Does Drexel University provide career/placement support to its graduates?

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Pranjal Singh | Contributor-Level 10

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Drexel University offers career services to its students 4-5 different types of guidance, the following are some of the major ones:

1. Face to Face Appointment with Career Services:

Ensuring that a student's career is in the right direction.
Easing off the stress and anxiety which is common among young graduates.
Reviewing the student’s résumé, cover letter, or CV.
Enhancing professional social media presence of the student by networking correctly on LinkedIn.
Developing a job searching strategy that might lead students towards the correct procedure.
Steering the students towards va

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Drexel University offers career services to its students 4-5 different types of guidance, the following are some of the major ones: <h3>1. Face to Face Appointment with Career Services:</h3><ul><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1">Ensuring that a student's career is in the right direction. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1">Easing off the stress and anxiety which is common among young graduates. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1">Reviewing the student’s résumé, cover letter, or <a href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/what-is-student-cv-applycontent4703">CV</a>. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1">Enhancing professional social media presence of the student by networking correctly on LinkedIn. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1">Developing a job searching strategy that might lead students towards the correct procedure. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="24" data-aria-level="1">Steering the students towards various databases, search engines, and job search resources at their fingertips. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="25" data-aria-level="1">Clarifying about professional organisations that could connect with the students in their field of interest. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="26" data-aria-level="1">Building more upon the existing interview skills. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="27" data-aria-level="1">Educating the students about the best salary negotiation strategies.</li></ul><h3>2. Handshake Profile Creation:</h3>After completing your one on one appointment with the career services department. The appointment will get you ready for your cover letters and resumes that are needed for uploading. Follow the given steps for a profile creation:<ul><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="28" data-aria-level="1">My Profile: Description about work and volunteering experiences, activities, courses, skills, and projects. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="29" data-aria-level="1">Documents: Upload résumé and cover letters. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="30" data-aria-level="1">Career Interests: Lets employers understand the applicant's areas of interests and the kind of opportunities they are in search for. </li><li data-leveltext="?" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="31" data-aria-level="1">Settings and Privacy: Set profile settings as "Community" so that it is visible to employers, students, and alumni. </li></ul><h3>3. International Job Seekers Help:</h3>This is an FAQ based forum for international students willing to enquire about visa, immigration, sponsorship related details. Check: <a href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/working-in-the-u-s-as-an-international-student-articlepage-1513">Working in the US as an International Student</a>