At SPS this fall, all courses, other than pre-established online courses, will be offered face-to-face in our New York City classrooms. Some of these face-to-face courses will be offered in the HyFlex format to ensure that all of our students can make progress toward their degree requirements, if faced with delays due to student visas or vaccination effectiveness wait times.
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Career Services & Programs
Individual In-Person/ Virtual Career Coaching
The Career Design Lab offers career coaching appointments to current students and alumni.
Current Degree-Program Students
One-on-one appointments are available by appointment through the CDL coaches' appointment calendars. Coaches are assigned to specific degree programs and will provide one-on-one sessions where you will explore areas listed in the table below. Current students can also meet with a career coach in a 15-minute drop-in session for quick questions and reviews.
To make an appointment, please access the Career Design Course on your CourseWorks/Canvas and select "Make An Appointment" on the left navigation bar.
Current non-degree students can meet with a career coach in 15-minute drop-in sessions for quick questions three times per semester. Use the links above to access the drop-in appointments.
Alumni
For information on our complete alumni services, please visit the SPS Alumni Services page. If you are unable to access the appropriate Career Design Lab course through your CourseWorks/Canvas to make an appointment, please contact the Career Design Lab office CareerDesignLab [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu. Be sure to let us know which degree program you graduated from.
Please note: University holidays and Career Fairs may impact CDL hours, view our website for closures near these days.
Schedule An Appointment With A Career Coach
To make an appointment, please use the SPS Appointment System. You can access the appointment system through the Career Design Course and select "Make An Appointment" on the left navigation bar.
Build personal self-awareness of your unique talents and career aspirations to help you make decisions and create goals as they relate to career exploration.
Identify and offer appropriate career assessment strategy to help you identify priorities
Learn about our premium subscription resources such as CandidCareer.com for career videos, GoinGlobal for international careers and Vault guide for various careers, industries, and company profiles
Learn about recruitment timelines, how to navigate job platforms, practice interviews using BigInterview, and networking conversations
Manage various online career portfolios (e.g. personal blog, personal website, LinkedIn)
Professional Network & Personal Branding
Engage in employer site visits, industry showcases and career fairs as well as other employer and alumni events
Grow and maintain your network with alumni and other professionals through professional development programs.
Experiential Learning
Create your personalized internship or job search strategy and build confidence through developing your unique value proposition and build confidence in your brand.
Network and connect with experts in diverse industries to gain insight about internship, mentorship and job opportunities through our vibrant programming with employers partners.
Recruitment & Networking Events
Company-specific events that provide organizations the chance to speak to their cultures, day-to-day work across the enterprise or for a particular team or department, plus any open positions. Engage the student audience in Q&A and networking. Industry professionals, including Recruiters, typically represent their organizations at these events.
Small discipline-specific networking and recruiting meet-ups that provides an excellent avenue for organizations to promote opportunities.
Employers choose a shortlist of candidates they would like to interview on campus. The process typically takes four weeks to complete from the initiation of a position posting to the interview day.
Panels of industry experts eager to share insight and industry knowledge of the current landscape in their fields and best practices to position students for success in today’s marketplace.
Getting students over to you to see the space, observe the culture, and feel the energy is something we gladly help facilitate. We advertise to students and help coordinate the tours.
