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Welcome to the Career Development Center!

The Career Development Center serves all students and alumni pursuing various future professional endeavors. Our services include resume reviews, career coaching, job and internship search assistance, and other tools to achieve life and professional success.

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Visit the Career Studio or schedule an appointment with your career coach for career assistance and more!

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Featured Resources

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Big Interview
Big Interview is a free tool provided by the Career Development Center that helps students effectively prepare for interviews and building their confidence by practicing common interview questions.

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Focus 2 Career
Focus 2 Career guides you through a reliable, intuitive career and education decision making model to help you choose majors offered at Appalachian State, explore occupations and make informed career decisions.

National Job & Internship Sites
The Career Development Center is subscribed to several national job and internship listing sites for students to use when searching for opportunities. There are listings from all over the US in a wide variety of industries.

What is Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Workplace?
The Career Development Center is committed to serving a diverse student body at Appalachian State. These are some specific career resources related to certain affinity groups, identities, and interests.

 

Featured News

SECU Foundation Internships Help 16 App State Students Develop Professional Skills

BOONE, N.C. — The State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Public Fellows Internship Program, funded by the SECU Foundation, afforded nine Appalachian State University students the opportunity to complete unpaid internships over the spring. The program is designed to help students develop their prof
Oct 7, 21

Former Student Employee Lands Job at Wolfspeed

Dominick Fetters excelled as a student employee in the Career Development Center for 1.5 years. In 2020, he earned his BS in Applied Physics and now just recently graduated with his MS in Engineering Physics in May. Dom applied all the strategies for job search and salary negotiation when applying f
Jun 4, 21

Transfer Student's Success at Appalachian

In the Career Development Center, we love to hear about the career success that our students and alumni experience as a result of their engagement with our center. Today, we are excited to share Danielle Iannelli's inspirational story.Danielle, a 2013 Communication Studies graduate, is now a Senior
Jun 4, 21