{"id":370,"date":"2022-12-14T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-success2\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:12:09","slug":"career-readiness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/resource-finder\/career-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Readiness: Exploration, Internships &amp; Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-career-readiness-exploration-internships-amp-employment\">Career Readiness: Exploration, Internships &amp; Employment<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-large-font-size\">Going to college is more than just obtaining a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h.jpg\" alt=\"Clark students attend a networking event\" class=\"wp-image-800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h-1536x737.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/career-h-2048x982.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through internships and on-campus employment, build the skills and experience to round out your resume, and connect with people who can serve as your career mentors and job references. While at Clark, make sure to take advantage of all the career resources available to you: workshops, alumni networks, career fairs, job-search tools, on-campus job postings, and drop-in hours through the Career Connections Center\u2019s Career Lab.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section padded has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career readiness<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-search\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid \">\t<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-employment\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/2017-ITS-Help-Desk-7-300x200.jpg\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"students at help desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/2017-ITS-Help-Desk-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/2017-ITS-Help-Desk-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/2017-ITS-Help-Desk-7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Employment<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find a paid job at Clark or in the community, build your skills, and gain experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/career-connections-center\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/career-connections-center-600x400-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Student meeting advisor about resume\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/career-connections-center-600x400-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/career-connections-center-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Connections Center<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pursue an internship, get job-hunting tips, refine your resume, and connect with professionals in the field.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-career-services\">Additional career services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your academic major, you may find these career services helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/schools\/business\/career-services\/\"\n    >\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School of Business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stevenish Career Management Center <\/p>\n\n            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