The Career Center remains open and available throughout the summer.

Experiential Learning

College Is Worth It: Class of 2024 Says College Prepared Them Well for Their Careers (NACE)

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 …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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INTERNSHIP MEANING AND DEFINITION: A NACE GUIDE

WHAT IS AN INTERNSHIP?

NACE defines an internship as a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional workplace setting (across in-person, remote, or hybrid modalities). …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Informational Interviews-What, Why and how?

An informational interview is a casual conversation, typically lasting around 30 minutes, with someone employed in a career field in which you are interested. It’s different from a job interview as its purpose is not to hunt for job openings. …

By Zoey Reynolds
Zoey Reynolds
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Do what you love- Hailey Fry spends summer getting creative experience via Internship

https://www.pennwest.edu/news/do-what-you-love

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Bringing Career Everywhere to Life at PennWest

Josh Domitrovich, Executive Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development at PennWest, talks about two Career Everywhere initiatives he recently launched:

He shares actionable advice, best practices, and detailed breakdowns of how he built the Career Champion program …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Top 5 tips for writing an internship cover letter

Learn how to create a cover letter that helps your internship application stand out.

Before you start writing your cover letter, read the internship posting carefully. Pay attention to the intern’s primary responsibilities, as well as the desired skills and …

By Nick Amos
Nick Amos
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Sample email to ask about or request an internship from an internship site/employer

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 …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Contact & Location

Phone
814-393-2323 (Career Center) 724-938-1578 (ELC)
Address

California: 138 Natali Student Center

Clarion: 419 Becht Hall

Edinboro: 241 Baron-Forness Library

California, Clarion, Edinboro, PA

Career Center & ELC Hours

Monday 8:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm
Friday 8:00am-4:00pm