At Emory, Career Coaches are more than just advisors—they’re expert partners in helping you discover your strengths, clarify your goals, and take meaningful action. Each coach specializes in one of our eight Career Communities, giving you access to industry-aligned insights and personalized support tailored to your interests.
-One-on-One Coaching-
These 30-minute collaborative appointments are personalized, focused, and built around your goals. Your career coach will:
- Ask questions to help you identify your strengths and explore your interests
- Break big tasks into smaller steps
- Share tools, resources, and insider knowledge
- Help you build the skills and confidence to pursue what’s next
Students meet with coaches to talk about:
- Exploring career interests
- Building resumes and cover letters
- Internship or job search strategies
- Interview preparation
- Graduate school options and timelines
- Networking tips and resources
These 30-minute collaborative appointments are personalized, focused, and built around your goals. Your career coach will:
- Ask questions to help you identify your strengths and explore your interests
- Break big tasks into smaller steps
- Share tools, resources, and insider knowledge
- Help you build the skills and confidence to pursue what’s next
- Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Recent Alumni* in the College of Arts & Sciences, along with double majors in the Goizueta Business School, can schedule an appointment on Handshake with a Career Coach
- First Year students schedule an appointment on Handshake with a Community Fellow and are welcome to drop in for a walk-in hours with a CPD Fellow
*Recent alumni from the College within two years of graduation
-Group Coaching-
Group advising sessions are here to engage in guided career conversations with peers, facilitated by a coach or CPD fellow, to learn collaboratively and share ideas. We intend to bring students together to explore career topics in a shared setting. It can happen through interactive workshops, classroom presentations, or events, offering helpful guidance, resources, and peer insights all in one session.
-Pop-up Coaching-
Attend community-based events where Career Coaches offer on-the-spot guidance and answer questions about CPD resources, career exploration, and next steps. Pop-up coaching brings career advising to you in collaboration with academic departments and other campus partners. You can drop in for a quick meeting with a career coach to get answers to your most pressing career questions. No appointment or prior registration is needed!
Self Guided Career Coaching
Career and Professional Development: Essentials 101
This interactive online course helps Emory students feel confident and prepared for life after college. You’ll learn how to build strong resumes and cover letters, search for jobs and internships with purpose, and stand out to employers through personal branding and LinkedIn. The course also covers key interviewing and networking skills, so you can talk about your experiences with confidence and make meaningful professional connections.
The Major to Career module helps you explore how your classes, skills, and interests connect to real-world careers—so you can better understand your options and plan your next steps.
By the end of the course, you’ll know how to confidently move from college to your career by creating polished application materials, running effective job and internship searches, building a professional online presence, succeeding in interviews and networking situations, and turning your academic experiences into career opportunities that matter to you.
Drop-ins with CPD Fellows
Our CPD Fellows are undergraduate students who are skilled to provide quick and timely assistance during the fall and spring semesters, here to help you get comfortable with the tools and resources available through Career and Professional Development.
