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Pursuing Post-graduate Jobs

Securing career launching positions after graduation is a central priority of any career-oriented student. The Center for Career Services provides the following to assist students to identify and successfully pursue positions after graduation:

Access to existing positions

+ Listings online in OrangeLink of positions that employers seek to fill through campus interviewing or through resume submittals
+ Links to listings on non-SU sites like MonsterTrak, Collegegrad.com and others
+ An online guide to general postings on the Web
+ Annual career fairs staged on our campus
+ Annual Big East Career Fair in New York City
+ Links to career and job fairs held elsewhere, including online virtual career fairs

Programming and Advising

+ Workshops on conducting a job search, writing resumes and letters, interviewing and more
+ Individual assistance with search strategies, resumes, letters, interviewing, and networking
+ Guidance on using employer databases used to identify targets for inquiries about post-graduate opportunities

Networking Assistance

+ Access to a 1600-member alumni network, Mentor@SU, which includes alumni willing to assist with finding and making the most of permanent positions
+ Alerts to alumni and other events through which connections might be forged to professionals in many fields.
+ Assistance with understanding the role of professional associations in networking and listing positions.