Bank of America Career Services, 865-2377
Career Services, located in the Bank of America Career Services Center, offers a number of programs and services to assist students in their career planning and implementation.
Drop-in and Individual Career Counseling
Drop-in counseling is available to address students' questions and to determine the best course of action. A counselor is available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays and until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings during the fall and spring semesters on a first-come, first-served basis to clarify career concerns; provide career information and make referrals; review resumes, cover letters, and application forms; and provide information on job-seeking skills. One hour individual career counseling appointments are also available to help students with their career planning, make informed decisions and set goals, and improve communication and job-seeking skills.
Career Library Resources
The Career Library has printed and video information on hundreds of occupations, academic majors, job-search strategies, and career planning. The center also offers career, graduate and professional school guides; employer directories; and notices of available internships, scholarships, and summer employment prospects. A career librarian assistant is on hand to help you find the information you need.
Career Planning and Job Search Courses
Career Services offers credit-bearing courses for career planning, professional development, and job-search strategies. CN ED 100, Effective Career Decision Making, focuses on factors that influence decision making, career, and major choice and is available to first through fourth semester students. AG 100, CN ED 303 and LA 401
assists students in technical, education, and non-technical majors with their job search. Topics covered include determining career goals, identifying potential employers, formulating effective search strategies, preparing a resume, and improving interview techniques.
Outreach Programs
Several hundred workshops and outreach programs are offered each year on a wide range of career topics such as resume writing, interview skills, job-search strategies, internships, and the graduate school process. Each spring, we host a series of Industry Spotlights to help students gain insight into different career areas and to meet with employers.
Job Search/Graduate School
To aid in your plans after graduation, you will want to take advantage of many of our programs, such as On-Campus Interviewing and Nittany Lion Recruiting. From October through April, more than 1000 employers conduct interviews in the Interview Center located on the second floor and hundreds more post a variety of job opportunities. Annually, we host numerous career and graduate school fairs where students can meet with representatives from companies and graduate schools to talk about internships, jobs, and grad/professional programs. For students and alumni seeking teaching or administrative positions in elementary, secondary, or higher education, we offer the Education Credentials Service.
To access any of these services, visit Career Services in the Bank of America Career Services Center, visit our website at www.sa.psu.edu/career, or call 814-865-2377.