CCO resources for int'l students

Rose Xu

Career Services Consultant

Purdue University

About CCO

• Young Hall 132

155 S Grant St, Next to Krannert & PMU

• 765-494-3981

• askcco@purdue.edu

• www.cco.purdue.edu

CCO Staff

Career development & Job search in the US

There's an upcoming career fair, and you...

• Are not sure what to wear;

• Does not have a resume;

• Cannot find information on career fairs;

• Need help with perfecting elevator pitch;

• Have second guess about my major;

• Applied for 50 positions but haven't heard back;

• Not sure what are possible careers for my major;

• Wants to prepare for an upcoming interview;

• Need to look for job postings;

• Talk about feeling very awkward at a career fair;

• Is also considering to go to graduate school.

Making decisions on majors/careers

Appointment (choosing a major, identify career interests, graduate school planning, etc) – 60 min

Online resources:

Potential career paths with different majors

Career Spot videos

O*NET, OOH

Job searching

Drop-in – quick questions (10-15 min)

One-on-one appointment (strategies, negotiation, interview, networking, company research, mock interview, etc.)

myCCO: VMOCK, BigInterview, JobNow, VPhD, etc.

International student resource page

Document for applications

Drop-in – resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, emails corresponding

Grad school application-personal statement appointment

Useful links

• CCO calendar – check career fairs, company information session, workshops

• myCCO – job postings (internship/fulltime)

• CCO website – www.cco.purdue.edu One stop for all career resources

Q&A