Here in Carleton’s Career Center, we offer a variety of programs, resources, and tools that assist students with ongoing self-assessment and skill and knowledge building, and provides experiential opportunities and access to employers and graduate programs. The start of fall term has been an exciting and busy time for us as we welcome the new students and kick off externships and fall programming.
Photo 1 [top left]: During New Student Week, RJ Holmes-Leopold, director of the Career Center, spoke to students about life after Carleton. Throughout your student’s four years at Carleton, they will be asked to consider who they want to be and how they will spend their time in a meaningful way. The student career assistants (SCAs) and the professional staff will introduce students to resources that will help them create a purposeful and extraordinary life after Carleton.
Photo 2 [top right]: Group photo of our professional staff and student staff at the #CarlsCreate: Life After Carleton session during New Student Week.
Photo 3 [bottom left]: The Fall Recruiting Showcase was a joint Carleton & St. Olaf event designed to help students learn about opportunities in business and to make connections with key employers in a casual, low-stakes format. This event began with employer “pitches” so students could identify employers with whom they’d like to connect with. In the pitches, representatives touched upon company culture, what they look for in candidates, jobs, and internships they have available, and other interesting details about their company. During the networking session, students were able to chat with alumni and recruiting representatives to foster deeper connections and learn about the application and interview process for the various opportunities.
Photo 4 [bottom right]: On Saturday, September 23rd, we held our annual Career Jam. SCAs and career coaches helped students find externships, opportunities (internships and jobs) through Carl Connections, create or improve résumés, cover letters, and application materials, and share how to use networking to create an opportunity that doesn’t exist yet. Pictured is Andrew Jamison (Class of ’26) helping a fellow Carl find experiential-learning opportunities listed in Handshake. [photo credit to Eric Yuan, Class of ’25]