Center for Career and Professional Development
Room L.72 New Building
(212) 237-8754
careers@jjay.cuny.edu
www.jjay.cuny.edu/careers
The Center for Career & Professional Development supports the students and alumni of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in defining and achieving career success that is consistent with their worldview while employing the learning, skill-building and coping tools that are a part of their identity and experiences.
Career counselors assist students in thinking about their future interests, determining what career paths they would like to pursue, and how to connect their academic major to career planning. Regular events such as career fairs, alumni panels and skills workshops, and individual appointments with a career counselor, allow students to explore potential career interests. We encourage all students to participate in activities that will allow them to test and confirm their professional goals. These activities include experiential learning opportunities that allow students to apply what they have learned in the classroom, gain valuable work experience, build a resume, network with potential employers and make educated career choices. Internships, volunteer opportunities, job shadowing and research opportunities all qualify as experiential learning. We assist students in deciding when to do an experiential learning opportunity, identifying potential sites, and developing on-site success strategies. Students may opt to enroll in an internship course to gain academic credit, or to pursue their internship independently.