Career Services

Amy Diepenbrock, Ph.D., Director
John Moriarty, M.B.A., Assistant Director
Maria Tomaino, M.S., N.C.C., Career Counselor
Shaunelle Wall, Conference and Workshop Planner

Landon Student Union 105
Phone number: (305) 899-4010
E-mail: careerservices@mail.barry.edu

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The professional staff of Career Services assists students and alumni in accordance with the University's mission imperative of a caring environment. The goal of Career Services is to encourage each student to take personal responsibility to utilize the services to develop his or her career planning skills from freshman through senior year and beyond. Staff is available to provide counseling and assistance regarding career development issues to students and alumni. In order to serve all students and alumni, evening appointments are available upon request throughout the academic year.

Career Services strives to provide the following services in an atmosphere of respect and confidentiality:

1. Career development and planning to assist students and alumni.

2. Innovative, informative career programs including activities, presentations, and seminars.

3. The Center offers communication and interaction with employers nationwide to increase recruiting opportunities. Career Services seeks to provide services that benefit Barry students and alumni as well as employer partners.

4. Collaboration with faculty and staff to provide services in a comprehensive, beneficial, and efficient manner.

5. A commitment to extend the Center's resources beyond a traditional Monday - Friday format by utilizing Internet technology. The Center is committed to serve all of Barry University's satellite campuses in this manner. On the main campus in Miami Shores, Career is open for appointments in the evenings throughout the academic year to meet the needs of all students and alumni.

The following services are available to all Barry University students and alumni:

• Individual and Group Career Counseling
• Workshops and assistance on resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, job searching techniques, working a career fair, and the graduate school application process.
• Full-time Job and Internship listings via eBUC$ (the electronic Barry University Career System)
• Industry specific career fairs and programs
• Career Interest Inventories such as the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Career Library Resources
• On-campus Recruiting

It is the policy of the Center to provide services to employers whose mission is consistent with the mission of the University. We highly encourage faculty and staff to utilize our services within the scope of the classroom or student organizations you advise.

ORI 300 Senior Transitions (1)
Special one-semester courses open to all second-semester junior or senior students. The goals of the course are to begin the adjustment process from the undergraduate academic life to graduate school or the world of work