Overview of Services

Elon Career Services offers resources to help students and alumni plan their career path. Professional staff members assist students with:

• Self-assessment (exploring interests, skills, values, and personality preferences as related to career choice)
• Exploration of internship opportunities
• Choice of majors
• Decisions about career and graduate school plans 
• Creation of an action plan to help secure employment or graduate school admission

 Career Services also offers assistance with:

• Resumes and cover letter development/critique
• Portfolios
• Employer research
• Job and internship searches
• Interview skills
• Graduate program searches
• Networking

Elon Career Services is now specialized, with career advisors dedicated to each school: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and Communications.
 
Services and Resources

• Individual career advising sessions
• Guidance with internships
• Career and graduate school fairs and presentations
• Online web resources:  www.elon.edu/careers
• Courses for credit focused on career related issues
• On-campus interviews with employers
• Elon Job Network - online resource for job and internship searches
• E-Leads - database of contacts for job and internship searches with a Liberal Arts emphasis
• Elon Mentor Network - network of alumni, parents and friends of Elon who assist with exploration of career options and finding internships and jobs. It is accessed through the Elon Job Network.
• Perfect Interview/Resume - online mock interview resource to assist students with interview preparation, as well as resume development
• Going Global – resource to assist students with gathering information about international professional opportunities, culture, and the job search process
• Transitions Strategies Courses -  courses that focus on career preparation and life beyond Elon
• Lifetime Alumni assistance