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Resources and tips for career planning

From Clark’s Undergraduate Parents Advisory Council

Career Connections Center (CCC)

The hub of the CCC is on first floor of the Shaich Family Alumni & Student Engagement Center (ASEC), where students have access to:

  • 1:1 conversations with professional advisors who meet students where they’re at and find out what they need
    • Help them discover careers that give them joy and income potential
    • Personalized and customized help
  • Experiential Major Maps help students visualize and design their journey at Clark and beyond

Students are encouraged to:

  • Utilize Handshake to schedule a 1-1 appointment with a career advisor, search for internship opportunities, and access CCC resources
  • Create a ClarkConnect account
  • Create a LinkedIn account and follow the Career Connections Center LinkedIn page
  • Join a Career Community
  • Get a resume and cover letter review at the Career Lab (it’s open all summer!)
  • Create an ePortfolio
  • Visit the Career Closet when needed – an initiative that provides gently-used professional attire

Here are ways students can broaden their horizons and gain experience:

Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Advising can provide opportunities and financial support for a variety of experiences. Here are just a few of many that exist:

  • Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) is a fully-funded, immersive summer program for students to learn languages of strategic importance to national security, economic prosperity, and engagement in the world
  • Boren Awards for International Study for studying a wide range of critical languages and immersion in cultures in world regions underrepresented in study abroad
  • Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds to pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad
  • Davis Projects for Peace is a global program that partners with educational institutions to identify and support young peacebuilders to provide grants that support the development of innovative, community-centered, and scalable-responses to the world’s most pressing issues

Funding for opportunities like internships, research, and projects also exists. Students can check out what funding is available and how to apply on the website. Awards range in size and can be used for research supplies, cost of living during an internship, stipend, etc.

Project Onramp in Boston was also highlighted as a resource for talented, motivated students who are under-resourced and often first-generation college students who are interested in working in the life-sciences.

Mental Health Resources

Another essential topic is awareness of mental health resources on campus. Please note the following links for more information about student wellness, counseling services, group sessions, and medication management.

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