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Madison Bellotti’s wild experience inspires a newfound trajectory

Madison Bellotti, a dual environmental science and biology major at PennWest California, is spending her summer interning at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh. The life-changing experience has even changed the trajectory of her academic and career goals.

Bellotti’s days …

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Lauren Bryant gets a forecast for her future at FOX Weather

Lauren Bryant, a communication major at PennWest California, is spending her summer in the heart of the media world – New York City, where she’s interning for FOX Corporation.

Hailing from Koppel, Pennsylvania, Bryant is contributing to FOX Weather, a national …

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Char Brower finds calling in advocacy-focused counseling internship

Char Brower, a psychology major with a sociology minor from Erie, Pennsylvania, has found their academic and personal paths converging during a meaningful internship at Refuge Therapeutic Services. For Brower, the experience has been more than a learning opportunity; it …

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🎓 Good News for the Class of 2026: Employers Are Hiring This Fall!

If you’re a college student gearing up for the job or internship hunt, here’s some encouraging news: employers are planning to hire big time this fall.

According to the latest Job Outlook 2025 Spring Update from the National Association of …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Resume Design Myths

If you’ve ever spent hours perfecting your resume design by picking the perfect color palette, adding icons, maybe even adding a bar graph to show off your “Excel proficiency,” then you may be shocked to find out this is likely …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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PennWest earns career-focused classification

Pennsylvania Western University’s reputation as a career-focused institution is growing. 

The university is now classified “Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning – one of only 135 institutions in the country to achieve this designation. 

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Game-changing results from the Pennsylvania Western University Career Center

📣 Our latest report showcases the incredible impact we’re having on student success:

📈 Boosting Student Persistence: We’ve seen a strong link between Career Center engagement and student persistence. Students engaged with us showed a 7.5 percentage point higher persistence rate compared …

By Dr. Josh Domitrovich
Dr. Josh Domitrovich Executive Director of The Career Center
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Guide To Professional Attire (With Examples)

In this article, we take a closer look at the different types of business attire, examples of clothing types and the situations they’re appropriate for.

Business attire is the clothing you wear in professional settings. You might decide how to …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Tips to use AI The Right Way for A Resume

Two things are true:
Here’s how to use AI tools the right way
Fix your writing
Make your resume shorter and more compact
Get feedback and tips to improve it

Adapted from ‘The truth about AI and resumes’ by Pamela …

By Christina Moreschi
Christina Moreschi Director of Career Engagement
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Handshake’s 2025 Internships Index

Internships are evolving. Here’s what you need to know.

Internships have always been an important step in the college-to-career journey, and that’s true now more than ever. Today’s students rely on internship experience not only to stand out in a …

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