Center for Career Design and Development

The Center for Career Design and Development educates and inspires students to create an individualized and evolving career path focused on exploration, preparation, and professional growth.

Through our programs and services, we provide access to opportunities that lead to successful outcomes for students, alumni, and our employer partners.

The Center for Career Design and Development offers one-on-one advising, in-person and online workshops for groups (classes, student organizations, etc.), career fairs, creative networking events to connect students to alumni and other professionals, field trips to a variety of companies, collaboration with campus departments and partners, and much more.

In addition to personalized advising services and workshops, the Center for Career Design and Development offers a variety of online resources for students, all available on our website (hofstra.edu/career):

• Focus 2, a career assessment that helps students evaluate their values, interests, personality, and skills as they relate to various occupations and career paths.

• Handshake, the centralized resource for jobs, internships, company connections, and all career events.

• Big Interview, a tool that allows students to practice virtual interviewing and receive feedback from advisors and mentors.

Parents and students are invited to visit hofstra.edu/career or contact the Center for Career Design and Development at 516-463-6060 or careerdesign@hofstra.edu. The center  is located in Room 110 Weller Hall.