Faculty & Staff Services

The Career Center staff, in a collaborative effort with faculty and staff, can enrich and enhance students' career development process to successfully prepare them and empower them for lifelong success. Here are some resources to assist you in your efforts.

Student References

Letters of Reference - There are many ways to craft a recommendation letter; however, it must reflect your perceptions and experiences with the candidate. Click here for suggestions from the National Assocation of Colleges and Employers (NACE) on how to write reference letters for students.

Referals in the Employment Process - You play a direct role in the employment process for new graduates. Ideally, your role and that of the Career Center are complementary. Occasionally, however, helping students in their job searches can result in unanticipated illegal or unethical actions. Since you may be in contact with employers who wish to recruit your students, please review the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) Ethical & Legal Standards for Hiring Students.

Career Information in Class

Presentations - We welcome the opportunity to bring career Information into your classroom for all or part of a class period.  Typical topics include:

If you would like to schedule a presentation, please CLICK HERE for a Request Form. Submit the completed form to the Career Center via email (career@stpt.usf.edu) or send it through campus mail to TER 200. Please provide us with your requests as far in advance as possible so we can scheule accordingly.

Trends - Accurate information on salaries, occupations and employment trends is important for many activities such as job search, product or service development and promotion, and more. The following sources are available on line:

Economic & Employment Projections - U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the most current projections on where future job growth is expected by industry and occupation and the likely composition of the work force pursuing those jobs.

The Occupational Information Network (O'Net) - maintained by the USDOL, this site allows you to find jobs that fit your interest, skills and experience, explore career profiles from the latest labor market data, search for occupations that use your skills, view specific details about occupations and identify related occupations.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - The OOH, from the USDOL, gives you detailed information on hundreds of occupations. Each listing addresses the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job and working conditions. In addtion, the Handbook gives you job search tips, links to information abou the job market in each State and more.

Employer Outreach

Recommend Employer - We welcome your suggestions for expanding our employer database. Each semester we invite a vareity of local, state and national companies, government agencies and nonprofits, to use our services to recruit students. If you have contact information for a particular organization, please let us know and we will be delighted to let them know you made this referral.

Employers on campus - CLICK HERE for a list of employers currently in Recruit-a-Bull.

Career Fairs - CLICK HERE for a list of Employers registered for our next career fair.

Student Services

Recruit-a-Bull - The Career Center uses Recruit-a-Bull to manage listings for employment, internships, co-ops, and volunteer opportunities along with resume submissions. This service is free to students and new alumni (those who have been graduated for less than 6 months).

Meet the Staff - Visit the Career Center and meet our staff at anytime. We are located in TER 200.