The Fleishman Career Center collaborates with faculty and staff to identify small but meaningful ways to integrate career education in their existing syllabus, assignments and activities. Select from a variety of options below, ranging from quick and easy methods, to more advanced opportunities in partnership with our team.
- Share your career journey with your students.
Consider formal and informal ways to integrate career conversations into your course. For example, consider sharing your career journey with your class during your initial lecture or in introductory appointments. This will help to build rapport with students and also add another low-stakes way to emphasize the importance of career education and career planning in your course from the very beginning. - Refer a student to the Fleishman Career Center.
Never underestimate the power of your referral! Use the Career Services Referral Form to connect students with the Fleishman Career Center to explore interests, majors, careers and more. - Join a Career Cluster.
Career Clusters help students to learn about different industries through a weekly newsletter filled with jobs, internships, events, blog posts, advice, alumni spotlights and more. You can receive the same tailored newsletter that students receive by signing up for one or more of the seven career clusters:
- Request a presentation or workshop.
Request a presentation or workshop on topics such as major and career exploration, identifying and articulating skills, the internship and job search; preparing application materials, networking; professional communication and more. Instructors/professional staff are able to customize the workshop topic and length to what would work best for their students.
Suggested topics for 100–200 level courses and large lectures:
- 15 - 20 minute mini session on Career Exploration
- 15 - 20 minute mini session on Making Connections/Networking
- How to gain relevant experience
Suggested topics for upper level students:
- The job and internship search
- Developing a resume/cover letter and skill articulation
- Financial literacy
- Networking
- Using LinkedIn
- Post-grad planning
- What can you do with a major in…
- Mention the Fleishman Career Center as a resource in your syllabus.
Include the following blurb in your syllabus:
"The Fleishman Career Center and partner career offices are here to support your career development! Visit bit.ly/fcnewappt to schedule with a career consultant for help with exploring majors and careers, creating resumes and cover letters, interview preparation, networking, the internship/job search, and more! Also visit careertools.binghamton.edu to access online career resources and learn more about upcoming career fairs, programs, and workshops. Stop by the Fleishman Career Center in the University Union (UU-133) or email careers@binghamton.edu with any questions."
- Use or adapt a sample career assignment in your course or student program.
Review our sample assignments below. Request the fillable PDF version or a Word version to be revised as you see fit by contacting jlanerwa@binghamton.edu. Our team can also design additional assignments based on your goals/course and the needs of your students.
- Career Competency Assessment: Have students assess their career readiness competencies before and after your course or program. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) researched and identified 8 career readiness competencies sought by employers across all industries and sectors. Our team is also available to provide a brief presentation regarding what the NACE Competencies are and why they are important to accompany this assignment. Faculty and Staff can learn more about how they can support students' in identifying and articulating their skills using the NACE Competencies here.
- Research you: this assignment facilitates students' understanding of their values, interests, personality and skills (VIPS), a foundational step for students to discern interest in careers as they explore.
- Make Career Connections Using Mentor Match: This assignment will prepare students to conduct informational interviews with Binghamton University Alumni using our online mentoring platform, Mentor Match, or the LinkedIn Alumni feature on Binghamton University's LinkedIn page.
- Job Analysis and Exploration Activity: Students search for and consider their ideal (future) job and then analyze the job description to assess their interest in the role, the skills they currently have and skills they still need to develop. Students then create a skill development plan to help them become more competitive for the position.
- Form Alumni and Employer partnerships for networking or project-based learning
Partner with alumni and/or employers to network with your students, or consider developing a project-based learning opportunity for your class or student group. The Career Collaborative team can support you in developing these relationships.
Reach out to Jessica Lane-Rwabukwisi (jlanerwa@binghamton.edu) for more information. - Encourage students to take a career course.
The Fleishman Career Center manages career courses that provide students with career readiness skills and experiences. Each course is designed for students at different stages of their career development journey.
- Career Exploration Course (CDCI 200)
- Credit-bearing Internship Program (CDCI 395/385)
- Design your Post-Graduate Plan (CDCI 476/HDEV 476)
Contact the CDCI team at cdci@binghamton.edu for more information about these courses.
- Consider hosting office hours at the Fleishman Career Center.
Hosting office hours at the Fleishman Career Center (UU-133) will expose students to our space, resources and peer and professional staff who are here to support them. - Partner with the Credit-Bearing Internship Program.
Offering internships for credit towards a major
Academic departments can offer credit for high-impact experiential learning. Through the Credit-Bearing Internship Program, departments can accept CDCI credits toward student major requirements.
Examples of current academic partnerships
- The Writing Initiative offers students the opportunity to earn credit toward a writing minor by participating in an internship and CDCI course in collaboration with our team.
- The Psychology Department provides students with 4 psychology elective credits or the option to substitute an internship and CDCI course for a 400-level seminar.
Self-contained department partnerships
The Credit-Bearing Internship Program offers a self-contained internship model that benefits students and campus departments. The self-contained internships require both internship hours and class instruction taught by an internship supervisor or professional staff member within the department or office. The model allows customization of the syllabus and assignments to focus on the specific work students are doing in the internship. This is a great program for on-campus internships who are looking to attract student interns.
Examples of current Self-contained partnerships
- TRIO Student Support Services: Tutor Training Internship Program
- Center for Civic Engagement: Community Schools Internship Program,
Student Conduct Community Outreach and Education (COrE) Internship Program
Please contact cdci@binghamton.edu to discuss how we can collaborate to support your students.
