The Professional Development Center is located in Room 203C in the Undergraduate Programs Office.
We offer a variety of professional development services, including:
Resume and Cover Letter Development:
The PDC specializes in helping students create good, error-free resumes and cover letters, which are essential for career and professional development.
Interviewing and Professional Image:
The PDC develops students to understand how to present themselves when interviewing for jobs or in a professional setting.
Career Exploration and Planning:
The PDC allows students to access a variety of career exploration and planning tools, including self-assessment tools, career briefs by majors, networking strategies, career search websites, steps in the career planning process, company research, and job and salary outlook.
Externships Searches and Advice:
The PDC aides students in searches for externships, which give students a preview of a company and industry without any long term commitment.
Internships Searches and Advice:
The PDC also helps students learn about internships, including earning academic credit and internship search strategies.
Graduate School Planning:
Early preparation is essential in graduate school planning: The PDC helps students take advantage of resources to guide their grad school planning effort.
Eller Career News:
Eller Career News is a weekly e-newsletter for Eller College students. It is major-specific, and contains upcoming professional development events, interesting and relevant articles, and internship and job opportunities.
Events:
The PDC organizes numerous career development events throughout the semester.