Partner with an Advisor

The Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement is available to partner with faculty and staff in a variety of ways.

Request a Presentation

Invite a staff member from the career advising team to present in your class, research lab, weekly/monthly “Lunch & Learn” series, or student employee staff. The material covered can be integrated into your course schedule or serve as a stand-alone component. Rather than canceling a class, consider a presentation by the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement. Content and length can be flexible and adapted to fit your needs.

Presentation examples include:

A 10-minute quick overview or a 30-50 minute “deep dive” of services, resources, and programs
30-minute core workshops on resumes, interviewing, job or internship search, or LinkedIn/networking
A combination of the above topics or topics tailored for student employee retreats or professional development days
Industry-specific topics such as career paths for physics students, resumes for marketing careers, and the federal job search process
Customized presentation to fit a specific class topic, or co-presentation with a staff member to cover both academic and career angles

Request a Program

Team up with a member from the career advising staff to add a career development programming element to your class, research lab, weekly/monthly “lunch & learn” series or symposium, or student organization you advise. There are a variety of topics and formats to consider:

Programming examples:

Employer or alumni-led presentation focused on a specific topic such as AI in healthcare. Are you bringing in an alum or other professional for a research or industry topic talk? Consider adding a career talk at the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement as part of the speaker’s itinerary.
Host a career panel with 3-4 William & Mary alumni. For example, highlight the variety of career paths for Anthropology, English, Philosophy, or Sociology majors. Or, bring your class to a career panel hosted by the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement.
Incorporate an Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement resource for a class assignment. Examples include: completing a mock interview utilizing Big Interview ; taking mini assessments covering values, interests, and skills through Focus2; exploring career paths through “What Can I Do With This Major?”
Do you teach a capstone or other course with a final project and presentation? We can source alumni to serve as judges or observers, which can further develop communication skills.
We can also help source alumni or employers to serve in different capacities for case competitions or other hands-on activities.

Promote Events/Resources

Career & Industry Newsletters

The Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement distributes regularly scheduled newsletters to students. “Career Conversations” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to all students (undergraduate and graduate) promoting a sampling of upcoming events and resources. "Jumpstart" is a newsletter that is sent to all first-year and sophomore students.

Students can also opt-in to receive industry-specific newsletters for: Business Careers, Creatives Careers, Education & Human Service Careers, Public Service Careers, and Science & Technology Careers. Our newsletters can also cross-promote your programs to a specific group of students or to the entire student body. If you have an interest in cross-promoting your events in our newsletters, please contact the staff member below who is responsible for the newsletter(s) you would like to use.

Career Conversations: [[lrandolph,Lisa Randolph]] and [[kmbuckley,Kelly O’Shaughnessy]]
Business Careers: [[cwherath,Caroline Herath]]
Creative Careers: [[clmcquillan,Cristen McQuillan]]
Education & Human Service Careers: [[amartin01,Andrew Martin]]
Jumpstart: [[kmbuckley,Kelly O’Shaughnessy]]
Public Service Careers: [[amartin01,Andrew Martin]]
Science & Technology Careers: [[dlsnyder,Don Snyder]]