Services of the Center For Career Opportunities

Career Success at Purdue houses the Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) and Pre-Professional Advising (PPA). We serve as the centralized Career Services office for the West Lafayette Campus of Purdue University. Purdue Alumni - please visit our Alumni page for how to best access alumni related services and resources

  • The services listed below are for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students
  • After logging into BoilerConnect, click on Make Appointment and choose options from menu as shown below:


 


CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SEARCH

Appointment 

Type/ Duration

Career/ Major Exploration In-Person or Virtual Appointment
(1 hour)

Job Search Strategies

  • ** Schedule this type of appointment for
  • Internship or Job Search Strategies
  • Interview Preparation
  • Job Offer Negotiation
In-Person or Virtual Appointment
(30 minutes)
Grad School Planning In-Person or Virtual Appointment  
(30 minutes)

Appointment 

Type/ Duration

Masters Career Planning In-Person or Virtual Appointment
(30 minutes)

PhD Student Career Planning

  • ** Exploring industry, nonprofit, and Federal careers
  • Review of applications for industry or nonprofit positions
  • Review of tenure-track application packet (Teaching Philosophy, Diversity Statement, CV, Cover Letter)

Virtual Appointment
(1 hour)

PhD Resume Review Virtual Appointment
(15 minutes)

 

PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING

Appointment 

Type/ Duration

Health Mock Interview

Health/Law Career Exploration

Health/Law Personal Statement

Health/Law Progress Check-In

Health/Law School Application
*Navigating the application process: aptitude tests, competitiveness, choosing schools, recommendation letters, and interviews

Virtual Appointment (30 Minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose Pre-Professional Advising

 

QUICK-CHATS

Appointment 

Type/ Duration

Career Closet

In-Person Appointment (30 minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Quick Chat as the location

Resume/CV Review

Cover Letter

LinkedIn

myCCO account

In-Person Appointment (15 Minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Quick Chat as the location

For instant resume feedback, create/use VMock account with your Purdue email and upload your resume

Peer Mock Interview

Call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for scheduling assistance

For interview practice anytime, create a Big Interview account with your Purdue email to start now!

 

NEED MORE RESOURCES?

Click here to access our on-demand resources.

Click here to access informative videos to help you launch your career. 

Click here to access the Purdue CCO Blog.

Click here to access the Room Reservation Form.