Graduate Students

Welcome Graduate Students! Your Sacred Heart University Graduate Degree will further enhance your intellectual and personal development, while expanding the opportunities available to you. The Center for Career & Professional Development provides customized tools and resources to help navigate your professional path, while effectively marketing your experiences and background.  Whether you are seeking to advance professionally, transition careers, or simply further your education, the Center for Career & Professional Development is here to assist you along the way!

The Center for Career & Professional Development provides:

    • One-on-One career coaching
    • Resume, cover letter, LinkedIn assistance
    • Interview preparation
    • Job & Internship Search
    • Job Skill development
    • Specialized programming & panels- Check out our events here!
    • Industry specific career/internship fairs 
    • Online job portal Handshake
    • And many more resources!

*Be on the lookout for new customized webinars and virtual resources!

Event Recap: Coffee & Conversations – How the Pandemic has Shifted our Workplace and Hiring

The Center for Career & Professional Development delivered another event in their Coffee & Conversations series on the evening of March 23rd.  The virtual roundtable discussion focused on How the Pandemic has Shifted our Workplace and Hiring, and the Impact …

By Sheila Lillis
Sheila Lillis Associate Director
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Some Liberal-Arts-Focused Colleges are Adding Career and Technical Training Certificates

A Yale-educated evolutionary biologist and a faculty member at Catholic, liberal-arts-focused Sacred Heart University, Geffrey Stopper also oversees one of its newest courses: advanced craft beverage brewing.

Read More here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/liberal-arts-colleges-career-training/2021/03/19/1ed405aa-872a-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0392IDsXAtKxKw5oeedzoERb3yFA8bA7t4n9tMydFxDqLbv9VjUPM5DFM

By Cicely Poggi-Gedacht
Cicely Poggi-Gedacht Associate Director
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Event Recap: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in The Workplace

The Center for Career and Professional Development hosted “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion In The Workplace” forum where alumni and company representatives gather for a meaningful conversation on the progress that has been made towards a more equitable work environment and …

By Helen Boyke
Helen Boyke Director of Alumni, Veteran and Graduate Career Development
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Phone
(203) 371-7971
Address

Linda E. McMahon Student Commons
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825

Center Hours

Monday 8:30am-6:00pm
Tuesday 8:30am-6:00pm
Wednesday 8:30am-6:00pm
Thursday 8:30am-6:00pm
Friday 8:30am-5:00pm