Office of Career Services

The Office of Career Services is accepting appointments and virtual meeting requests. To schedule an appointment, please contact a career counselor at https://claflin.joinhandshake.com/login or contact the Office of Career Services at (803) 535 5333. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please visit the Career Services website at https://www.claflin.edu/student-life/career-development for more information.

The following virtual services are offered to students:

• Career Counseling and Coaching • Career Planning in Collaboration with Academics and Major • Resume, Cover Letter, and Personal Statement Development and Review • Interview Preparation, Tips, and Techniques • Internship and Job Search Support and Opportunities • Career Fairs, Employer Information Sessions, and Other Career-Related Events • Graduate School Exploration • Community Service and Service Learning • Mentorship • Electronic Portfolio Critiques • Professional Etiquette & Networking • Employer Communication & Research • Evaluating Job Offers and Salary Negotiation • Career Fair and Graduate/Professional School Visitation Preparation • Social Media & LinkedIn

Virtual Community Service:

GivePulse.com is a nation-wide platform that is used for logging volunteer opportunities and recording what type of impact you are having on your community.

Freshman Requirements:

As a component of the freshman orientation course, all freshman leveled students will be required to perform the following:

• Complete 10 hours per semester of approved service learning and/or community service activities • Read and complete all virtual correspondence given from the service-learning coordinator and Freshman Orientation (UNIV) instructor • Abide by all rules and guidelines specified by the university and community agencies • Sign up for an account and submit all community service impacts and supporting documents through the Claflin Group on www.givepulse.com. • Provide a reflection for each community service impact (activity) entered through GivePulse. This is a brief 2-3 sentences telling us about your experience participating in the event.

Sophomore Requirements:

As a component of the sophomore, Second Year Experience course, all sophomore leveled students will be required to perform the following:

• Complete 20 hours, within the assigned semester, of service learning and/ or community service activity (ASMB 201: Last names beginning with A-J; ASMB 202: Last names beginning with K-Z) • Read and complete all virtual correspondence given from the service-learning coordinator and Second Year Experience (Assembly) instructor • Abide by all rules and guidelines specified by the university and community agencies • Sign up for an account and submit all community service impacts and supporting documents through the Claflin Group on www.givepulse.com • Provide a reflection for each community service impact (activity) entered through GivePulse. This is a brief 2-3 sentences telling us about your experience participating in the event.

ALL STUDENTS: All students are required to maintain an account on https://claflin.joinhandshake.com to schedule appointments with a career counselor, speak with recruiters, review career opportunities, and attend career, graduate and professional schools fairs.

Services

Personality assessment to determine career interests and best fit Explore majors or searching for information about your chosen field Assistance with finding Jobs or internships Assistance with developing a resume

Platform URL

Focus 2 Career http://www.focus2career.com/Portal/Login. cfm?SID=1449

What Can I Do With This Major? https://whatcanidowiththismajor.com

Handshake https://claflin.joinhandshake.com/login

Guidance from the Office of Career Services Email resume to the appropriate classification: freshman_careerdev@claflin.edu sophomore_careerdev@claflin.edu junior_careerdev@claflin.edu senior_careerdev@claflin.edu

Finding a mentor or search employment, internship, graduate or professional schools, or leadership opportunities Graduway Community https://panthersatworkmentoringprogram. com