Web Address: http://www.manhattan.edu/stntlife/career/

The College maintains a Center for Career Development designed to assist all students in systematically identifying, clarifying and achieving their career goals.

The Center offers individual career counseling which may be enhanced through the use of various decision-making tools such as Career Explorer. In addition to individual career counseling, group workshops are offered in the areas of career exploration, resume writing, interviewing, skills and job search techniques. A Career Development Seminar series is offered to freshmen and sophomores to help them prepare for the world of work.

A full range of placement services is provided for students seeking full-time, part-time and summer jobs, which are posted on-line for 24-hour access. For those seniors seeking full-time employment upon graduation, there is an active campus recruitment program available during the fall and spring semesters. Representatives from companies/organizations come to campus to interview students for career opportunities. For those students who choose to continue their studies, graduate school advisement is available. A credentials file service is offered to support applications to graduate/professional schools and potential employers. The career resource library provides information on various career fields and contains annual reports and literature on many corporations and not-for-profit organizations.

To ease the transition from college to the world of work, a Cooperative Education Internship Program is available to students who have completed at least three semesters of study and who are in good academic standing. The Co-op/Internship Program gives students the opportunity for a series of meaningful off-campus work experiences related to their on-campus study and career interests. It complements and broadens one’s education through the practical application of the theoretical and technical knowledge gained in the classroom.

Manhattan co-ops/interns have had full-time and part-time placements in business, law firms, government agencies, social service organizations, museums, research laboratories, etc. Cooperative Education/Internships offers students a realistic way to explore and evaluate their interests, skills and career options while choosing to earn academic credit and an appropriate salary.

Sponsored by Career Services, The Mentor Program matches students with leading professionals. Meeting with mentors several times a semester, visiting the work sites, talking with other employees at the company, sitting in on a meeting, or sometimes participating in a project, offers the students opportunities to think about a chosen career field early in their college career. This program is available for freshman and sophomore Engineering students and sophomore Liberal Arts and Business majors.