Appointments
Make an Appointment
Our professional career consultants are available to help you with questions about
career planning and decision-making, including:
- exploring your career options
- gaining experience through experiential learning such as internships
- taking assessments to help guide you to reach your career goals
- finding a job or planning for further education
Current Students and Alumni
Career consulting services are available to Winthrop students from admission, throughout
their time in school and into alumni status. Students and alumni (there is no time
restraint from time of graduation) can make an appointment by logging into Handshake.
For online students and alumni who are not in town, there is an option for a virtual
appointment - all we ask is that you please indicate that in your appointment options.
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
What to expect:
- Sessions are about you and what is important for you.
- Progress is made through active participation on your part. Come to the CDI ready
to work and with your thoughts and ideas on your career goals!
- You are the expert on YOU. Your Career Consultant is the expert on the career planning
process. Our job is to help you plan effectively and to find the information necessary
to make informed decisions about your career.
- Our Career Consultants are trained to provide you with new tactics, strategies, and
ideas to help you build your career.
What NOT to expect:
- We are not able to provide you with an exact list of employers, graduate programs,
or jobs that are a "fit" for you. Instead, we can provide you with the resources to
help you develop your own strong list.
- We do not have a "test" that will tell you what to do with your career or can we tell
you what path to take. We have strategies and resources for exploring the many options
you have and the paths to take to reach your career goals.
- Your academic advisor is a trained professional that can assist you with your course
selection and other parameters about changing majors.
- We do not write your resume for you. Instead, we provide you with a number of resources
to build your marketing brand and the CDI staff is here to provide review and formatting
suggestions.
Punctuality Matters! If you are more than 10 minutes late to a career coaching session you will be asked
to reschedule
Newly Admitted Students
Newly admitted students can utilize drop-in services as soon as 72 hours after they
have accepted their admission. Drop in to review your resume or explore all of the
services that the Winthrop Career Center can offer you during your time here. Career
Consulting services will become available once your Wingspan account is set up, which
is usually a few weeks afer being admitted.
Prospective Transfer Students
Prospective students who are seeking to transfer into Winthrop from another college/university
or community college, are welcome to use the following services:
- One 30-minute consultation session: CDI consultants are available to provide you with an overview of the career decision-making
process and to respond to questions about career development. Due to limited time,
we recommend contacting your current college/university/community college career center,
if applicable, for additional resources.
- Career assessments: Free assessments are available from STRONG to MBTI to assist you in understanding
your values, skills, interests, and personality as it relates to your decision making.