Career Development

Career Services
Cosgrave Student Center 114 - Upper Level
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
814-886-6512

Assistance with Career Exploration, Aptitude, Interest, and Personality Type Assessment, Resume/Cover Letter Writing, Interview Skills, Job/Internship Preparation/Search Strategies, and all career planning issues is available by individual appointment, walk-in service when available, and self directed use of office resources during regular business hours.

Resources and Services

• Alumni Services: Career planning assistance is available as a life long service to Mount Aloysius College graduates.
• Job/Internship Fairs: A complete calendar of on- and off-campus recruiting events is available each Fall and Spring semester. Fair events provide students the opportunity to meet employers, distribute resumes, and schedule interviews. (Transportation is provided based upon student interest).
• Computer Assisted Career Planning Software: “Focus 2”,” and “Myers- Briggs,” are licensed programs designed to assist students who are unsure of academic majors and career plans by assessing interests, aptitude, and personality type, as well as providing specific career descriptions, salary ranges, job outlook and educational requirements.
• Career Center Library: Students may check out books of pertinent career planning topics and use reference guides for occupational information, internship opportunities, graduate schools and many other areas.
• Employer/Internship Directory: Free college publication listing job information and contact persons of regional employers who accept resumes of Mount Aloysius graduates.
• Free Career Planning Literature: Handout information is available to all Mount Aloysius students including resume/cover letter writing, interview skills, professional image, and job searching information.
• Graduate School Information: Learn about graduate school opportunities at Mount Aloysius College and schools around the country. Testing and application materials are available.
• Internet Access: Job searching, career exploration and all career related information available.
• Internship information: Local, regional and national level internship information is provided for securing that hands on experience that employers seek in employees.
• College Central: This online network offers tools that link employers with prospective job candidates through college-based Career Centers. Students can upload resumes to the website, review job listings posted each month, view opportunities for internships and service learning, as well as announcements posted for campus and community events.
• Mock-Interviews: Videotaped one-on-one interview role-play to build confidence and improve interview skills, by appointment. “Perfect Interview” software/ webcam program allows students to videotape own interactive mock interview and view sample interview vignettes.