Rutgers: Career Services (Services for Alumni)

Access To Rutgers University Career Centers - Statewide
Alumni Counseling Guidelines - Statewide

Alumni Career Network - Consult the Alumni Career Network to speak with Rutgers alumni concerning their fields of employment. Hundreds of alumni are willing to provide information interviews and career advice. Also, register to be a career mentor for others.

Career Assessments - Assessment instruments are available in conjunction with career counseling appointments to help with career changing and decision making. Also available is our Rutgers Online Career Planning Site, which identifies your interests, skills and values and relates them to occupations.

Career Counseling - Discuss career issues with a professional career counselor. The fee is $50 per hour. Call for an appointment. Fifteen-minute "drop-in" resume critiques are free. Fees for counseling appointments are waived during the first year after graduation.

Career Days - Career days bring alumni, students, and employers together to discuss career opportunities. Events are free to alumni. Career days include the Alumni, Business & Liberal Arts, Engineering & Computer Science, Government & Non-Profit, Internship, Math & Actuarial, New Jersey Diversity, Science, and two N.J. Collegiate Career Days. Also attend the Graduate and Professional School Day. The Big East Career Fair takes place every March in Madison Square Garden in New York.

CareerKnight - Register for and utilize CareerKnight for jobs (over 30,000 posted at Rutgers each year), career days, and employer information sessions. Call 732-932-7287 to set up your account.

Career Resource Libraries - Visit our two career libraries and computer labs to research careers, employers, graduate schools, and jobs. Located at 46 College Avenue and the Busch Campus Center.

College Majors and Career Information - Review career information on over 75 Rutgers University majors to learn about related career options, types of employers that hire each major, and jobs obtained by Rutgers alumni for each major.

Credentials Service - Utilize our online credentials service to support your applications for teaching positions or graduate school. Set up and manage your own personal reference file at www.interfolio.com . Request letters of recommendation from three professors who know you and your work well.

ReadyMinds Distance Career Counseling - R.U. Career Services has arranged for ReadyMinds, Inc.to provide personalized distance career counseling services, including phone consultations and online assessments. Call ReadyMinds at 888-225-8248. Note: Distance counseling is provided by the professionally, trained ReadyMinds staff.

Jobs - Consult new jobs daily via CareerKnight (see above).

Reciprocity at Other Colleges - As a graduate of Rutgers, you can gain access to the career services offices of your choice around the country. Please email your request to Dr. Richard White at riwhite@echo.rutgers.edu.

Workshops, Seminars and Panels - Attend programs on all campuses. Numerous evening programs are available. Topics include job search, interviewing, career panels and the Internet.

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