Students

Career Services

SSA Office of Career Services

Services for career and professional development of master's and doctoral students include, but are not limited to:

  • Career Development
    • Quarterly workshops
    • Post-master's internship workshops: information, preparing, debriefing
    • Career Center
    • Jobs Posting web page
    • PhD. Jobs postings electronically disseminated monthly
    • One-on-one sessions (1 hour) available with Career Counselor
  • Professional Development
    • Spring Job Fair: alumni panels and employers
    • National Association of Social Workers (NASW) information sessions
      • Fall: membership and professional development
      • Winter: licensure
    • Salary/compensation negotiation workshops
    • "Out at Work" yearly panel
  • Alumni Affairs
    • Quarterly alumni panels
    • "Life after SSA" panel (during Orientation)
    • Student-Alumni Committee: plan informational sessions and social events
    • Alumni contact referrals for student informational interviews
    • Alumni contact data base (over 700 contacts)
    • Student-alumni informational interviewing luncheons

For additional information about SSA career services, or to schedule an appointment, contact Michael Jogerst, Ph.D., Director, Career Services, (773-702-1173).

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Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS)
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.
(773) 702-7040

For graduating students seeking full-time, professional employment, CAPS provides information and assistance on jobs in government, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and business. CAPS provides the following services:

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University Human Resources Management (UHRM)
Ingleside Hall
956 East 58th St.
(773) 702-8900

Provides positions for spouses/domestic partners of University students:

  • Secretarial
  • Clerical
  • Technical
  • Other

Spouses are invited to write to UHRM in advance of their arrival on campus, to explore their employment opportunities.

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