Services
Career Counseling Services
Career counselors are available to assist you with making decisions and learning about a wide range of topics, including:
- Choosing or changing your major
- Locating an internship or job
- Graduate school resources
- Taking an assessment (exploring interests, values, and skills)
- Résumé writing and reviewing (PDF)*
- Mock interviewing
- Job search strategies
- Exploring occupations
- Taking StrengthsFinder
Career counselors can advise current students and alumni free of charge and by appointment (PDF)*. Services are available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m and 5-7 p.m. by appointment only. Résumé reviews are also offered on a drop-in basis during specific, posted hours throughout the fall and spring semesters.
Career and Life Planning
Take the Career and Life Planning class. This 3-unit course targets undergraduates and covers topics such as résumé writing, interviewing, self-assessments, discerning your calling, and searching for jobs.
Resource Library
Career Services' resource library contains several books that list employers and job banks that can assist you in locating an employer and/or position. Current students and alumni may check out books or make copies of relevant information during office hours. Books are available on topics such as choosing a major, writing a résumé, performing a job search, selecting a graduate school, and more. Job search guides, test preparation guides, business journals, salary surveys, job choices magazines, fellowship applications, "What can I do with this degree?" lists, and other bulletins and newsletters are also available in the office.
Computers
Two computers are available on a drop-in basis for editing your résumé, utilizing Internet career resources, and major and career planning programs.
Career Services Workshops
APU faculty and staff can request a career services workshop to meet the needs of their group or class.
Available workshop topics include:
- Résumé writing
- Interviewing techniques
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment review
- Networking and job searching
- Strengths Finder
- Strong's assessment review
- Salary negotiation
- Graduate school
- Teacher Interview Day preparation
To request a workshop, contact Career Services by email at career@apu.edu, or by calling (626) 815-2103.
Events
View a calendar of Career Services events.
Reciprocity
APU students can access Reciprocity through the Career Services office. This service allows APU students to use career services with other colleges and universities across the United States.
*The downloadable version of this document is provided in a Portable Document Format (PDF). To learn more about PDFs or to install Adobe Acrobat Reader, follow this link.
