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make an appointment today to discuss career development with one of the counselors

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prepare application materials with career peer advisers

Career Peer Advisers can help you prepare resumes, CVs, cover letters and personal statements.

Drop in anytime Monday-Friday 1-4:30 pm to meet with one of them. 

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Learn why networking is so important to career development 

student plans of swatties at internships and full-time opportunities

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"For interviews: it's important to sound confident as well as sound interested. How you say things is as important what you're saying in general."

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500 College Avenue
135 Parrish Hall
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
In the summer, our office closes at 12 noon on Fridays.

Phone: (610) 328-8352
Fax: (610) 328-8549
Email: careerservices@swarthmore.edu

 

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