazines, Graduate School catalogs, annual reports, videos, books-- available to students, faculty, and alumni in the Career Resources, Room 05, William Jones Building.

2008 HBCU Alumni & Graduating Seniors Online Career Fair
April 21- May 9, 2008
Sponsored by the Diversity Talent Network

Jobseekers: Please join us for an online career fair designed just for HBCU alumni and graduating seniors! That’s right, courtesy of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the Diversity Talent Network, you are invited to attend an online career fair where you will have an opportunity to network -- virtually -- with employers who are actively seeking top HBCU talent to hire.

Employers: This is an event you don’t want to miss. The best and brightest graduates from NCCU and other prestigious HBCUs will participate in the Diversity Talent Network’s first-ever online career fair.  Universities throughout the United States will showcase candidates who have successfully completed rigorous curricula in programs such as Business, Communications, Engineering, Healthcare, Liberal Arts, Political Science and many more.  Don’t miss this exciting event. 

The event is online—and guaranteed to help you network your way into a great job or find the perfect candidate. Sign up today! You’ll be able to screen candidates, schedule interviews, select employers, and participate and/or conduct interviews from your desk at home or your office anytime during April 21- May 9, 2008. It’s quick and easy… sign up today at http://www.diversitytalentnetwork.com