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 Interview 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 e-mail. 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, with links to hundreds of websites. 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 and Work Abroad 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. These first professional experiences are considered an integral part of the student's educational preparation.

Interview 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. Assistance is also provided to student athletes and to former students through the activities of Career Services for Student Athletes and Former Students Career Services. 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.

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: