Welcome! The Career Center is here to help you through every part of the career-planning process!
Get Started!
The Citadel Career Center is where students explore, prepare, and engage! The Center helps guide students on the right career path.
- Email the careercenter@citadel.edu
- What to expect in first steps with us:
- Resume/cover letter review (utilize resume builder template if you do not have a resume yet)
- Review Career Planning Timeline
- Overview of Career Center Resources
- Discussion of career goals/objectives for future steps in your career path + appointments on Handshake
Career Planning Timeline
Freshman:
Explore: Take the Sigi3 assessment and review What Can I Do With This Major?
Prepare: Create a resume, formulate a career plan, get involved in student organizations, and volunteer
Engage: Search for a summer job and/or internship and attend The Citadel Career Center Career Fair
Sophomore:
Explore: Review career goals and research career options with Zippia
Prepare: Update resume with The Career Center, begin networking on LinkedIn and conduct Informational Interviews
Engage: Search for a summer job and/or internship, attend The Citadel Career Center Career Fair
Junior:
Explore: Continue to explore and research career options
Prepare: Update resume with The Career Center, create a general cover letter and reference page, develop job search strategy and/or narrow graduate school search, and practice interviewing
Engage: Search for a summer job and/or internship (or internship for academic credit) and attend The Citadel Career Center Career Fair
Senior:
Prepare: Update resume, cover letter, and reference page with The Career Center and practice interview skills with InterviewStream
Engage: Engage in a full-time job search/apply for graduate school (and take entrance exams), attend The Citadel Career Center Career Fair, and evaluate offers and follow-up
Helpful Resources:
Sigi3 – Identify career values, interests, personality and skills
Jobipedia – Assists in creating a well-constructed, professional resume (email careercenter@citadel.edu for additional edits and feedback)
LinkedIn – Build your professional network and connect with alumni and professionals in the field
InterviewStream – Practice and develop effective, behavioral based interview skills + follow-up communication
Kaplan Course – Course to improve GRE, MAT, LSAT, and MCAT scores
We recommend students and recent alumni create and actively use Handshake, our platform for talent recruiting, networking, jobs and internships, and on-campus recruiting!
Undergraduate students need to Log in using their Lesesne Gateway ID and password. Graduate students and alumni need to create an account by selecting “Sign up for new account,” choose “student/alumnus,” and follow the prompts. Accounts are approved Monday – Friday during business hours.