Career Services

The mission of our Alabama State University Career Services Center is to empower students and alumni, to synthesize, articulate and leverage their academic and co-curricular knowledge to be competitive. Likewise, we help students think globally and long-term through career and personal development. In the same manner, we build relationships with employers to provide opportunities for student/alumni success and meet their industry’s staffing demands. We continue to carry out our vision, by integrating academics and partnering with industry leaders to help students/alumni develop both professionally and personally.

During the fall, spring and summer semesters, we also conduct classroom presentations within every Orientation Class, to introduce the incoming freshman class to the office. Our goal is to encourage students to consistently utilize Career Services, early, across their academic tenure and to acquire professional and occupational skills that will be useful upon graduation. When students are unsure of their potential majors or career fields, the office utilizes an assessment tool by the name of Sigi. Sigi matches students’ interests and abilities with appropriate career fields.

Fall and spring Opportunity and Career Fairs are designed to familiarize all ASU students/alumni with various professions and career fields, through face-to-face interaction with representatives from the public and private sectors. Students and alumni are provided with opportunities to establish “real-time” connections by submitting resumes and participating in on-site interviews with potential employers. On some occasions, students are hired immediately. We also conduct Professional Development Seminars each month. These seminars are led by panelists representing city, state and federal employers and they cover various professional development topics. Our seminars also serve as a recruiting tool for employers who are looking to hire our students. Other special events include Networking Receptions, Professional Dining Etiquette Seminars and Dinners, Professional Dress Fashion Shows, Professional Empowerment Brunches, Trailblazer Award Dinners, Federal Employers Panel Discussion as well as the Student Spotlight Program.