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

 

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 and Podcast.

Click here to access the Room Reservation Form.