Center for Career and Professional Development

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Welcome

The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) provides students and alumni with knowledge, skills, and opportunities that are essential to fulfilling their career goals. Through partnerships with employers, faculty, and staff, the CCPD prepares students to succeed in today’s competitive job market.

With the help of the CCPD, you can explore careers and get help with planning for your future and navigating the ever-changing job market.

Services for Students and Alumni

Whether you’re undecided about your career or want to enhance your job skills, let us help you prepare for success. Visit the Center for Career & Professional Development in room B-114 to explore your professional path and make yourself more attractive to employers.

We provide current students and alumni with the following comprehensive services to increase your chances for success in your career:

  • Resume reviews to highlight your skills and accomplishments
  • Mock interviewing to help you answer common interview questions with confidence and poise
  • Career advising from expert advisors to help you identify fields that match your skills and interests
  • Mentoring and networking opportunities to provide ongoing support and connections to various career paths
  • Workshops to help refine your job skills and develop professionally
  • Job search assistance to explore avenues for employment
  • Employer Info Sessions to learn about available opportunities
  • Special Programs to tap into employment resources
  • Informative online tools for career guidance and skills development
  • Career Readiness Digital Badging Program

Program Information

Kickstart your future with Career Connect, which links you to career opportunities, hands-on experiences (also known as experiential learning), on-campus recruitment, and more. It’s free for current students and alumni.

Sign up online and download the app to search and apply for jobs, manage your on-campus recruiting activities, and connect with employers before, during, and after job fairs.

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Career Coach is an online resource that matches your strengths and interests with various industries and career paths. View up-to-date information on employment, wages, job postings and associated education and training — including programs at LaGuardia — in the tri-state area. Create an account and get started today!

CUNY LEADS is a unique academic and career program for students with disabilities. Receive support including employment opportunities, job search guidance, advocacy skills development, and referral assistance with ACCESS-VR.

The SOAR Experiential Learning Program is a LaGuardia Community College pipeline program for students to participate in various activities in community-based organizations, government agencies, and small and large businesses in their field of study.

Experiential learning is an engaged learning process in which students learn by doing and reflect on their experience.


Internships

Students accepted and hired through the SOAR Experiential Learning Program, funded through the LaGuardia Community College Foundation, commit to a 12-week paid internship experience supervised by the CCPD. Through this program, students from all majors can increase their professional experience and strengthen and expand the skills they are developing in their college studies.

Get SOAR Ready!

  • Log in to Career Connect
  • Schedule an appointment with a career advisor for resume review to get your resume approved
  • Create a cover letter
  • Attend workshops, events, and info sessions
  • Participate in a mock interview


Eligibility Criteria

  • Currently enrolled in a degree program at LaGuardia Community College (any major)
  • Registered for a minimum of 6 academic credits during the current semester
  • 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Minimum of 15 cumulative credits
  • Authorized to work in the US
    • Contingent upon employment authorization, international students are eligible to apply


Program Timeline and Compensation

  • Fall Session I (October-December)
  • Spring Session I (March-June)
  • 12 weeks, 120 hours in total
  • Stipend: $2,000


How To Apply


The SOAR Experiential Learning Program is funded by the LaGuardia Foundation.

The Elmezzi Career Fellows Program aims to prepare students for internship experiences through workshops, online training, and mentorship. Students are placed through a matching system that pairs employer needs with capable students with aligned interests. After completing their academic year internship, a place will be reserved for successful Elmezzi Career Fellows in a Summer Corps program.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Currently enrolled in a degree program at LaGuardia Community College (any major)
  • Registered for a minimum of 6 academic credits during the current semester
  • 2.5 GPA or higher
  • Authorized to work in the US
    • Contingent upon employment authorization, international students are eligible to apply
  • Reside in Long Island City or Astoria


Program Details

  • Fall Session I and II (October-February) and Spring Session I and II (March-July)
  • 10 hours a week for 12-14 weeks
  • $16.00 an hour
  • Single-ride MetroCard available


How to apply

CUNY Career Launch

CUNY Career Launch is a seven-week summer program that enables students to launch their future careers by interning in a job related to their major. Students work between early July and mid-August for 19 hours/week and earn $20 per hour.

Applications open up during the Spring semester; visit CUNY Career Launch to learn more.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Your career goal is to work in:
    • Science, computer science, math, technology, or engineering, Government, public affairs, sociology or political science
    • Education
    • Healthcare, community health or public health
    • Community or social services
    • Environmental preservation, clean energy and efficiency, climate mitigation
  • Available for 19 hours/week every week from early July until late August
  • Between 18 and 24 years old when you apply
  • Current student and plan to enroll in Fall semester for Career Launch and in the Spring semester for Spring Forward
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. (International students can apply!)


CUNY Spring Forward

CUNY Spring Forward is a 10-week spring program that allows students to explore their future careers by interning in a job related to their major.  Internships start at the end of February and last until the beginning of May for 15 hours/week, and get paid $20 per hour.

Applications open up in the Fall semester; visit CUNY Spring Forward to learn more.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Your career goal is to work in:
    • Science, computer science, math, technology, or engineering
    • Healthcare, community health or public health, community or social services
    • Environmental preservation, clean energy and efficiency, climate mitigation
    • Marketing, communications
  • Available for 15 hours/week every week from late February to early May
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Current student and plan to enroll in the Spring semester
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. (International students can apply!)
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