About Us

Services

For Students & Alumni

To facilitate satisfying choices.. .

Career & Educational Planning

• Individual work with a career counselor
• University 200: Major/Career Decisions

Career Information

• Print and on-line resources on majors, occupations, labor market trends
• People contacts, including alumni and employers

Gaining Experience

• Internships, Co-op and part-time work
• University 300: Career Readiness
• Internship Fair

Preparing for the Job Search

• Workshops, resume critiques and mock interviews with employers
• University 400: Transition to the workplace

Preparing for Graduate School Admission

• Print, video and online resources
• University 400: Transition to Grad School

Connecting with Employers for Jobs

• Job listings and resume referral online
• On-Campus Interviewing
• Mason Job Fair
• Website links
• Visits to employer work sites
• Annual Virginia Minority Career Day

What can I expect from my Career Counselor?

Confidentiality

For Faculty

To foster student success...

Instructional Support

• Class visits to the Career Library
• Classroom presentations
• Free Moving On career guidebook
• Visits to employer work sites
• Support with career research projects

Occupational Information & Trends

• Information from professional associations and the U.S. Government
• Annual report on career services usage
• Post-graduation employment data

Employment/ Graduate School Prep

• Faculty and employer connections
• Ethical recruitment guidelines
• Programs and services that connect students with employers and graduate school representatives
• Resources to assist in writing letters of recommendation

For Employers

To connect students and employers...

Job Listings and Resume Search

• On-line job listings (full-time, part-time, Co-op and internships)
• Database for employer initiated resume searches and direct hiring

Campus Recruiting

• On-campus Interviewing Program for full-time employment and internships
• Mason Job Fair
• Internship Fair
• Employer Information Receptions

Involvement/Visibility On Campus

• Opportunities to sponsor career events
• Participation in employer and faculty forums
• Visibility through publication ads, giveaways and attendance at campus events
• Contributing expertise at job search panel presentations and resume clinics

Key Resources

To support career and education planning...

• State-of-the-art Career Library, providing information on majors,careers, employment and salary trends, graduate schools, local employers and professional organizations
• careers.gmu.edu, providing information on career and educational planning, the job search and more
• PatriotJobWeb, online job listings and resume referral service providing job and internship leads for students, easy recruiting and hiring for employers, and job market information for faculty
• Moving On, an employer-funded self-help resource on career and education planning, resume writing, interviewing and more
• Career Network, alumni and friends database providing opportunities for networking among students, alumni, faculty and other community professionals