Center for Career Opportunities
Rm 032 Student Center*Saint Mary's College*Notre Dame, IN 46556*(574) 284-4775 *cco@saintmarys.edu

Providing guidance in career exploration, internship acquisition, and transition to post-graduate education and work opportunities!
Special Topics: Career Planning Workbook For Alumnae For Employers For Faculty For SMC Parents For Students Free Career Resources Links to Alumnae Employers	Mission l Pathfinder l Workshops Thank you for visiting the Center for Career Opportunities' website! We offer a wealth of information to assist you with exploring and starting a successful career. Please write us at cco@saintmarys.edu with questions or suggestions. Individual appointments are available by calling 284-4775. In conjunction with:
Contact OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CAREER RESOURCE CENTER: Student Center, Rm 032 CRC HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.     Stacie Jeffirs Director of Center for Career Opportunities sjeffirs@saintmarys.edu Jolanta Szumial Career Services Secretary jszumial@saintmarys.edu

Mission Statement

Providing guidance in career exploration, internship acquisition, and transition to post-graduate education and work opportunities!

Core Values

• Career Planning is a developmental process. Generating a satisfying relationship with the world of work involves an analysis of one's talents, values, experience, interests, and aspirations; exploration and identification of possibilities; successful self-promotion; and thoughtful evaluation of opportunities leading to a commitment towards a chosen path of education and/or employment.
  
  Each student is special. The CCO respects the professional aspirations of every student and tailors its services to respond to the uniqueness of every major.
  
  
• The CCO is a partner in the career planning process. As the student is primarily responsible for determining her career focus and using campus resources to facilitate a successful career transition, the CCO provides assistance through:
  
  • Education- providing accurate and timely information about careers, job search tactics, and employment opportunitiesSupport- providing professional, technical, and reference resources for generating a career exploration strategy, improving resume writing and interviewing skills; assessing employment opportunities, and negotiating a satisfying compensation package.
  • Advocacy- building viable personnel-recruiting relationships with employers, graduate schools, and volunteer organizations.