Career and Professional Development

Career and Professional Development (CPD) assists students in developing the professional skills they need to meet their goals—for internships, first jobs, career moves, freelancing and funding an artistic practice. The office offers one-on-one sessions with a career advisor, workshops, online resources and programs with leading artists and designers who visit campus.

Career Advising

Do you

• need to build your first resume or work on a cover letter?
• want help building your professional network with outreach?
• need to build your interview skills with a mock interview?
• want to work on how your portfolio presents your skills to employers?


Are you ready to

• start looking for internships and need to make a plan?
• develop and hone your job search strategy?

CPD’s Career Advisors are here to help you! CPD currently offers in-person and virtual appointments (via Zoom) as well as email reviews.

ArtCenter Connect

ArtCenter Connect is the college’s online career platform. If you’re a student, you already have an account. 

Things you can do on ArtCenter Connect:

• Schedule a Career Advising appointment.
• Search Job and Internship Listings.
• Register your internship for school credit.
• Access GoinGlobal, an international job board and job search guide.
• Learn about and RSVP for CPD events. View past recorded events on our Workshops & Career Chats page.

Resources

Visit these topics on CPS's Resource Website:

• Build Your Creative Professional Basics
• Create Your Online Presence
• Design Your Creative Job Search
• Navigate Your Fine Art Career
• Prepare for Interviews
• Build Your Creative Community

Mentorship Program

This exciting program is offered each Fall term and pairs ArtCenter students with professional creatives for an exchange of ideas about work, creativity, and life.

For more information and to access the application: https://www.artcentercpd.com/mentorship

The application period is open at the beginning of each Summer term.

Applications are open to all ArtCenter students, undergraduate and graduate. Applications must clearly state defined professional goals for the mentorship program. It must include a developed portfolio with current work that supports those goals. For most undergraduate students, this will require a full year of completed coursework at ArtCenter.