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Office of Cooperative
Education and Career Services Website- click here!
Key Student and
Alumni Services
Job Search Advisement
Program Coordinators in our office support
specific academic units and
are available to meet on a
one-to-one basis with
students and alumni on
career and employment
matters. These sessions are
critical to developing
individual job search plans
and addressing the many
questions and issues that
arise during the job search
process. Call our office at
585-475-2301 to make an
appointment.
Job
Opportunities
We
work hard to maintain and
expand our working
relationships with employers
in order to create job
opportunities for graduating
students and alumni. These
opportunities are accessible
through RIT Job Zone, our
web-based jobs database
system and appear as job
listings and on-campus
interviews. Please note:
graduating students must
contact our office to set up
an alumni account to insure
continued access to RIT Job
Zone after graduation!
Career Fairs
Office of Co-op and Careers Services sponsors a number of career fairs throughout the year.
General spring and fall career fairs are also offered.
Accounting, packaging, and federal and public service specific career fairs occur throughout the year as well.
Another career-seeking opporunity is the Consortium with Rochester area colleges.
Workshops/Info
Sessions
Our
staff prepares graduating
students for their job
search through courses,
workshops and orientations.
Topics include: resume
writing, cover letter
writing, effective job
search strategies,
interviewing techniques,
professional dress and
etiquette, on-the-job
success, and much more.
Schedule of sessions is
available through the Job
Zone Events link.
Walk-In
Hours
While
appointments with our
program coordinators are
encouraged, for your
convenience in handling
quick questions or dealing
with pressing issues,
walk-in hours are scheduled
as follows: Mondays and
Fridays 9:30am - 11:30am,
Tuesdays through Thursdays
9:30am - 11:30am & 1:30pm -
3:30pm. One of our program
coordinators is on duty
during these times to meet
with you on a first-come,
first-serve basis. Walk-in
hour sign-up is available at
the reception desk in our
office.
Mentor
Program
Mentors are RIT alumni or
friends of the Institute who
volunteer to provide current
students with career
development support,
counsel, friendship,
reinforcement and
constructive examples. The
RIT Mentoring Program is
co-sponsored by RIT’s Alumni
Network Board of Directors
and the Offices of
Cooperative Education and
Career Services, and Alumni
Relations. For more
information or to request a
mentor, please go to the
Mentoring Program link on
our student portal page.
Grad
School Info
Materials related to
selecting and applying to
grad schools are available
in our reception area and
through our website. For assistance, make an appointment to meet with Annette Stewart, our Program Coordinator responsible for helping students through this process. Graduate School Info Sessions are offered throughout the year.
Salary
Information
RIT collects salary data
from graduating students
and reports the
information to help new
grads negotiate starting
salaries and to help
employer's identify
market rates. To report
your salary please go to
the Post Graduate Plans
form
Reference
Service
We will hold up to 5 letters of recommendation for two years and send your reference letters to employers upon your request. This is a convenient way to provide potential employers with verification of your qualifications.
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