Personal Advising
Meetings with career advisors, student career fellows and your advising team that help you to define your interests and shape the path to your goals.
Career preparation begins the moment you arrive on campus. From leadership opportunities to a first-year seminar to a seven-week Career Preparation Course, you’ll learn to master the art of telling your story, build and nurture your network, and refine your professional presence. And when you’re ready, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for funds for a job shadow, attend a conference, and find an internship, supported by the Hale Center's Career Action Program Funding Program.
As you dive into your major and pathway or center, you’ll connect your coursework to off-campus learning experiences, internships, and other professional development opportunities. And you’ll do it all with the support of a team of advisors who will help you tailor your experience to give you the skills to identify, develop and pursue your career goals.
At the Hale Center for Career Development, you connect the dots between your interests and experiences to discover a career and put the liberal arts to work in a way that’s uniquely yours.
At Conn, career planning is embedded in your entire four-year experience. Your introduction to career preparation begins through your First-Year Seminar, a small class in which you will delve into an interesting topic, like “Virtual Realities in Japan” or “The Meaning of Life.” After you take our Career Preparation Course, you’ll be assigned a , who will serve with a professor, a staff member and three student advisors on your advising team. With their guidance, you will launch a process of exploration to learn more about yourself and what careers might be the best fit.
A seven-week Career Preparation Course that helps you to develop the crucial skills for finding internships and top-notch jobs. Through engaging and interactive projects, you will learn the skills to build an active professional network and create compelling social media profiles, resumes and cover letters. You will gain confidence in telling your story, polishing your professionalism and handling all the other nuts and bolts to make you a competitive candidate for the best positions. Students who have completed this course indicate an increased level of effectiveness in identifying and articulating what they have to offer to an employer. This for-credit course can be taken any time from the fall of the first year through the sophomore year.
Meetings with career advisors, student career fellows and your advising team that help you to define your interests and shape the path to your goals.
Apply for funding for a variety of career preparation opportunities, including unpaid internships, research, professional conferences, job shadowing and more. Funding is available as early as your first year.
Advising in Health, Business and Law with our specialized career advisors and faculty experts.
Our advisors provide job-search assistance, facilitate networking with alumni, guide you through on and off-campus recruiting opportunities, and advise you on graduate and professional school applications.
Throughout your time at Conn, our developmental approach meets you where you are to assist you in building relevant career skills that you will use long after graduation.
Hale Center for Career Development
Mailing Address
Connecticut College
Hale Center for Career Development
Fanning Hall 112
270 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
Office Hours
Academic Year - Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm ET
Breaks - Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm ET
Handshake is the centralized resource for events and activities and is where appointments with Career Advisors can be made. During the academic year, Career Fellows may be available for appointments outside of the 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. timeframe. Employer events may also be held outside of standard office hours.
Campus Location
112 Fanning Hall