Welcome to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Career Center
The Career Center provides comprehensive career services to all University of North Carolina undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni at Pembroke. Our goal is to provide high-quality career development programs that are customized to students’ developmental and professional needs. To reach these goals, we provide core services including:
- One-on-one advising appointments with career advisors
- Career assessments for students exploring majors and career paths
- Resources to help with your career exploration and planning process
- Curated resources for students from specific populations
- Handshake, a career management platform with thousands of internship and job postings
- Hundreds of career events aimed at exploring fields and connecting with alumni and employers
- 8 in-person career fairs, allowing you to network with employers that hire Braves
- On-campus interviewing program, connecting you with employers both in-person & virtually
- Customized classroom workshops aimed at integrating career development into curricula
- Career presentations for student organizations
MISSION
The Career Center creates opportunities for students and alumni to meet and interact with employers, develop marketable skills and meet the changing requirements of the industry. We teach career development strategies helping students decide on their majors and careers and take action steps for obtaining internships, full-time jobs, or graduate studies. We collaborate with campus and community partners to change our students’ lives through education.
VISION
Helping all students discover their career pathway while partnering with employers and UNCP students, alumni, faculty, and staff and providing responsive, professional, and personalized services.