The Career Center has valuable resources students should take advantage of throughout their four years at Colorado State University.
2. Meet with a Career CounselorThe Career Center Staff works very hard to provide the best services and resources for students and alumni to facilitate their academic and professional goals. Generalist Career Counselors serve students who have not yet determined a major or need career information regarding the College of Applied Human Sciences.
Liaison counselors serve students in the following colleges:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Business
- Engineering
- Liberal Arts
- Natural Resources
- Natural Sciences
- Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science
They specialize in career issues, job search methods, and employment trends relevant to their College programs. To make an appointment, contact The Career Center at (970) 491-5707.
3. Develop Self-AwarenessEncourage your student to start developing a greater understanding of their work-related values, interests, personality type, and skills early on in their college career. Without this knowledge, it will be very difficult to decide on a major and career path. Don't wait until senior year to do this! The following are resources provided by the Career Center and the World Wide Web to help your student achieve this step:
- Career Counseling Services. The Career Center Staff works very hard to bring you the best services and resources to facilitate your academic and professional goals. All of these services are free for current students and alumni within the first year following graduation. To make an appointment with a career counselor, please call (970) 491-5707.
- Career Center Assessments. Discover the "person-environment" fit that best meets your needs through a variety of career assessment inventories. Through an initial intake with a career counselor, it may be determined that a career assessment instrument may help to identify interests, skills, values and personality attributes.