2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Center for Career & Professional Development

The Center for Career & Professional Development provides guidance and professional preparation to all students as well as alumni who are working towards or completed a degree bearing program. Career Development programs and services include:

  • Discover You, a program dedicated to self, career and major exploration;
  • Assistance finding internships for which students may be able to earn academic credit;
  • Résumé writing, cover letter writing, interviewing and job search skills development; 
  • Professional development events such as; career panel discussions, networking events, on-campus employer interviewing, recruitment weeks and job and internship fairs;
  • Job shadowing and mentoring opportunities that connect students with SHU alumni;
  • Online job postings—the office maintains an online job bank and job search management website (Handshake) exclusively for Sacred Heart University students and alumni; 
  • Guidance in conducting a senior-year or final graduate program year job search for a full-time position after graduation;
  • Assistance in finding part-time and summer employment;
  • Planning for and researching graduate school options, and
  • One-on-one professional development coaching.

The Center for Career & Professional Development is located on the second floor of the Linda E. McMahon Commons building and can be reached by phone at 203-371-7975 or via e-mail.  Visit CPD online at https://www.sacredheart.edu/career/