Career Services and Faculty Partnerships

Career Services and all academic departments at Purdue University Calumet share a similar mission: to prepare our students for meaningful and productive careers beyond Purdue.

Whether students are gearing for graduate school or the workplace, they will benefit from the partnerships that are forged between Career Services and your department. Here are some concrete ideas on how we can work together for the mutual benefit of our students and our departments.

• Career Services 2 Go
• Curriculum Development
• Special Events
• Referring Students to the Career Services, located in SUL 349
• Career Coaching
• Programs and Events
• Additional Resources

Career Services 2 Go - back to top

Career Services is now offering Career Services-2-Go a service specifically for members of the PUC community. If you will be away from class, Career Services professionals are available to make presentations about services, careers for students in a specific major, job seeking skills, interviewing, networking, internships, or other areas relevant to your course or their students’ future careers. Career Services professionals can also be available to make presentations to complement your syllabus, whether or not you are available to attend class, sometimes even on short notice. Presentations of Resume Development and Writing, Job Search, Correspondence, and Business Etiquette have been popular in the past. Email us at careerservices@calumet.purdue.edu, fill out a presentation request form, or call 989-2600 to schedule a presentation.

Curriculum Development - back to top

Faculty and staff may wish to collaborate with Career Services about integrating career-related topics into classroom curriculum. A Career Services professional can be assigned to each college or school to assist faculty and staff and to encourage collaborative programs to increase students’ career development.

Special Events - back to top

Career Services professionals are available to assist faculty and staff who want to offer special events such as panels, guest speakers or job fairs for students in their departments. Career Services can also make recommendations about employers who have expressed interest in being more involved on campus.

Referring Students to the Career Services, located in SUL 349 - back to top

Faculty and staff are encouraged to refer students to Career Services. We work with students at every academic level from first year through graduate school level.

Our services and resources cover a wide range of career issues including:

• helping a student identify his or her interests, skills, and values, possibly with a referral to complete an interest inventory at the Counseling Center;
• helping the student explore possible careers related to his or her major or to the student's interests, skills, and values;
• assisting with the internship search and preparation;
• teaching resume writing, cover letter writing, and interviewing skills;
• critiquing resumes and cover letters in Resume and Cover Letter Reviews and scheduled appointments;
• conducting mock interviews in 30-60-minute appointments;
• helping the student identify resources for job announcements;
• helping the student learn and conduct an effective job search including suggesting possible industries and employers related to their career goal;
• helping the student find resources that could help them to apply to graduate and professional schools; and/or

Career Coaching - back to top

Referring students who may need extra help preparing for the workforce early in their academic careers can benefit the student and reduce their stress as they near graduation. 30-minute appointments to discuss individual career needs in a private setting throughout their time at Purdue Calumet can better prepare students for career success. Students may call 219-989-2600 or stop in to schedule an appointment. The student may have to wait one or two weeks for a vacant time. Career Services professionals with one or more appropriate master's degrees and several years experience will conduct these appointments.

Programs and Events - back to top

Every semester, we offer a wide range of programs and special events covering topics related to career exploration, job and internship search, and preparing for graduate and professional school. Many of these programs are sponsored with academic units. Programs tend to be informal in nature, usually with no pre-registration required. Our home page lists current information about our job fairs and programs.

We also conduct key career and internship fairs and Roundtables during the academic year and assist colleges and departments with other events. If you have an idea or suggestion for a new program or event involving Career Services, please contact us today. We are always open to new ideas and always willing to lend a hand.

Additional Resources - back to top

We are pleased to provide information in order to help establish or maintain existing policies or procedures in your department and at PUC. The information in these documents have been provided to us by our professional organization, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), or through other sources and should not be construed as legal advice for any specific situation.

Nace Resources

• A Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Hiring
  Discussion of the ethical and legal standards involving students obtaining employment.
• Faculty Reference Letter
  Contains an example for use when creating a letter of reference for students.
• Suggested Guidelines for Writing References
  Itemized guidelines to observe when writing references for students.
• Writing a Reference Letter
  Discussion of the issues surrounding a letter of reference.

Other Resources

• Writing Letters of Reference
  The University of Michigan Career Center has a comprehensive guide.