Career Development Center
Individual and personalized career exploration
Our Mission
It’s a common generalization that a great education will lead to a great career. The truth of the matter is more nuanced: to make professional use of your education in today’s job market, you’ll need expert guidance and the development of a strong and deep network of contacts. It’s the mission of Bates Career Development Center to assist you with just that. By linking you with alumni, faculty, staff, and recruiters, your partnership with the BCDC ensures that your great education will lead to your great career.
Goals
- Develop life-long career management skills
- Cultivate a keen understanding of the current marketplace and your own marketability
- Explore an array of career options through experiential, hands-on learning combined with industry research
- Communicate information in an open and timely manner
- Respect and support individual interests and goals
Features
We look forward to partnering with you as you begin this journey of career exploration. As you move forward in your career search or path, let us know how we can help you. We wish you best of luck and great success in this exciting time in your life!
Career Counseling
BCDC career counselors are available to meet one-on-one to explore career options, critique resumes and cover letters, conduct mock interviews, and utilize various resources to assess your interests, skills and personal characteristics; counselors are available to meet with you by appointment and during regularly scheduled walk-in hours.
Career Peers
Through workshops, events and walk-in hours, current students who have been selected to serve as career peers partner with the BCDC staff and students to offer advice and suggestions in one-on-one and group sessions; meet with a career peer to launch your career exploration process.
Career Resources Library
Hundreds of online and hard copy career resources are readily available.
Workshops
The BCDC provides myriad programs on and off campus throughout the fall and spring semesters to both inform and allow you to explore your options.
Employer Information Sessions and Interviews
The BCDC partners with employers to conduct information sessions and on-campus interviews throughout the academic year
Internships and Jobs
We actively solicit and receive hundreds of internship and job opportunities in virtually every industry and field; searching for available opportunities that are of interest to you is simple through the use of our web-based recruiting site, JobCat.
Graduate and Professional School
The BCDC team of counselors is well equipped to walk you through the steps involved to help prepare you for Health, Law and other graduate studies; each fall, the BCDC hosts nearly 100 graduate school representatives at an annual graduate school fair and through individual school meetings/sessions.
Fellowships, Scholarships & Grants
We partner with the Graduate Fellowships Advisor to help you prepare your applications for many prestigious programs.
Career Advisory Network
Bates alumni volunteer as career advisors to share their own career stories and provide advice and guidance.