Claire Herquet, Editor 

No matter what major or year you are, the Career Center at La Salle is here to support you in achieving your career goals. Located on the first floor of Founders’ Hall, the career advancement group provides a wide array of personalized assistance and tools to each student coming in for career readiness such as headshots, resume/cover letter proofreading, interview preparation, major and career self-exploration, business attire and more. Depending on the help you are looking for, you can schedule a remote or in-person appointment with your career counselors, making it super easy and accessible to utilize their services. These sessions provide a supportive space to explore career options, develop personalized job search strategies and ask questions pertaining to your studies and/or possible job opportunities. 

The Career Center also hosts many networking and professional events during the fall and spring semesters on campus, normally in the Founders’ Hall Atrium or the Student Union. Catered towards many different majors and career paths, the group works hard to put together job forums and career fairs, sometimes featuring 90+ employers waiting to meet and connect with the students here at 20^th and Olney. 

La Salle’s Career Center adopts a one-on-one approach, recognizing that career development is an ongoing process that is unique to one’s academic and professional life. The center’s end goal and mission is to equip every graduating student with key skills and opportunities needed to achieve their unique goals, whether they wish to go onto graduate studies, full-time employment, volunteer opportunities or other endeavors.  

Assistant Director of Employer Relations & Events, Noelle Stueck, had a few words to say about how important feedback is to her in hopes of making Career Center events worthwhile and helpful for those who come.

 “For me, since I do more employer and event jobs, I like finding as many touch points as I can with students to understand what types of companies they want to see more of [on campus],” she explained. “I put out feedback surveys to those who attend. Even if I can’t always get [those employers] to come, it’s good to know what students are looking for so that way for future events, it is more tailored to what students want to see at our center.” 

The center loves having attendees at their job fairs, meetups and information tables throughout the year, but they would not improve effectively without student voices and ideas. 

Julia Kane, Assistant Director of Career Development, shared her thoughts on how one of her favorite parts of her job is doing career exploration appointments with students. With the countless online resources the Career Center uses, it makes it super organized and accessible for Kane to show mentees what they can do with their skills or desired major and minors while in undergrad. Run by the Department of Labor Statistics, Kane spoke about the program O*NET, a tool for career exploration and job analysis that she helps students navigate in her office during appointments. 

She said, “Some students get stuck thinking things are black and white, and I love showing them all the different avenues and options they can explore and how they can narrow it down.” Focus 2 is another platform Kane utilizes with students, offering self-assessments and results aligning with their skills and majors.  

Student workers are crucial to the smooth operation of the Career Center on a weekly basis. From working anywhere from 8-10 hours a week, their responsibilities include event preparation and welcoming attendees, creating social media graphics, assisting with resume and cover letter approvals and representing the center on a larger scale. When asked about the Career Center’s mission, Career Peer Diamond Amara shared that she would like to see more students engaged with their resources.

 “A lot of students aren’t aware of the services available to them, and I can relate because until I started working at the Career Center last semester, I didn’t know much about it either. We want students to use the Career Closet for business attire, get their resumes reviewed, take professional headshots and just stop by to ask questions about their career goals. Overall, we want to see the student body more involved in events, panels and other activities that we hold.” 

The Career Center still has two more professional development events as part of their  “Summer Sendoff” series before the spring 2025 semester comes to an end. On Monday, Apr. 14, Resume Bingo will be held in the Union Music Room from 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m., in partnership with the Student Success Coaches. Also stop by their table in the Founders’ Hall Atrium for “Download for Donuts,” on Tuesday, Apr. 22 anytime from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. – download the Handshake app and learn how to navigate it like a pro in preparation for internship applications, and even earn a sweet treat!  For more information and to keep up with their many upcoming events and helpful tools, follow them on Instagram @lasalleu_careers, email them at careers@lasalle.edu or call them at (215) 951-1075. Their office door is also wide open during their hours of operation, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.