The following services and resources can help employers offering professional and internship opportunities to connect with PennWest students and alumni.
Create a Handshake Account and Post Jobs & Internships
Handshake is PennWest’s online recruiting system. Many universities in Pennsylvania and …
Established by the PennWest Career Center, the support fund provides financial assistance for students pursuing select career and professional development opportunities.
About the Award:
Funding Categories:
Eligibility Requirements:
Application Materials:
Questions?
Please contact Diana Brush at anderson@pennwest.edu.
The holiday season is a time for joy, gratitude, and of course, a series of questions from relatives around the dinner table. For many college students or recent graduates, one common question takes center stage: “What are you going to …
The deadline to apply for internship credit is two weeks before the start of the semester in which you plan to intern.
Step 1: Student meets with Faculty Advisor to discuss the following
Step 2: Complete the internship application in …
PennWest offers Career Closets on the California and Clarion campuses, where students can schedule an appointment to select free professional attire. New and gently used business and business-casual clothing is available for class presentations, internships, practicums, field experiences, student teaching, …
If you want to reach out to an organization/company to see if they would be willing to host an intern, use this example email message to craft your own. Make sure to include why you are interested in interning with …
We have an exciting update on our career center website that will make it even easier to find what you’re looking for!
AI Search is now live on PennWest’s Career Center, and it’s going to change how you find the …
Employers regard having an internship with their organization or within their industry to be the most influential factors when choosing between two otherwise equally qualified job candidates, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2026 report. Those attributes were the only two …
December 9, 2024 | By Kevin Gray
Kevin Gray is a senior editor at NACE. He can be reached at kgray@naceweb.org.
Employers considering candidates to fill job openings are looking for evidence that college graduates can—or, with further development, will …
Nearly 90% of the college Class of 2024 indicated that their institution prepared them for the next step in their career, according to results of NACE’s 2024 Student Survey.
In fact, 57% characterized their institution as preparing them very or …
Conversations about the future are not always welcome by students, especially when it comes from a family member. Additionally, you may not feel like it is your place to invade, or you may feel concerned about your student’s future. However, …
