Career Development
Center
  Occidental College
 1600 Campus Road,
Coons 109
 Los Angeles, CA
 90041-3314

 Email: careers@oxy.edu
 Phone: 323.259.2623
 Fax: 323.341.4900

Family Member Information

CAREER ADVISING AND COUNSELING SERVICES 

The Career Development Center provides career advising and counseling  free of charge on a drop-in basis, group workshops and individual career counseling (by appointment) for students concerned about issues such as:

• Career decision-making
• Choosing a major
• Exploring interests, values and skills
• Exploring occupations
• Options for graduate study
• Job hunting

Mock Interviews are videotaped and critiqued prior to a job or graduate/professional school interview.  They require an appointment.

Resumes and cover letters critiques are done on a walk-in and appointment basis.

Career advising is available for securing internship, full-time and part-time positions.

Reciprocity with another career center can be arranged, whereby a student can enter an agreement to use career services with many colleges and universities across the United States.  

RESOURCES

CDC Weekly is an electronic bulletin which details programs, workshops, hot internships, jobs, and much more.  Students are encouraged to read the weekly to keep up-to-date.

Career Resources Library has over 350 books that may be checked out overnight, magazines, test bulletins, salary surveys, and "What Can I Do with a Major in" brochures.

Job Search Guides
Helpful guides to assist with writing resumes and cover letters, prepare for job interviews, and much more.

Brochures about Majors at Occidental College and the relationship to Occupations.

Four computers with Internet access, Microsoft Office applications and practice programs for GRE and LSAT.

PROGRAMS

Exploring Majors at Oxy is an event where faculty and selected students share what the different majors offer.

Workshops are offered on a wide range of topics, such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, finding employment in the hidden job market, networking, "What Can I Do with a Major In..." and much more. Student groups can  Request a Workshop.

Internships are off-campus co-curricular experiences.

Recruitment Activities include information sessions with employers, on-campus interviews, online resume books, and career fairs.

Graduate School Activities include information sessions, graduate fairs, and free graduate school testing by major preparatory companies.

Professional Panels are organized around a specific profession, an industry, a theme and are comprised of alumni, family members of students and community members at large.  

Career Speaker Series is made up of small, intimate roundtable discussions with professionals in specific occupations.

Values, Ethics, Meaningful Work Roundtables are held with professionals to dialogue on issues related to vocational choice.

Walk In My Shoes is a career shadowing program where students spend time with a professional in an area of interest.

Social Business Dinner is an annual event covering proper business etiquette.

Alumni Sharing Knowledge Network is an online database of alumni willing to help students.

Interview with a Tiger is an event where alumni and employers conduct mock interviews.

Please feel free to Contact Us.

 

Learn about services provided at the Career Center. Discover how the Career Development Center can assist my family member with career decisions.

Support a family member making a career decision. Investigate our proposed four-year plan outlining the career development process.

Learn about Occidental majors and occupations.  View the online “What Can I Do with a Major in…” materials.

Serve as a networking contact for students and alumni. Participate in our Alumni (and Family) Sharing Knowledge Network (ASK).

Explore current workplace trends that impact your family member's future career choices. Join our newsletter service and become more informed.