We are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Company representatives are invited to the campus to confer with students and to discuss not only the qualifications necessary for success in their special fields but to explain business opportunities and to make job offers to graduates. Building relationships with employers and finding a job in the right geographic location and salary range become harder during an economic downturn. This summer, to help students keep building their skills and networks, the W&M Law School also plans to launch a virtual professional development series for students in partnership with alumni and recruiting and professional development officers from law firms and government agencies, Ende Howerton, interim associate dean for development and alumni affairs at the W&M Law School, said. Becoming Career Ready with the Cohen Career Center - YouTube We also worked with several graduates who experienced problems registering for a bar exam in one jurisdiction to identify options for taking the exam in another jurisdiction.. With over 3,000 members worldwide spanning class years from the 1950s to the present, the Switchboard platform is a useful tool to have in place during this difficult time, Steelman says, as alumni post job and internship opportunities and advice to help others. Several alumni were able to offer opportunities to students. Career Counseling, Resume Building, Internships, Job Interviews, Employer Connections, Alumni Networking, Career Fairs, Graduate School Advising. In August 1977, the office changed its name to the Office of Career Planning. Log in using your W&M username and password. Lukas Eade 20 considers himself fortunate. If we find out if a company is still hiring or no longer hiring, or we find an article or a resource, we do our best to loop each other in to those opportunities, he says. Steelman says hes looking to build on the strong foundation thats already in place to assist alumni and students who are set to graduate. Their involvements, passions, and accomplishments show how William & Mary students are getting career ready and learning new things every day. Take your career search mobile A resolution from the Board of Visitors upon his retirement is available in his Faculty-Alumni File in the Special Collections Research Center. Alpert, associate dean of career services and executive director of the Graduate Career Management Center at William & Marys School of Business, agrees. 48 (tie) in Part-time MBA. Eade credits William & Marys Cohen Career Center with helping him to update his LinkedIn profile, obtain informational interviews through alumni connections and to be proactive in his job search. We want them to take their love for William & Mary and help spread the word in their workplace networks, he says. William & Mary Reeder Media Center Assist students and faculty at the university . The Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement offers career development programs, services, connections, and resources,designed to help students and alumni navigate rapid change and thrive from their first job to their last.