Our mission: As an act of justice, we empower SPU students and alumni from all backgrounds to design purposeful lives and careers.

What is the CCC?

Career Readiness

Learn more about putting together a great resume, gathering references, and much more.

Career readiness

Networking

Networking is more essential than ever in your internship and job search. We encourage you to take advantage of all the networking resources available to you.

Network building & job search

Internships

An internship allows you to integrate and apply your academic coursework to a professional work situation, gain valuable skills and experiences, and increase your marketability to future employers.

Internships & experiential learning

Vocational discernment

Are you searching for your “calling”? Your sense of purpose in your life and work? “God’s will” for your life? You are not alone!

Vocational discernment & life design

Employers

At the Center for Career and Calling, employers are instrumental partners in the vocational and professional development of SPU students and alumni.

Employers

Events

Learn more about upcoming events put on by the Center for Career and Calling.

Events

Class of 2019 Outcomes (562 respondents)
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96%

Graduation Success Rate

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$51,191

Average Starting Salary

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374

Total Number of Employers who Employed 2019 Grads

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76%

Of Undergraduate Students Completed at Least One Internship

Handshake

Handshake for Students, Alumni and Employers

Handshake can help you learn about on-campus jobs, work-study, and local volunteer opportunities, as well as increase your exposure to national and global opportunities, including 95 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

2021-2022 College of Distinction - Career Development

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Career Launch Program

Introducing Career Launch

Career Launch helps students create professional relationships and launch effective job and internship searches in the hidden job market, especially for students with few or no connections.

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Have career questions?

Stop by with any career questions at Q&A every Wednesday from 11AM to noon. We've got answers for you!

As of July 1st, 2024, the CCC has temporarily paused offering 1-1 career counseling appointments due to limited staffing.

An SPU student meets with a career counselor | Photo by Lynn Anselmi

Explore your career and calling

Find out how you can discern your calling, understand and articulate your strengths and interests, explore career options, and more.

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An SPU student looks through job postings on her laptop | photo by Lynn Anselmi

Find a job or internship

Our resources will help you find opportunities and meet employers, from your first year at SPU until after graduation.

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SPU business graduate students work on a group project | Photo by Dan Sheehan

Consider graduate school

Use our online resources to get general advice, or make an appointment to have a professional career counselor edit your application materials.

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An SPU student meets with a mentor | Photo by Lynn Anselmi

Become a mentor

If you’re a parent, an SPU alum, or a local businessperson, you can help SPU students and alumni by sharing your career experiences and expertise one-on-one.

Learn more

Holiday hours and office closures:

The Center for Career and Calling (CCC) will be closed for most of the major holidays listed on the SPU academic calendar. Be sure to follow us on Instagram (@spucareercenter) for real time updates on CCC hours and closures.

July:

The Center for Career and Calling will be closed from July 1st through July 31st. This means all correspondence and services will be suspended for this duration and will resume August 1st. There will be no staff in office to respond to your requests during this time so please try to reserve any inquiries that might arise in the month of July for August so that the staff can accommodate and respond to your requests within a reasonable time frame.