Career Services
Career Services
Career Services Career Services strives to provide students and alumni with quality information, advice, and tools in the areas of career counseling, job/internship search strategies, and professional development in order to ensure a smooth transition from college into their careers. Career Services supports students through all stages of their Woodbury University experience, from the first year through graduation and beyond. Services and programs are designed to enable students and alumni to explore a wide range of career choices, set professional goals, identify potential employers, and improve/refine job and work experience/internship search skills.
Career Services offers five essential areas that provide activities and resources to assist students and alumni in the career-planning process: career counseling; career information, preparation, and programming; Handshake, our online job network; internship/work experience guidance; and professional and graduate school advisement.
Career Counseling
• Counseling and guidance designed to help undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni find answers to career and educational questions.
• Assist students with career exploration and planning.
• Individual assistance on issues such as choosing or changing a major and career change/transition.
• Support and guidance for students seeking to explore, define, and pursue specific career goals.
Career Information, Preparation, and Programming
• Résumé, cover letter, Handshake profile, and LinkedIn profile-writing assistance and review.
• Interview preparation, guidance, and tips, as well as mock interviews.
• Information about full-time jobs, employers, trends, salary, and labor market trends.
• Workshops on a wide range of topics, including job-search techniques, resume writing, interviewing, networking, and the importance of a professional online presence.
• Extensive library of handouts documenting the most up-to-date information, tools, and tips to assist with all aspects of conducting effective job/ internship searches.
• Job and internship boards in front of the Career Services Center, regularly updated with posted information and samples of available jobs and internships, mainly in the Los Angeles area.
• Guidance in the use of apps, websites, and other online resources to assist with internship and job searches.
Handshake, Woodbury University’s Online Job Network
Handshake is the University’s online student and alumni job board, which offers the following features:
• On- and off-campus employment opportunities;
• Part-time, full-time, and internship opportunities;
• Booking appointments with Career Services;
• Registering for career-related events, including workshops and career fairs.
Current undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni may register and access Handshake at no cost, and are able to identify potential opportunities for which they may apply, and upload their résumés and work samples (i.e., writing samples, cover letters, portfolios, etc.). Once approved, employers will have access to materials (résumé, cover letter, work samples, etc.) that the student submits. Handshake is located online at woodbury.joinhandshake.com.
Internship/Work Experience Guidance
Career Services can support students in identifying and connecting with real-world, career-related experiences that have proven to be critical career[1]development steps for graduates. The staff works in conjunction with faculty members and internship coordinators in each department to support academic internship experiences via:
• Individual meetings with a career counselor for guidance
• Employer connections and company referrals
Professional and Graduate School Advisement
• Support for students interested in pursuing professional or graduate programs
• Research resources dealing with professional school directories and graduate school exams
• Graduate school personal statement assistance
How to Make an Appointment
To ensure your career guidance needs are met, appointments can be made through Handshake, by calling 818.252.5207, or by visiting the Whitten front desk and speaking with an administrative staff assistant.