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Center for Career Engagement
The Center for Career Engagement supports students and alumni as they engage in and reflect on their career and college experience, while cultivating their connection to the global Gettysburg Network. We foster relationships with campus community partners and guide students to robust opportunities which help them to capitalize on their liberal arts education.
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Services we provide:
Students can take advantage of the following services and resources through individual appointments, workshops, and special presentations:
Center for Career Engagement highlights:
• Graduates work at organizations such as A&E, AT&T, Bank of America, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Deloitte, Disney, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Mercer, National Park Service, Pandora, Teach for America, U.S. Department of Justice, Vanguard, World Wildlife Fund, and Yelp
• 98% of the Class of 2017 were employed or in graduate school within one year of graduation
• Handshake job/internship database with more than 5,000 opportunities
Center for Career Engagement Phone: (717) 337-6616
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Choosing a major
Student employment on campus
Opportunities for job shadowing, career immersion trips to major U.S. cities, week-long externships, and internships, plus access to funding for participation
Coaching on writing resumes/cover letters, interviewing, and job searching
Inclusion in the Gettysburg College Professional Network
Health professions and pre-law advising, as well as graduate school admissions support