Career Planning and Development Center

Services for Currently Enrolled Students

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If you're a currently enrolled student or recent graduate, up to one year after graduation, the Career Planning and Development Center (CPDC) can assist you. We offer support through individual career coaching appointments, virtual and in-person career development events, and a variety of resources, including Handshake, Webster's career management and job posting platform. Enrolled students are imported into Handshake automatically, so you should already have an account with your Webster email.

Students can find information and resources about a variety of career development topics such as job and internship searching, resume and cover letter writing, career exploration, graduate school decision-making and more on the CPDC Connections page (requires login).

What to Expect in a Career Coaching Appointment

Career Exploration and Planning

Discuss and clarify your career goals and determine an action plan for exploring career options, choosing or changing a major, deciding on a graduate school program or determining a career path. Receive resources for researching prospective majors and careers and if relevant to your decision-making process, may complete career assessments.

Application Material Review

Receive feedback on your drafted application materials such as a resume, cover letter, CV, graduate school personal statement or digital profile (e.g., LinkedIn, Handshake, portfolio, etc.). Gather recommendations to strengthen your future application materials.

Job and Internship Search Strategies

Learn about job search strategies and create an action plan for your off-campus job or internship search. Review networking strategies and discuss professional communication practices for connecting with employers.

Interview Coaching

Learn about how to prepare for an interview and discuss interviewing strategies. Practice responses to common interviewing questions or provide a job posting of interest to your career advisor for a more customized practice interview. Receive feedback on your interview responses and tips to improve your interviewing performance.

Testimonial

“Webster offers some great resources for career advising and academic advising. I personally have used them to help make a resume. That was helpful and very accessible.”

Sage Hamilton

BA in Psychology with an Emphasis in Mental Health, ’27

Schedule An Appointment with a Career Coach

Using Handshake to Make Appointments

Webster University uses the Handshake platform to connect students with potential employers and the team in the Career Planning and Development Center.

By creating an account with Handshake, you'll gain access to its features and use it to schedule an appointment with a career coach.

First-Time Users

Sign in at webster.joinhandshake.com using the SSO option and your connections login information or download the mobile app at app.joinhandshake.com
Select "Career Center" from the main navigational tab (under "Account" in the mobile app)
Click "Appointments" and "Schedule a New Appointment"
Proceed through the menu choices to select your Webster school, an appointment type, medium (in person or virtual), and a time that works for you
Provide a brief description of what you want to discuss in the appointment
Complete the required information and click "Request"

Note that appointments must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. While career coaches offer their schedule based on Central Time in U.S and Canada, Handshake will display the available appointment times in the same time zone that your computer is set to.

If you have questions, you can reach out to the Career Planning and Development Center at careercn@webster.edu. The Career Planning and Development Center is located at 568 Garden Ave., Webster Groves, Missouri, No. 9 on the campus map.

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