Appointments

Schedule an Appointment

Career professionals are available to help students from all majors and disciplines with the entire career development process, including:

• exploring academic and career options 
• learning about your interests, skills, values, and personality, including the use of career assessments
• gaining experience through internships and other experiential learning
• networking and finding a job
• planning for continuing, graduate and professional education

Current Students and Alumni

Career coaching is available throughout your entire time as students, as well as when you become alumni. Schedule appointments by logging into Handshake and navigating to the Career Center menu. We provide in-person, video, and telephone appointments. Designated drop-in hours (no appointment needed) are offered in the fall and spring semesters; stop by the office any time you have a question!

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

 

The team:

• Kenya Ratliff, CDI Career Coach
• Michael Szeman, CDI Associate Director for Employer Engagment and Internships
• Becky Ross, CDI Director
• Lisa Greffeuille, CBT Coordinator for Career and Experiential Learning

What to expect:

• Sessions are about you and what is important for you.
• Progress is made through active participation on your part. Come to the CDI ready to work and with your thoughts and ideas on your career goals!
• You are the expert on YOU. Your Career Coach is the expert on the career planning process. Our job is to help you plan effectively and to find the information necessary to make informed decisions about your career.
• Career Coaches are trained to provide you with new tactics, strategies, and ideas to help you build your career.

What NOT to expect:

• We are not an employment agency; we don't "place" you in a job or internship. Instead, we provide you with resources to help you develop your own strong list or potential employers.
• There is no "test" that will tell you what to do with your career or what path to take. We have strategies and resources for exploring the many options and opportunities you have to pursue and attain educational and career goals.
• We do not provide academic advising. Your Winthrop academic adviser is a trained professional that can assist you with your course selection and other parameters about changing majors.
• We do not write your resume for you. Instead, we provide you with resources to draft your documents; we offer 1:1 coaching, special events, and online opportunities for you to get feedback (content and formatting) to strengthen your resume and related materials.

 

Newly Admitted Students

Newly admitted students can utilize drop-in hours as soon as 72 hours after they have accepted their admission. E-mail careerdev@winthrop.edu or call 803/323-2141 to inquire about available drop-in hours, to explore all the resources, programs, and services that the CDI (Career Development and Internships) can offer you. 

 

Prospective Transfer Students

Prospective students who are seeking to transfer into Winthrop from another college/university or community college, are welcome to speak with a career coach:

• One 30-minute consultation session: CDI coaches are available to provide you with an overview of the career decision-making process and to respond to questions about career development. Due to limited time, we recommend contacting your current college/university/community college career center, if applicable, for additional resources. E-mail careerdev@winthrop.edu to schedule a meeting.