Career Center Services
At the Career Center for Cura Personalis, we are committed to helping our students build a life rooted in passion and purpose. We provide career education resources, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities with the goal of fostering strong, curious, and ethics-driven leaders of tomorrow.
Our Career Center team will support you in transforming knowledge into action, connecting what you’re learning in the classroom to the process of preparing for a career. From career counseling appointments to employer coffee chats, every service we provide is focused on your personal and professional growth.
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Career Counselors are available for one-on-one appointments to provide personalized career guidance and assist in identifying individual interests, goals, and values. Students can book an appointment on Handshake for:
- Resume and cover letter reviews
- Interviewing skills
- Career fair prep
- LinkedIn review
- Job/internship search
- General career guidance
- Networking skills
- Internship tutorials
- Grad school application guidance
and more!
The Career Center also offers drop-in hours on a regular basis. Fordham Career Ambassadors will also periodically host resume review sessions. To view upcoming drop-in hours and resume review sessions, please visit Handshake.
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Representatives from hundreds of major organizations visit Fordham each year to recruit Fordham students from all academic backgrounds and professional interest areas! In addition to more broad career and internship fairs, we also host tailored fairs catered to our diverse student population’s specific interests.
Students and alumni can view and register for upcoming career fairs on Handshake. For more information about career fairs, please contact Gregory Triandis at [email protected].
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Employers from a variety of industries will host in-person and online info sessions to provide an in-depth overview of their company’s opportunities, recruiting timelines, and culture. Students and alumni have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with the recruiters, as well as potentially be invited back to attend a coffee chat or interview for available positions. Previous hosts have included LVMH, EY, Netflix, Barclays, and NYU Langone. To be eligible for coffee chats and on-campus interview days, enroll in our Campus Recruiting Program. To view and register for upcoming info sessions, please visit Handshake.
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The Fordham Career Center at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center offers interview rooms for students and alumni to reserve for virtual interviews, practice virtual interviews, virtual appointments with CPS, or meetings related to Ram Career Network mentorship programs. You will be asked to verify your reservation through a screenshot of your interview/meeting confirmation.
Reserving an interview room for a purpose other than the ones outlined in this form, or other inappropriate behavior related to reservations, may result in temporary or permanent suspension of access to interview rooms.
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Networking is key to professional success! The Fordham Career Center currently offers two main platforms for networking with Fordham students and alumni.
RamConnect is an excellent opportunity to gain advice and valuable insights from alumni in various career industries. When you join as a student, you will be able to gain fresh perspectives from alumni, enhance your communication and networking skills, and learn from alumni on how to navigate your career and advanced educational experiences. The platform also boasts a job board and is home to networking affinity groups as well as our mentoring programs.
Sign in to RamConnect at https://ramconnect.fordham.edu/On LinkedIn, the Fordham Career Center hosts a group for students, alumni, and employers to connect and share relevant openings and upcoming events. Request to join the group by signing into LinkedIn.
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The Career Center offers online resources available 24/7 to students and alumni.
To view more Career Center resources, visit the Career Development Resources webpage and Handshake Resource Library.
For resources tailored to recent graduates, please visit the First Destination webpage.
For career-classroom integration resources, please visit the Faculty Career Toolbox.
To learn more about Handshake, please visit the Jobs and Internship Database webpage.
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The Fordham Career Center is proudly available for partnerships and collaborations with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers.
For student organization and RA partnership requests, please submit this form.
To explore opportunities for involvement as an alumnus, including through participation in mentorship programs, please click here.
To learn more about employer recruitment opportunities and Signature Partnerships, please click here.
To visit the Faculty Career Toolbox and learn about the Career Champions program, as well as other opportunities for classroom career integration, please click here.
For staff and administrative department partnership requests, please contact:
Rose Hill - Allyson Blatz ([email protected]) and Cheretta Robson ([email protected])
Lincoln Center - Cole Chaloupka ([email protected]) and Kevin Moncayo ([email protected])
GSAS and GSE Programs - Delasia Rice ([email protected])
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Free Ram Van passes are available to students who meet the following qualifications:
- Students with an internship that is unpaid AND for credit
- Must provide the following documentation:
- A letter from your academic dean or advisor approving your for-credit internship
- A letter from your employer on company letterhead stating the length of employment, what days you will be working, and that the internship is unpaid and for credit
- Internship reported on Handshake
- Must provide the following documentation:
- Students who wish to attend a Career Center-hosted event at an alternate campus (ex. a Rose Hill student looking to attend an information session at Lincoln Center; a Lincoln Center student looking to attend a workshop at Rose Hill)
- Must specify which event Ram Van passes are being requested for
Free Ram Van passes from the Career Center are only eligible for students of Fordham College Rose Hill, Fordham College Lincoln Center, School of Professional and Continuing Studies, Gabelli School of Business Undergraduate Programs, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Graduate School of Education.
If you meet all of the above requirements, please contact [email protected] with your request and documentation.
- Students with an internship that is unpaid AND for credit
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Jesuit schools across the country have a partnership program we call Reciprocity. If you are interested in working in another part of the country, or are looking for a summer internship back home, take advantage of one of our partner schools' job boards! If interested, email Jerry Goldstein at [email protected] with a copy of your resume and the school's job board you would like access to. Please note that can only utilize one other school's job board at a time.
Learn more about reciprocity programs on Handshake.
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Resume printing is available at our Rose Hill office during typical office hours. Resume paper is a thicker, higher-quality material than standard printer paper.
To have your resume printed for career fairs, interviews, or other professional events, stop by the front desk with your resume digitally accessible. You'll be prompted to email your resume to our team.
The current price for resume printing is $1 for 10 copies. Cash only.
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In-person, hybrid, and virtual workshops are hosted on both campuses! Workshops are hosted in an intimate and interactive small group setting. Topics range from resumes and cover letters, to maintaining work-life balance and career options for international students. We also host workshops in partnership with departments and clubs like the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Counseling and Psychological Services, Women in STEM, and the Pre-Law Society!
Discover and register for upcoming workshops on Handshake.