Career Services
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Career Services at Grand Canyon University provides you with resources, professional knowledge and support to help you transition from academics into a career you may find rewarding.
Career services resources:
We also offer several career-building tools to help you discover potential career paths, build a resume, search for employment and more. Students attending GCU in a traditional, ground modality can visit the Career Center on campus to receive assistance. Online students can contact the Career Services department to learn more about available professional resources.
GCU offers hundreds of part-time student worker positions in a wide variety of campus departments each year. Student worker positions are not guaranteed, but Career Services can help provide you with a variety of resources, such as assistance navigating the Student Employment website, review resumes, coach on interview skills and help manage the organization for your student worker job search. Learn more and apply for student employment positions.
One tool that can help our students find the path to their purpose at GCU is our Career Compass. This tool correlates to GCU’s programs of study. It is an in-depth career assessment tool which displays career options to students based on their answers to questions regarding the way they like to work, how they like to spend their leisure time and more.
Use code Purpose to access.
Internship programs offer insightful learning experiences and opportunities for GCU students to network and grow in career development. There are opportunities to work alongside industry professionals, gain practical knowledge and develop marketable skills within your field. Student interns can engage in hands-on experiences they may find valuable to showcase on resumes.
Students can access:
Elective internships shared by the Career Center
Opportunity to enhance classroom learning with hands-on training
Programmatic internships aligned with your field of study
GCU is committed to progressive academic excellence and preparing our students for industry after graduation. Career Services has several ways to introduce your organization to our students. Some of these opportunities include:
Find out more about these opportunities by visiting gcu.edu/employers.
GCU cannot and will not promise job placement, a job, graduate school placement, transfer of GCU program credits to another institution, promotion, salary or salary increase. Please see the Career Services Policy in the University Policy Handbook.
The Career Corner blog offers insight into important areas of career development. Our blog articles can provide you with information on various jobs, their responsibilities and requirements, helpful tips for securing an internship, and guidance on how you can plan for your career.
