Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog

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Services for Students

Career Center

The Career Center provides comprehensive services to assist students in planning their careers, gaining work-related experience and securing professional employment upon graduation through the programs of Career Education, Experiential Education and Employment Services.

Career Education services are provided to assist students with their career development at every stage of their college careers. Through outreach activities, incoming students are introduced to the Career Library, Career Advising and the importance of early career planning. Students can utilize computer-assisted career guidance programs to begin career exploration. Career advising is offered via individual appointments, walk-in advising and email. Several thousand students attend a variety of workshops and sponsored programs given by the Career Center each year, including Internship Job Search, Interview Savvy, Behavioral Interviewing, Academic Job Search, Jobs in Government and many, many others. The Center’s comprehensive website also features extensive occupational and job search information. Additionally, on-site career advisors are available for students in the life sciences, business, liberal arts, engineering and the Corps of Cadets.

Experiential Education provides services to students seeking Cooperative Education, Internship, Work Abroad, and Externship experiences related to their major or career choice. Cooperative Education is an academic program that formally integrates classroom studies with applied learning in a work setting under the guidance of experienced professionals. Students are employed in business, industry and government. The Externship Program is an inter-session experience that affords underclassmen the opportunity to explore career fields related to majors. These first professional experiences are considered an integral part of the student’s educational preparation.

Employment Services provides assistance to all students, both undergraduate and graduate, seeking permanent and experiential employment through on-campus interviewing, electronic resume referral and job listings entered on the Center’s homepage. Texas A&M has one of the largest on-campus interviewing programs in the United States. Through the activities of Career Services for Student Athletes, Career Services for Graduate Students and Former Students Career Services, the Center provides targeted services and programs designed to meet the unique needs of these students. Services for student athletes include career advising and job search assistance with professional and experiential education employment. Services for former students include job listings on the Internet, electronic resume referral, individual career consultation, on-site programs for A&M clubs and Aggie networking. Services for graduate students focus on job search skills and strategies for the public and private sectors and academia.

Further information about the services of the Career Center can be found on the Internet at careercenter.tamu.edu, or call (979) 845-5139. Please send inquiries to:

Texas A&M University Career Center

209 John J. Koldus Building
1233 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1233