Job and Career Services

We're not your typical college career center.

At the Career & Life Design Center we meet with you early, often, and with your success and future happiness as our goal.

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"We'll work with you not only to design a plan to achieve your career goals but to help you develop the job-seeking skills to secure and maintain a job after graduation." 

-Thea Cerio, Director of Career & Life Design

 

Services for Your Success

  • Day-1 Access – At ӣƵ, you don't have to wait till senior year to start planning for life after graduation. You can start talking with us on your first day.
  • On-Campus Employment – We don't just focus on getting you a job after graduation. If you're looking for employment while at ӣƵ, we'll help you navigate on-campus jobs.
  • Customized Consultations – Our career specialists integrate professors, employers, and alumni to help you determine goals, choose a major, design your future, and start your career or continued education.
  • A Solid Plan – We meet students where they are and get them to their end goal. We'll work with you to learn where you are in your journey and we'll start from there.
  • Professional Skills – We teach these competencies: Career and Self-Development, Communication, Critical Thinking, Equity and Inclusion, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, and Technology.
  • Job Search Tools and Materials – If you meet with us, you'll be equipped with a quality resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile, as well as interviewing, professionalism, and networking skills.
  • The Results You're Looking For!

Companies Looking to Hire Our Graduates

We take responsibility for creating and sustaining partnerships with employers, who provide opportunities for student internships, volunteerism and hiring.

  • Amica
  • Axiotrop
  • Bank of America
  • Bluemoon Industries (Alumni Business)
  • Brown Health
  • Citizens Bank
  • CVS
  • DiSanto & Priest
  • E&Y
  • EMC
  • Fidelity
  • IGT
  • KLR
  • KPMG
  • Merrill Edge
  • Navigant Credit Union
  • Otrando, Procaro & Assoc.
  • RI Department of Revenue/Division of Taxation
  • RI Lottery
  • Sansiveri
  • TPG
  • Washington Trust
  • Weinberg & Co.

The Life Design Advantage

Our “Life Design" practices help students test out their major to see if it’s really what they want to do – if it will truly fulfill their life. Testing may be an informational interview with someone in that career, shadowing someone for a day, an internship, etc... Students gain multiple perspectives before they fully commit.

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We connect you with employers multiple times a year, through career & internship fairs and networking events.
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More than 700 of our students work on campus each year.
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We also specialize in graduate school guidance – if your next step is an advanced degree!

Job-Hunt Ready

This year we developed and ran a bootcamp for graduating seniors to ensure that they were job-hunt ready. We had some great responses from the students that joined us!

Jessica Carmona

Jessica Carmona

"...our amazing instructor led us through everything from writing standout resumes and cover letters to sharpening our interview skills. She also introduced us to LinkedIn, taught us how to build and maintain a professional network, and gave us the chance to practice those skills by connecting with ӣƵ alumni."

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Join Us for a Thoughtful Conversation About Your Future!

Choose ӣƵ and get the career services and support that make all the difference. We look forward to working with you when you join the ӣƵ community!

We're Ready for You!

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Career & Life Design Center

We assist undergraduate students in determining choice of major and career and work with both undergraduate and graduate degree candidates in developing the professional skills that will lead to their success.