GW’s College of Professional Studies is proud to offer a career services office designed specifically for professional students. You will soon discover how our personalized attention and focused resources give you a distinct advantage in fulfilling your professional goals.

Our office provides one-on-one coaching, programming and resources to assist students and alumni in exploring opportunities, developing job search strategies and sustaining lifelong career success.

Career Services provides individual confidential 45-minute coaching sessions free of charge to CPS students and alumni. Appointments are offered in-person, on WebEx or over the phone. Students may work with an experienced coach to engage in:

• Exploration of future career options;
• Development of a job search plan;
• Resume, cover letter and online professional profile critique;
• Job interview preparation.
   

Meet with a Career Coach

GW students and graduates can find all career services and resources through Handshake, GW’s career service portal. Log in to Handshake using your GW e-mail address and password. An account has already been created for you.

In Handshake you can:

• Schedule a career coaching appointment;
• View industry and program resources;
• Search jobs and internships; and
• Register for upcoming career fairs and events.

If you graduated before 2015 you can request a Handshake account.
 

Find Opportunities

As a student of George Washington University’s College of Professional Studies you are part of GW's extensive student and alumni network. There are 320,000+ living GW Alumni in 150 countries around the world! Your networking opportunities include access to: 

• LinkedIn Groups where you can privately connect with current students, alumni and faculty of your program; 

• GW Career Connect, GW's online community that brings together GW students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends for professional connections, career advice and mentoring.

• The GW Alumni Association, the Office of Alumni Relations, the Center for Career Services, and the GW school-based career centers provide a number of career management resources to assist you, including professional development programs, lifelong learning opportunities, and career and networking events.

Throughout your tenure as a student you will have multiple opportunities to attend a variety of career-related events. These will give you forums to engage with employers, expand your career outlook and develop professionally, including: 

• GW Career Fairs held every fall and spring semester with over 100 employers;
• Employer sessions scheduled on Campus or virtually (Examples: Atlantic Media, The CIA, IBM);
• Visits to employer offices (Examples: Accenture, The Library of Congress, NIST, Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz);
• Workshops on resumes, cover letters, applying to federal jobs and related career topics.

• Post Jobs
• Post Events
• Career Fairs
• Site Visits

Additional Resources:

• Diversity & Inclusion: The Ultimate Guide for HR & Recruiting (Download)
• U.S. Employer's Guide to Hiring International Students (PDF) from the George Washington University for internships or for career opportunities after graduation.