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Career Development Center

Plan for your future at USJ’s Career Development Center

Looking for career advice or guidance?

The Career Development Center provides all students and alumni with career planning services and resources, individual counseling sessions, workshops and more.

We also work closely with employers across the state to connect students with internships and jobs.

Call us at 860.231.5893, email us at [email protected] , or schedule an appointment with USJ Connect to learn more about how our services can help you.

For Students For Employers

UPCOMING EVENTS

Resume Writing Workshop

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Location: CAE Conference Room, Center for Academic Excellence, 2nd floor, Pope Pius XII Library

12 - 12:50 p.m.

Services Provided

  • Individual career counseling appointments
  • Career decision-making assistance
  • Internship and job search database
  • Resume and cover letter reviews
  • Interview preparation/mock interviews
  • Career development workshops
  • Panel discussions with alumni/ae
  • Employer relations program
  • Career fairs

Schedule an Appointment:

Students: Click Here to Search for Jobs and Internships
Employers: Click here to submit an Internship or a Job

Student Success Stories

Internship Success: Jacquelyn Corriveau ’20

December 16, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute Over the summer of 2019, Jacquelyn Corriveau ’20, a Business major, took part in an internship at KeyBank that helped her discover a new passion and career path. After a three-round interview process, during which Corriveau had to demonstrate her knowledge of a variety of topics – from the stock market’s effects on banking to how

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Internship Success: Megan Burke ’21

September 6, 2019

Reading Time: 1 minute Megan Burke ’21 is a Mathematics major at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). Over the summer of 2019, Burke worked as a Marketing and Human Resources intern at BL Companies, an architecture, engineering, environmental, and land surveying firm in Hartford. She landed this internship with her two years of experience working in the Office of

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Internship Success: Kemche Michalic ’20

July 3, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kemche Michalic ’20 is an Accounting major at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). Since moving to America from the Philippines in 2011, Michalic has accomplished a lot in her personal and professional life. Not only is Michalic happily married, but she’s enjoying life as a mom. Her latest accomplishment was landing an internship as

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Internship Success: Kelly Deegan ’19

July 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kelly Deegan ’19 is a Child Study major at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). As part of her Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) Internship course, Deegan was given the task of finding an internship to prepare her for a career after college. After searching, she landed one at the Village for Families and

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Meet the Team

Melanie Sinche, M.Ed., M.A.       
Director
860.231.5228
[email protected]

 

 

Valerie Wilson, M.Ed.
Assistant Director
860.231.5551
[email protected]

 

Cynthia Whipple, Esq.
Employer Relations Specialist
860.231.5523
[email protected]

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Featured News & Events

USJ Professor Presents Research on How the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Have Re-imagined Hospitality and Spirituality in Asia

Reading Time: 1 minute In July 2019, Religious Studies Professor Reverend Joseph Cheah, OSM, Ph.D., was one of only two U.S. scholars invited to speak at the Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies (IASACT) Conference. Fr. Joe presented his research on the Asian Pneumatology of the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), and in particular,

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USJ Social Work Professor Presents Transgender Research at Conference

Reading Time: 2 minutes In June 2019, Assistant Professor of Social Work Gina Rosich, Ph.D., attended and presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) 2019 Conference. Dr. Rosich shared the qualitative results of her mixed methods study on the issue of employment discrimination against members of the transgender community. Within the study, participants were

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USJ Course Spotlight: Psychology Goes to Hollywood

Reading Time: 2 minutes Learning never stops at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ)! With a wide selection of courses divided between two sessions, USJ offers students the opportunity to earn college credit during the summer months. Among the courses offered is Psychology Goes to Hollywood, a class that is running from Monday, July 8, through Thursday, Aug. 1,

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MSW Professor and Students Present at NASW Conference

Reading Time: 2 minutes At the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), professors in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program prepare students to serve a variety of individuals in the community, including veterans. To meet the unique needs of the veteran population, USJ professors, like Mariann Mankowski, MSW, Ph.D., offer courses that teach students to effectively help individuals who

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Compassionate Service Through Collaboration: USJ and the Bushnell Performing Arts Center

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), its core values remain at the forefront of everything it does. Compassionate service – one of the seven values – is practiced in both programs and courses, as evidenced by the most recent capstone course for students in the undergraduate Special Education program. Led by Jennifer Kowitt, Ph.D.,

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Nell Named Head Women’s Lacrosse/Field Hockey Coach

Reading Time: 2 minutes The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has announced the hiring of Karen Nell as its next head coach of the women’s lacrosse program and first-ever head coach of the inaugural field hockey program, which is set to begin competing in the fall of 2020. The announcement was made this afternoon by Amanda Devitt, USJ’s Director

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Statement of Non-Discrimination

The University of Saint Joseph is accredited
by the New England Commission of Higher
Education and the State of Connecticut
Board of Higher Education. The University
of Saint Joseph, including the Gengras
Center and the School for Young Children,
prohibits discrimination against any
persons on account of their race, color,
religious creed, age, sex, gender identity
or expression, sexual orientation, transgender
status, marital status, national origin, ancestry,
disability (including, but not limited to,
intellectual disability, present or past history
of mental disorder, learning disability, or
physical disability), genetic information,
homelessness, prior conviction of a crime, or
any other characteristic protected by law, in
the administration of its educational policies,
admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, and employment practices (unless
there is a bona fide occupational qualification
related to employment). Inquiries concerning
the University’s non-discrimination policies may
be referred to Rayna Dyton-White, Director of
Diversity and Inclusion/Title IX coordinator,
telephone 860.231.5499 or email [email protected],
or to Deborah Spencer, Human Resources
director/Deputy Title IX coordinator, telephone
860.231.5390, or to the U.S. Department of Education,
Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office
Square, Boston MA 02109, telephone 617.289.0111,
TDD 800.877.8339, fax 617.289.0150, or
email [email protected].

© University of Saint Joseph All Rights Reserved I [email protected]

 

Statement of Non-Discrimination

The University of Saint Joseph is accredited
by the New England Commission of Higher
Education and the State of Connecticut
Board of Higher Education. The University
of Saint Joseph, including the Gengras
Center and the School for Young Children,
prohibits discrimination against any
persons on account of their race, color,
religious creed, age, sex, gender identity
or expression, sexual orientation, transgender
status, marital status, national origin, ancestry,
disability (including, but not limited to,
intellectual disability, present or past history
of mental disorder, learning disability, or
physical disability), genetic information,
homelessness, prior conviction of a crime, or
any other characteristic protected by law, in
the administration of its educational policies,
admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, and employment practices (unless
there is a bona fide occupational qualification
related to employment). Inquiries concerning
the University’s non-discrimination policies may
be referred to Rayna Dyton-White, Director of
Diversity and Inclusion/Title IX coordinator,
telephone 860.231.5499 or email [email protected],
or to Deborah Spencer, Human Resources
director/Deputy Title IX coordinator, telephone
860.231.5390, or to the U.S. Department of Education,
Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office
Square, Boston MA 02109, telephone 617.289.0111,
TDD 800.877.8339, fax 617.289.0150, or
email [email protected].

© University of Saint Joseph All Rights Reserved I [email protected]