3 New Technology Resources from the Career Center

Here at the Career Center, we are constantly focused on improving and providing new resources and services.  This semester, we launched quite a large list of new services and platforms to help you along the path of your career.  In this post, I want to highlight three that you may have missed when we announced them at the beginning of the semester.

• You can now make appointments with our career counselors through our website.  So, whenever you’re sitting at home or in your residence hall thinking, “I need some help with my career planning,” all you need to do is click over to our site and get on our calendars at a time of your convenience.

• While there is no substitute for practicing interviews and get feedback from us in person, we have launched an online practice interview module as part of the Pride-CMS system.  Access Pride-CMS through the “my apps” section of the portal.  Once you’ve updated your profile, you can click on the “resources” tab within Pride-CMS and use your webcam to practice any of the 30+ interviews we have built for you, or you can build your own from over 1800 pre-recorded questions.

• GoinGlobal is another new resource available within Pride-CMS (again, through the “my apps” section of the portal).  GoinGlobal is rich with information on career-related and cultural information from nearly 50 countries and a wide-variety of US cities.  Use this system to find best information about travelling to and working in other countries.  It’s also very useful if you’re considering a move to another area in the US.

Take a look at these new resources and let us know what you think!

Gary Miller, Executive Director

Changes at The Career Center!

As the summer comes to a close and the first day of classes quickly approaches, I wanted to fill you all in on some great changes that have taken place in The Career Center over the past few months. We are so excited to move forward with these new initiatives and look forward to continue to evolve to best serve you, our students! Check out the changes below. 

Extended Quick Question Hours

We've added more Quick Question hours! Quick questions hours will now be Monday-Friday 10am-11am & 2pm-4pm. There is no appointment needed during these times, so come on in if you have a quick question for us!

Career Counseling Appointments

Career counseling appointments can now be made online! Simply go to hofstra.edu/career and click on "Make an Appointment" on the right hand side of the page. 

Virtual Mock Interviews in Pride-CMS

You can now practice your interview skills whenever and where ever with our new virtual mock interview module! To try it out, log in to Pride-CMS (located under "my apps" in the portal) and click on the "mock interview" option on the left hand side of the page. Wait, there's more! Once you have completed your mock interview, you have the option to send it to the career counselor of your choice for a virtual critique! 

Goin Global

Another new feature in Pride-CMS is GoinGlobal, which provides country guides and advice on careers abroad, international career applications, Visa and related requirements and much more. International students can use it to learn about U.S. Visas. The site also contains career guides on states and cities within the U.S.

If you have any questions about these new initiatives, feel free to call the office at (516) 463-6060. We look forward to seeing all of you on campus next week and wish you luck in the upcoming academic year! 

Kaitlyn Riley, Assistant Director