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Wherever you are, we’ve got a next step.

Career development isn’t one conversation, it’s a bunch of them, spread across four years and beyond. Some semesters you’re figuring out who you are and what you want. Others, you’re chasing an internship, prepping for an interview, or deciding between a job offer and grad school. The good news is that there’s help for every stage, and it’s all right here.

Resumes & Cover Letters

Need help with those resumes and cover letters. This is your source for building a resume/cover letter that will get you noticed.

Resumes & Cover Letters

Internship Search

Internships are how you test-drive a career before you commit to it — and they open doors for full-time roles down the line.

Internship Search

The Job Search

Whether you’re job hunting for after graduation or something sooner, start with the tool built to get you there fastest.

The Job Search

Explore Majors & Careers

Not sure what you want to do or where to even begin? This is the starting line! Here you can try on different options to see what feels right for you.

Explore Majors & Careers

Build Your Network

Networking is all about discovering and utilizing connections between people and tapping into your circle of friends, family, professors, previous employers and WFU Alumni.

Build Your Network

Interview Preparation

Selling yourself on paper is one thing — doing it face-to-face is another. The good news: interviewing is a skill that gets better with practice.

Interview Preparation

Grad/Professional School

Master’s, professional program, gap year — not every path leads straight to a job, and that’s okay. Get help researching programs and prepping your applications.

Grad/Professional School

Be AI Competent

The goal isn’t to let AI do the work for you. It’s to use it as a tool that makes your work sharper and more competitive, while you stay in the driver’s seat.

Be AI Competent

Where Deacs Go

See where recent grads landed — the employers, the grad schools, the cities, the functions — and get a sense of what’s ahead for you.

Where Deacs Go

Where are you in the journey?

First-Years

Visit our office and meet people who can help you. Build your first college resume, find majors that excite you, and snag an awesome internship.

First-Years

Sophomores

Catch the eye of top employers and pick the best major for you. Enhance your resume, attend career events, discover majors, and jump into internships.

Sophomores

Juniors

The OPCD’s experts help you perfect your resume, upgrade your LinkedIn and Handshake profiles, and tap our network for exclusive opportunities.

Juniors

Seniors

Make it happen! Take bold steps toward your job or grad school goals. Network with industry pros and polish your interview skills.

Seniors

Support For All Students

There’s no single “right” way to do college or to build a career. Find the group that sounds like you below, and get support built around your experience.

Arts & Humanities

Visit our office and meet people who can help you. Build your first college resume, find majors that excite you, and snag an awesome internship.

Arts & Humanities

First Generation

Catch the eye of top employers and pick the best major for you. Enhance your resume, attend career events, discover majors, and jump into internships.

First Generation

International

The OPCD’s experts help you perfect your resume, upgrade your LinkedIn and Handshake profiles, and tap our network for exclusive opportunities.

International

Student Athletes

Make it happen! Take bold steps toward your job or grad school goals. Network with industry pros and polish your interview skills.

Student Athletes

We want to meet you!

Come say hi! Discover your path, explore majors and careers, and boost your job or grad school prospects.

Find the OPCD

Career Course + Credit

Want to crush it after college? Check out OPCD’s College to Career courses! These 1.5-credit classes are packed with must-have career skills and pro tips. Each class covers different essentials like resume hacks, interview tricks, networking skills, and workplace do’s and don’ts. Get prepped to slay your transition from college to career!

  • EDU 120: Personal Framework for Career Exploration,
  • EDU 220: Options in the World of Work
  • EDU 299: Career Planning
  • EDU 320: Strategic Job Search
  • EDU 360: Professional and Life Skills
Learn more

Not sure what to do?

Meet with a career coach. That’s what we’re here for.