For Students
The Office of Career Development provides you with the resources, knowledge and strategies to help you achieve your career and job potential.
We can give you one-on-one assistance with your resume, cover letter and job search. We'll teach you interviewing techniques, how to do an online job search, or about graduate school and post-graduate service possibilities.
Check out our many services and see what we can do for you:
Discover Your Passion
Passion is the difference between having a job and having a career. The Office of Career Development can help you to identify your passion through:
- Career Exploration & Self Assessments
- Individual & Group Career Coaching Appointments
- Workshops & Events
Develop Your Skills
Skills such as team work, decision making, the ability to sell and influence, are all skills that employers are looking for. We can help you develop and hone these skills through:
- Extra-curricular Involvement
- Part-time Employment
- Service Learning
- Internships & Volunteerism
- Research/Capstone/Thesis
Achieve Your Future
It is YOUR future and we are here to help you discover who you are and how to market and present yourself to the best of your ability. Our services include:
- Career Coaching Appointments
- Mock Interviews
- Networking Opportunities, online and in person
- Preparation for Graduate School and Post-Graduate Year of Service
- Job, Internship, and Volunteer Postings
Workshops and Events
Finding upcoming workshops and events on the
Event calendar.
Career Prep & Job Search
The Office of Career Development hosts Handshake, an online career readiness platform, exclusively for Hilbert College students and alumni. The Handshake website and smartphone app has the latest career search tools, tips, and technology. You can:
- Search and save jobs both on and off campus, internships & volunteer opportunities
- Upload your resume and cover letter and apply for jobs
- Gain access to information on career and volunteer events on-campus, along with career events held off-campus and virtually
- Connect with over 800k employers
All current students have access to Handshake. To visit the platform, please go to hilbert.joinhandshake.com and login using your Hilbert email and password.