Career Exploration

The Center for Career Excellence has many resources, services, and programs available to assist students in exploring and researching various fields and career options.

• Handshake is our main career management platform that all students have access to and will use to search for internships, jobs, programs and events, and locate key resources like Focus2, CareerShift, Vault, Resume and Cover Letter Guides, and many more. Use the search feature to locate what you’re looking for.
        -  Navigating Handshake & Creating Your Profile video
        -  Searching for SLU Connected Opportunities in Handshake video
• Focus2 combines self-assessment, career and major exploration, decision-making and action planning in one comprehensive product. The self-assessment section is a great place to start your exploration.
         -  Career Exploration Software Overview: Focus2 video
• Vault provides in-depth information on an industry, company, or profession—and how to position yourself to launch and build the career you want. We highly recommend students review the Vault Guides to specific industries of interest (at the St. Lawrence University Vault site and then select the “Guides” tab at the top).
• Networking
          -  Create an account in Laurentian Connection, St. Lawrence’s networking and mentoring platform
          -  Reach out to alumni on LinkedIn and join the St. Lawrence (SLU) LinkedIn Group
         

Alumni Insights Series Recordings feature Laurentians, representing various careers and industries, discussing a range of topics and providing helpful advice and insights.

• Using LinkedIn to Your Advantage: Bryan Brennan ’12, Director of Sales Development, AspireIQ & Jennifer Kim ’18, Content Marketing Specialist, AspireIQ
• How to Build a Powerful Brand…Even with No Experience: Adrian Wilson ’14, Founder, Artlet
• Navigating the U.S. Job Search Process as an International Student: Kanti Shrestha ’07, Head of Enterprise Technology Communications, JPMorgan Chase & Sifael Ndandala ’15, Business Integrity Associate, Facebook
• There is No “Magic Bullet" for the Job Search: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Roger Brandt ’17, Auto Damage Supervisor, GEICO & Zack Hallock ’17, Energy Services Advisor, Competitive Energy Services, LLC
• A Career in Sports Marketing Post-COVID 19: Molly Mullady Arbogast ’91, President & CEO, POV Sports Marketing
• Working in Tech and Navigating the Job Market: Elley Symmes ’14, Senior Central Operations Manager, Uber & Taylor Pellerin ’17, Data Scientist, Uber Eats
• Financing Your Future: Brian Wilcox ’85, P’14, ’18 CLU, ChFC, CLTC, CLF, RICP, CASL, Wealth Management Advisor, Northwestern Mutual; Madison Wilcox ’14, MBA, CFP®, ChFC®, WMCP®, Director of Financial Planning, Northwestern Mutual Boston; Kennedy Wilcox ’18, Director of New Business & Communications, Northwestern Mutual Boston
• Navigating Law School – From the Application to the Bar: Rebecca Budrow ’16, Cornell Law ’20; Phil Duggan ’15, 3rd year law student, Cornell University; Lisa Manoogian ’10, 2nd year law student, University of Iowa; Elun Gabriel, Associate Dean of Academic Advising & Pre-Law Advisor
• Building Your Personal Brand: Kathleen Hall ’83, Chief Brand Officer, Microsoft

Additional Recordings

• LSAT Workshop: Cathy Crosby, SLU Pre-Law Advisor, Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of Psychology
   
• SLU Connect LIVE Business & Finance Recordings:
  • Young Alumni Session: Joshua Cameron ’15, Senior Inbound Strategist, New Breed Marketing; Taylor Castator ’15, Manager of Finance, Planning & Analysis, Enthought; Alec Cote ’15, Associate, Carlyle Group; Madison Wilcox ’14, Director of Financial Planning Department, Northwestern Mutual; Bubacarr Fofana ’18, Senior Client Solutions Associate, Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)
  • Business Session: Sean Daugherty ’02, Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners; Melissa McDonald ’81, Principal, Providence Group; David Priebe ’81, Chairman, Guy Carpenter Reinsurance; Liz Hogan P’22, Business Development & Strategy, Edgar Strategic Consulting Services; Brijesh Jeevarathnam ’97, Partner & Co-Head of Global Venture Fund Investments, Adams Street Partners, Inc.
  • Finance Session: Fatma Luy ’12, Director, CVC Credit Partners; Keith Henry ’84, Managing Director, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; Dan Brindisi ’89, Senior Vice President, Fidelity; Evan Shifley ’14, Practice Manager, Baystate Financial
     
• SLU Connect Live Communications Recordings:
  • Breaking Into the Communications Industries with Young Alumni: Mary Baucom ’13, Marketing Manager, Healthline Media, Brandon Di Perno ’16, Content Marketing Manager, Sportlogiq; Nora Langan ’12, Corporate Communications Manager, Surescripts; Kitty O'Keefe ’13, Editorial Producer, CNN; Lexi Williams ’15, Account Executive for Group Events, New Jersey Devils
  • Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Roundtable: Sarah Cook-Raymond ’03, President and CEO, Impact Marketing + Communications; Molly Mullady Arbogast ’91, Founder, President & CEO, POV Sports Marketing LLC; Todd Haskell ’90, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Hearst; Scott Sneath ’88, P’22, Managing Director, Primal, A&G
  • Media & Journalism Roundtable: Ed Forbes ’02, Senior Director, News & Engagement, North Jersey Media Group; Peter Gailey P'18, '21, President & Co-Founder, BroadcastMed; Elizabeth Kadick ’11, Senior Public Affairs, ElectriCities; Dan Rusanowsky ’83, Play-by-Play Broadcaster, San Jose Sharks
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• SLU Connect Live Health Careers Recordings:
  • Breaking into the Industry with Young Alumni: Yvonne Boateng ’18, Research Study Assistant, Memorial Sloan Kettering; Alex Calderwood PA-C ’12, Critical Care Physician Assistant, Yale New Haven Health; Becky (Walsh) LaMay ’13, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Conor Peterson ’12, Dentist, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley; Lia Pizzicato ‘14, Senior Researcher, HealthCore, Inc.; Dr. Amy Yao ‘14, Resident Physician in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Montefiore Health System
  • Healthcare Practitioners: Dr. Lori Benjes P’22, Dermatologist, Harvard University Health Services; Dr. Praveen Chatani ‘10, General Surgery Resident at SUNY Upstate Medical University; Dr. Glenn Schattman ‘83, Fertility Specialist & Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • ​​​​​​​Research Careers: Kirk Donovan Ph.D. ’08, Scientist I, Biogen; Greg Lyng Ph.D.’03, Chief Operating Officer, Biomodels; Jaime Ross Ph.D. ’03, Assistant Professor in Neuroscience, University of Rhode Island; Dr. Karen Hoberg Wilson ’90, Debra and Leon Black Professor, Division Chief for General Pediatrics, & Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai; Peter R Paradiso Ph.D ’72, Vaccine Consultant, Paradiso Biologics Consulting (recently retired from Pfizer as VP of Vaccines New Business and Scientific Affairs)