The Center for Career & Professional Development is still here to help you!  On this page are new resources to help you with your job, grad school, and internship search during the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

• How to schedule an appointment with your career counselor
• Companies & Industries Actively Hiring
• Remote/Virtual Internships
• Remote/Virtual Jobs
• Micro-Internships
• Tips for Virtual Interviewing

Please visit our webpage for a full list of resources.

Schedule an Appointment with Your Career Counselor

The CCPD has moved to online scheduling and will still be meeting with students via zoom.  Click on the picktime links below to schedule an appointment with your career counselor. 

• Mindy Wilson, Division I (Arts & Humanities) – www.picktime.com/mindywilson
• Kirk Knott, Division II (Social Sciences) and undecided students – www.picktime.com/kirkknott
• Joy Asher, Division III (Sciences and Math) – www.picktime.com/joyasher

If you have general questions or aren’t sure who your career counselor is, call 859-238-5283 or email careers@centre.edu.

Companies & Industries Actively Hiring

• Candor: Live updates about which companies are still hiring or freezing hiring.
  
• GetHired: A list of companies hiring right now hosted on LinkedIn.
• Glassdoor: Information on 60 companies actively hiring in response to the current pandemic.
• Handshake: A list of 500 in-demand companies across all 50 states actively hiring college students and recent grads.
• Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: List of companies in Kentucky that report that they are currently hiring.

Remote/Virtual Internships

• Covid-19 Summer 2020 Internship Status List: Internship updates of companies who have cancelled, paused, or moved to remote/virtual experiences.
• Handshake: In addition to a traditional internship search, you can search remote opportunities by filtering with the label Remote Internship.  Just go to the Filters section, then scroll down to Labeled by Your School and choose Remote Internship.
• COVINTERN: Confirmed internships during COVID-19 pandemic.
  
• 6 Ways to Make the Most of a Remote Internship: Great tips from Handshake.

Remote/Virtual Jobs

• LinkedIn: Remote jobs posted on LinkedIn.   
• Jobpresso: Remote jobs in technology, marketing, customer support, and more.
• Dynamite Jobs: Over 100 new remote jobs posted each week.
• Remote.co: Remote jobs at 141 companies.
• Idealist: Type “Remote” for location, or chose “Remote” for job type.
• Remote Jobs & Companies for New College Grads: The Top Ten remote occupations for new college grads, and 10 employers who’ve recently been hiring.

Micro-Internships

• Parker Dewey Micro-Internships: Short-term, paid, professional assignments that are similar to those given to interns and new hires.
• Catchafire: Short-term unpaid volunteer assignments with non-profits around the world.

Tips for Virtual Interviewing

• 5 Essential Tips for Video and Skype Interviews
  
• 5 Tips for Nailing a Phone Screen
• How to Make a Good Impression in a Virtual Job Interview
• How to Ace a Video Interview