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Hamilton's career shadowing program is designed to assist sophomore students with career exploration and decision making by offering the opportunity to "shadow" (observe) a Hamilton alumnus/a or parent in the workplace for a day or part of a day. Read Victor Banor's experience to learn how this program works for students. Learn more about shadowing opportunities for current sophomores at HamiltonExplore.

Mihai Dohotaru '13 participated in HamiltonExplore, Hamilton's career shadowing program is designed to assist sophomore students with career exploration and decision making by offering the opportunity to "shadow" (observe) a Hamilton alumnus/a or parent in the workplace for a day or part of a day. 

Ever heard about an alumni presentation that you thought sounded interesting but just couldn't make? Never fear, starting this year, the Career Center has been recording all of the alumni presentations happening on campus and keeping track of them!

Seniors are you starting to think about life after Hamilton?  Are you feeling that you are about to embark on an all work and no play lifestyle?  Learn how to balance your work life and personal life with help from this blog entry on Experience.com.

Networking is the process of developing personal contacts for the purpose of career exploration or job/internship assistance. Networking can be done spontaneously or in a structured setting.  

Hamilton Trustees are back on campus this week, March 3-5. One of their priorities when they return to "The Hill" is to spend time with students, including opportunities to talk with students about their career plans. Because of their extensive professional experience and networks, they may be in a position to advise you with your own career plans. Several formal opportunities have been scheduled to facilitate this interaction. Please plan on attending and taking advantage of their expertise.

You know the obvious: MD, nurse, vet, dentist, etc. But what are other options? Healthcare Careers is a nifty site that enables you to search and identify health care options from a pool of 118 professions using criteria such as annual salary & years in school. Here are just a few...

There is a lot to consider when deciding on your dream job: Is the industry growing? Does the salary meet your needs? What is the reported job satisfaction? U.S. News has examined these factors and compiled a list of the top 50 careers in healthcare, technology, social services, business, creative and service industries. You can find the right position for you no matter what your career interests.

I’m really into making to-do lists and having clear plans. So when I finally admitted to myself last semester that I didn’t have any idea how to plan for my future career, I got a little nervous. I called the Career Center to make an appointment, hoping that I would be able to discuss my broad range of future career ideas with a counselor.

A career shadowing experience introduced Corinne to her dream job when she was a rising sophomore at Hamilton. Although the program she desired was not offered at a liberal arts college, Corinne was able to get on the fast-track to career success, and has been working as a nurse practitioner for five years.