Center for Career and Professional Development
Our team works with students, alumni, employers, faculty, and staff in ways that promote career coaching and exploration, alumni and employer engagement, and career readiness.
Tools for Students
The Career Center at Allegheny College is a hub for connectivity and engagement. We welcome students to meet with a career coach and tap into the community-wide career ecosystem at Allegheny College. To schedule a time with a coach, stop and see us, use the Appointments feature in Handshake, call 814-332-2381, or email career@allegheny.edu to get started.
Browse and apply for a variety of internships and jobs through Handshake. Filter your search for “ac connection” to see opportunities known to be directly supported by alumni. Explore other features, including the employer directory, the events calendar, and career center resources.
Students and alumni can log in from the Allegheny College page and enter an Allegheny username and password. If needed, Alumni can establish new accounts with a preferred email address.
Engage with alumni and non-alumni professionals locally and globally through Gator2Gator! As a student, you have access to a powerful online and in-person network of diverse Allegheny community members that can help you build connections, find your next job, and share their expertise.
Students can log in with a regular Allegheny username and password, and Alumni can establish new accounts before connecting.
Learn simple strategies to support interviewing success through Big Interview. As a student, you have access to a robust, self-paced, practice interviewing portal equipped with sample interview sets, AI-powered feedback, and customized industry questions to help prepare you for internships and jobs.
Students can log in with a regular Allegheny username and password. Users must use an Allegheny email address to access the portal.
Explore GoinGlobal, a dynamic resource that provides extensive, location-specific information that helps find employment at home and abroad. Students benefit from learning about key industry trends, networking resources, work permit and visa regulations, resume/CV writing guidelines and examples, and much more.
Students already have accounts – just locate Allegheny in the school list and log in with an Allegheny username and password.
My Next Move is an interactive tool for jobseekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person’s interests and level of work experience. Learn more about O*NET.
Learn more about career areas, types of employers and how they relate to academic majors through What Can I Do With This Major? Review strategies that can help you prepare for what’s next and browse additional links and resources that can help you decide what to do today, tomorrow, and in the future.
Featured News
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Allegheny College’s Blue and Gold Weekend welcomed alumni returning to campus, celebrating not just memories but also the impressive careers they’ve built since graduation.
View Jason’s StoryI’ve grown as a leader since I started working with the Center for Career and Professional Development.
View Velia’s StoryThe Center for Career and Professional Development helped me to get to the point that I am now.
View Rebecca’s StoryI worked closely with the Center for Career and Professional Development to write personal statements and cover letters, and to tailor my resume to different applications.
View Travis’s StoryThe Center for Career and Professional Development has provided me with invaluable experience.
View Zula’s StoryA lot of my education has been through extracurricular activities and internships that wouldn’t have been possible without the Center for Career and Professional Development.
View Holden’s StoryI gained confidence through my work with the career coaches and took advantage of the recruiting visits and events offered at Allegheny.
Employers and Alumni
Contact
Bonnie Brucato
Senior Administrator for the Center for Career and Professional Development
814-332-2332
bbrucato@allegheny.edu
Jim Fitch
Career Coach
jfitch@allegheny.edu
Kirsten Peterson
Associate Director, Pre-Professional Advising
814-332-2845
kpeterso@allegheny.edu