Career Services

Career Exploration

Explore your options with handouts and resources on various careers, career testing/assessments, online resources, career resource library as well as one-to-one counseling. Get started today by exploring our "What can I do with this major?" online resource.  We also offer tailored career planning by the year so you can start off on the right path beginning in your freshman year.

Job Search Assistance and Interview Prep

We help you land that dream job by assisting with resume referrals to employers, on-campus interviews, on- and off-campus job fairs, job posting site on www.collegecentral.com/stfrancis, career planning/advising sessions, resume/cover letter and curriculum vitae (CV) critiquing and samples, and mock/practice interviews including interview coaching.

Graduate/Professional School Assistance

When you are ready to consider graduate school, we are here with a substantial data base of grad schools to help you make the right choice for you. We will also assist with application/career statement critiques and practice interviews.

Mentoring Network for Students & Alumni

Students: Connect with SFU Alumni in a variety of fields, majors & geographic locations for guidance and information about CAREERS!

• Go to www.collegecentral.com/stfrancis.
• Pick your ID & password.
• Click on “Search for Mentors.”

Alumni:Volunteer to be part of our mentoring network and make a difference in the lives of our Saint Francis students.

• Go to www.collegecentral.com/stfrancis.
• Click on the Alumni icon, then Mentoring Network.
• Click on the link for “add my mentoring profile” and complete the form.
• Choose any Access ID and Password for your return visits.

Access to the Mentoring Network is password protected. Please contact careerservices@francis.edu for the password.

Saint Francis University is committed to bring you the best resources available to help you in your job search. CareerShift offers the most comprehensive online resource, designed to support the # 1 request of job seekers: an easy to use web site to conduct and organize their job search.

CareerShift’s set of tools and applications provide a very unique opportunity to job hunters. While other web services provides bits and pieces of the job hunt process, only CareerShift provides an easy-to-use approach for bringing all these parts together to crack the “hidden job market” and for managing the job hunt all in one place. With CareerShift, you can:

• Search, store & record job listings at all publicly posted websites, company websites, and newspapers. Set job alerts.
• Get inside contact information immediately, including email addresses, for millions of companies, even alumni, then save and manage your lists.
• Upload/ Copy and Paste as many targeted resumes and cover letters needed or upload your current documents.
• Work with Career Services to create unlimited e-mail campaigns with your saved contacts, resumes and cover letters. You can choose to send your lists to yourself for a postal campaign.
• Campaigns are automatically saved and recorded. In MY CALENDAR, you can keep notes, and set reminders for follow-ups.
• Access your confidential CareerShift account from anywhere, anytime, 24/7.

Instructions

• Go to http://francis.careershift.com
• Click sign up.
• Fill out required information.
• Place francisalumni into the group box.
• Select a security question and answer.
• Answer the human verifier question.
• Check user agreement.
• Click Next. Answer required questions.
• You will be brought to your CareerShift account.
• Questions can be directed to admin@careershift.com or call Toll free 888-232-0632