Services of the Center For Career Opportunities

Career Success at Purdue houses the Center for Career Opportunities (CCO) and Pre-Professional Advising (PPA). We serve as the centralized Career Services office for the West Lafayette Campus of Purdue University. Purdue Alumni - please visit our Alumni page for how to best access alumni related services and resources

  • The services listed below are for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students
  • After logging into BoilerConnect, click on Make Appointment and choose options from menu as shown below:

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SEARCH

Appointment

Type / Duration

Career Planning

  • Career/Major Exploration
  • Graduate School Planning
  • Cover Letter

In-Person or Virtual Appointment (30 minutes to 1 hour)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

Job/Internship Search

  • Job Search Strategies
  • Interview Preparation
  • Job Offer Negotiation

In-Person or Virtual Appointment (30 minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

Interview Practice

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

Virtual interview practice is available 24/7 through Big Interview .

Appointment

Type / Duration

Masters Career Planning

  • Masters Career Planning
  • Graduate School Planning
  • Graduate School Personal Statement

In-Person or Virtual Appointment (30 minutes to 1 hour)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

PhD Student Career Planning

  • Exploring industry, nonprofit, and Federal careers
  • Review of applications for industry or nonprofit positions
  • Review of tenure-track application packet (Teaching Philosophy, Diversity Statement, CV, Cover Letter)

Virtual Appointment (1 hour)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

Job/Internship Search

  • Job Search Strategies
  • Interview Preparation
  • Job Offer Negotiation

In-Person or Virtual Appointment

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

Interview Practice

Virtual Appointment (30 Minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Career Development and Job Search

Virtual interview practice is available 24/7 through Big Interview .

 

PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING

Appointment 

Type/ Duration

  • Health Mock Interview
  • Health/ Law Career Exploration
  • Health/ Law Personal Statement
  • Health/ Law Progress Check-In
  • Health/ Law School Application
    *Navigating the application process: aptitude tests, competitiveness, choosing schools, recommendation letters, and interviews

Virtual Appointment (30 Minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose Pre-Professional Advising

 

QUICK-CHATS

Appointment 

Type/ Duration

Career Closet

In-Person Appointment (30 minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Quick Chat as the location

  • Resume/CV Review
  • Cover Letter
  • LinkedIn
  • myCCO account

In-Person Appointment (15 Minutes)

Schedule an appointment via BoilerConnect here or call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for assistance.

*Choose CCO/Quick Chat as the location

For instant resume feedback, create/use a VMock account with your Purdue email and upload your resume.

Peer Mock Interview

Call our CCO main office at 765-494-3981 for scheduling assistance.

For interview practice anytime, create a Big Interview account with your Purdue email to start now!

 

NEED MORE RESOURCES?

Click here to access our on-demand resources.

Click here to access informative videos to help you launch your career. 

Click here to access the Purdue CCO Blog.

Click here to access the Room Reservation Form.

 

 

 

PURDUE CENTER FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

  E-Mail askcco@purdue.edu

  Young Hall 2nd Floor, 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907

  (765) 494-3981

  Sigma Theta Tau (STT), Ste 125, 550 W North St., Indianapolis, IN 46202

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