Specialized Resources
The Hale Center for Career Development helps you put your liberal arts education into action for a career with personalized advising, flexible Career Action Funds and invaluable alumni mentoring. From day one, you’ll start creating an action plan as you build academic and professional skills that empower you to thrive in life and in work.
Guided by your team of advisers, you’ll build a personalized professional development plan — exploring opportunities that relate to your interests, pressure-checking career paths through experiential learning opportunities.
The career advisers take your interests seriously and will do everything they can to help you achieve your career related goals.
Sara Abbazia ’20
We put our money where your future is with flexible Career Action Funds to support your professional development (including a $500 career exploration award for eligible first-years) by promoting experiences that build skills and connections while channeling learning into action.
They are successful entrepreneurs, business leaders, social justice champions and healthcare leaders who are readily available to share their wisdom with students.
of First Year Seminar advisers collaborate with the career office annually
of students use the career office during their four years
Number of years students are eligible to submit action plans and apply for career funding
students participated in more than 60 employer relations events last year
of Conn students have explored potential careers with the help of internship funding since 2008
of alumni said the career office was instrumental in helping them find jobs
of alumni are employed or in graduate school one year after graduation
job, internship and fellowship opportunities provided to students last year