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Services for Students
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Become Career Ready
- Understand what "Career Readiness" means.
- Choose a career or major, gain valuable experience, prepare for a job search, select a graduate school, find a job or internship.
Choose a Career or Major
- Review career information by major and topic.
- Check out the "Careers In..." series and Candid Career videos to find out what you can do with your major.
- Use our online career exploration program: Focus.
Gain Valuable Experience
- View part-time and summer jobs, internships, volunteer, and work-study opportunities using BengalLink.
- Take a service-learning course (Search for courses in the course catalog, Banner, or on the CCE's website) and participate in Buffalo State University sponsored community service activities including Alternative Spring Break programs.
Prepare for a Job Search
- Attend one of our workshops: Resume Writing, Cover Letter Writing, Job Searching, Interviewing, and Using LinkedIn.
- Make an appointment for resume or cover letter review with a career counselor or drop in for assistance during our weekly hours.
- Conduct a practice interview with a career counselor.
- Get information on successful job searching and potential employers.
Select a Graduate School
- Attend Graduate & Professional School Fair to discuss programs and admission requirements with school representatives and make personal connections.
- Find information to assist you in researching and applying to graduate and professional schools, including scholarships, fellowships, and writing personal statements.
Find a Job or an Internship
- Come to our annual job fairs which include: Part-Time Job & Internship Fair, Job and Internship Fair, Jobsapalooza, and Teacher Recruitment Days.
- Current job and internship listings, including local and national full-time, part-time, summer, volunteer, internship, and work-study vacancies, may be viewed in BengalLink.
- Make your resume available to employers.
- Find potential employers using CareerShift, a job search portal including access to an extensive and up-to-date employer and job opportunity database.
- Participate in on-campus recruitment and employer presentations, with local and national employers conducting interviews and who provide information about job opportunities.
- Maintain a reference file in the center containing your letters of reference.
- NOTE: CAPE employment services should not be exclusively relied upon for an individual's job search.
