Becker Career Center
Just as a liberal arts education provides students with a foundation for life, the purpose of the Becker Career Center is to provide students with a foundation for a life of meaningful work. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the Center during all four college years. A recommended first step is to learn about oneself by engaging in all aspects of college life including academics, student organizations, activities, and events. As you reflect upon these and other life experiences your interests, values, and skills will become increasingly apparent and begin to serve as a foundation for developing your career plans. Students can utilize career assessment tools at the Becker Career Center such as the Strong Interest Inventory, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and SkillScan card sort to further assess their interests, skills, and abilities. Once a student has a better sense of self, they’re encouraged to utilize Becker Career Center staff and resources to explore the world of work, conduct informational interviews with professionals in their career field(s), and search for internships and jobs of interest.
Becker Career Center staff help students develop five core career competencies: Career Decision Making (including self assessment, exploration, and reflection), Resume Writing, Cover Letter Writing, Interviewing, and Networking. By mastering these competencies students’ equip themselves with the lifetime ability of finding and securing positions for which they are well suited. Becker Career Center programs are designed around facilitating student growth in these areas, and preparing students to find and connect with opportunities consistent with their interests.
The Becker Career Center houses a number of online career research tools that allow students to research potential career fields, locate employers by industry/geographic area, and find/apply to internship and job postings. eRecruiting, the Becker Career Center’s web based job/internship database, allows students to access and apply to internship and job postings, view/register for upcoming Career Center events, and connect with alumni working in their targeted career fields.
For more information stop by or call us at 518-388-6176.