Guidebook

Career services

Greywood Building 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Drop-in resume review, Friday, noon to 1 p.m.

Ron Albertson, Director. Extension 7421 (503/517-7421)
Julie Kern Smith, Assistant Director. Extension 7291 (503/777-7291)

Career services provides a rich variety of resources and opportunities to help students and new alumni to pursue and develop creative, fulfilling, and socially responsible lives.  Organized around the idea that a liberal arts education is both its own end and the best preparation for meaningful engagement with the world of work, the office and its staff provide career counseling and coaching to assist Reedies in discerning career paths, obtaining internships, pursuing graduate and professional school admissions, and understanding the world of work.  Through special programs and individual counseling, students develop skills in networking, resume writing, interviewing, and job or graduate school search strategies; through actual volunteer, internship, and work opportunities, they enhance their understanding of work and its meaning.

Library resources include information about a broad range of careers, internships, fellowships and awards, graduate school directories, and other "beyond Reed" opportunities. Local and national job listings include part-time temporary work and full-time professional positions.

The alumni career network provides access to Reed graduates, who provide career, employment, relocation, and graduate school information to students and recent alumni. Career Preview helps students explore careers through visits with local alumni at their places of work.

By subscribing to the mail list Beyond Campus Opportunities (BCOP), students have a direct line to key opportunities that arise, as well as information about events, programs, services, and resources related to interests and career exploration goals. Register in person at the center or here:
https://www.lists.reed.edu/mailman/listinfo/bcop