About Career Services
DeVry maintains very active career services centers to help graduates attain positions in their fields of academic specialization. These professionals keep in contact with local and national employers to keep abreast of employment needs and opportunities across the country. In addition, students complete the Career Development course, which covers topics such as self evaluation, personal marketing strategies, resume and cover letter preparation and interviewing techniques. During this course, students also assemble career development portfolios.
Services to Students and Graduates
To most effectively assist DeVry graduates in securing career employment, a close cooperative effort between Career Services and the graduate is essential. To meet this challenge, the Career Services Office provides the following services and resource materials to current and alumni graduates:
Career Advisors
Advisors assist and advise graduates in all facets of the job search for successful placement prior to and after graduation.
Career Development Course
This course develops the skills, knowledge, and awareness of the professional attitudes and values that allow students to maximize their career potential. Students are provided with planning and marketing tools which will enable them to take charge of their job search activities and make intelligent career decisions. The Career Development Course enhances students' attitudes, values, abilities, and knowledge in a manner that will contribute most significantly to their employability and career success. Workshops, industry and alumni guest speakers, and lectures are provided with the emphasis on interviewing, self-marketing techniques, and job search ethics.
Mock Interviews
Offered to students in order to provide preparation for successful interviewing. Mock interviews are conducted by Career Services Advisors and students are provided with appropriate advice and counseling.
Employer Recruiting
The Career Services Office provides students the opportunity to interview with employers both on and off campus. Each term, DeVry-Phoenix brings companies to our campus to recruit graduates. Additionally, we arrange off-site interviews with local employers.
Co-op
DeVry and industry form a partnership to provide relevant, education related part-time work experience for students and an excellent source of personnel for employers. Co-op establishes a relationship beneficial to employers, the university, and the students.
Resource Material/Equipment
Includes the use of telephones, private rooms, faxing, resume mailing service, job listings, and employer profiles.
Services to Employers
As a "one call, no cost solution" to meeting employer hiring needs, several services are provided to the employer. These include:
- Company presentations
- On-campus interview scheduling
- Transcripts and applicant testing
- Prescreening and matching of undergraduates to specific job requirements; i.e., geographic preferences, work history, and GPA.
- Same day e-mail, same day faxing, or next day mail services of graduate resumes and transcripts according to company preference.
Organized Events
Several activities are developed, organized and/or cosponsored by the Career Services Office. These functions provide advice and expertise from employers in keeping program curricula current; provide an informal forum to establish communication and an exchange of ideas amongst the industry, professors and students; and expose our students to "real world" situations.
Advisory Board
The purpose of Advisory Boards is to reinforce DeVry's educational philosophy of an up-to-date curriculum that produces students who meet the changing needs of employers in today's job market. Employers provide our academic Deans and Faculty with input on our curriculum.
Senior Project Fair
This event is a display of Senior Projects developed by individuals or project teams of DeVry students from all programs to highlight the DeVry philosophy of applying hands-on training with textbook theories.
Summer Project Fair
Wednesday, October 15th
DeVry University - Phoenix Campus
