Center for Career Design and Development

The Center for Career Design and Development educates and inspires students to create an individualized and evolving career path focused on exploration, preparation, and professional growth. We proudly support Hofstra University’s PRIDE values of perseverance, responsibility, innovation, diversity, and empowerment.

Through our programs and services, we provide access to opportunities that lead to successful outcomes for students, alumni, and our employer partners.

The Center for Career Design and Development offers oneon-one advising, in-person and online workshops for groups (classes, student organizations, etc.), career fairs, creative networking events to connect students to alumni and other professionals, field trips to a variety of companies, collaboration with campus departments and partners, and much more.

In addition to personalized advising services and workshops, the Center for Career Design and Development offers a variety of online resources for students, all available on our website (hofstra.edu/career):

• Focus 2, a career assessment that helps students evaluate their values, interests, personality, and skills as they relate to various occupations and career paths.

• Handshake, the centralized resource for jobs, internships, company connections, and all career events.

• Big Interview, a tool that allows students to practice virtual interviewing and receive feedback from advisors and mentors.

Parents and students are invited to visit hofstra.edu/career or contact the Center for Career Design and Development at 516-463-6060 or careerdesign@hofstra.edu. The center is located in Room 110 Weller Hall.

International Student Affairs

Serving more than 900 international students from more than 80 countries, International Student Affairs provides a variety of programs and services to meet the unique needs of our international student population. The International Student Affairs staff encourages international students to make the office one of their “homes away from home.”

The staff provides comprehensive immigration support, including producing the immigration documents needed to study in the United States, helping international students understand and maintain their lawful status, and aiding them with authorization paperwork for off-campus employment during their studies and post-graduation. The staff also offers a variety of transition programs and services to aid international students with their academic, social, and cultural adjustment. One such program is International Student Orientation, which provides new international students with information on immigration, academic requirements, required health insurance, and the numerous other services and resources available at Hofstra. New international students may also choose to work with a global mentor, who offers peer-to-peer support during their first semester at Hofstra.

We are excited to welcome students studying through INTO University Partnerships. INTO is an independent organization focused on expanding higher education opportunities for students worldwide. More information, including instructions on how to apply, is available at intostudy.com/hofstra.

The Office of Parent and Family Programs welcomes parents and family members of international students to participate in