Explore Your Career and Professional Development Interests
Welcome First Year Business Broncos! Starting your college experience is an exciting time to consider all the possibilities around career interests and future internship opportunities. Your first year is a good time to learn about organizations, academic programs and extracurricular roles that will expose you to a variety of potential career paths. As you get settled with your classes and rhythm of fall quarter you will find that there are lots of ways to explore your career interests and begin to learn about career and professional development resources across campus. Provided below are just a sample of ways to begin exploring your career and professional interests.
In the Leavey School of Business you can participate in a range of events with alumni and corporate leaders. Student organizations and academic departments host speakers throughout the year. Attend these events to ask questions and meet new people.
Consider joining one of the Leavey School of Business student organizations. You can meet them during the SCU Involvement Fair during week 1 of the fall quarter. There’s a business club for every interest. And, if you don’t see one you were hoping for, flex your leadership skills and start one.
The LSB Peer Career Consultants are a team of seniors business majors who can help with internship questions and career coaching. You can reach them at careerconsulting@scu.edu.
Plan to take MGMT 50: Professional Development Skills seminar in your sophomore year to refine your resume, LinkedIn profile, interview skills and job search strategies. This one-unit class is offered every quarter.
Are you interested in combining your business skills with social justice? You can explore the LSB Community Fellows Program, a year long fellowship experience with a local non-profit or enroll in BUSN 188: The Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative in your sophomore year.
The Career Center offers a variety of tools and resources to help you navigate internship search preparation including class guides, events and the job prep tool kit. Now is a great time to get familiar with Handshake, SCU’s career platform for internship and job searching.