Welcome to Career Services
We feel it is important for you to know our expectations for your student and we recognize that you also play a valuable role in helping your child to explore career options. Learn more about what you can do...
Our Expectations For Your Student
You can support your child by reinforcing the Action Steps that we have outlined for each class year. Remember, it is common for students to try out a range of interests and it is often specific elements from many experiences that shape decisions about careers and graduate study.
First and Second Year Students Career Development Action Steps
Second and Third Year Students Career Development Action Steps
Senior Year and Beyond Career Development Action Steps
Recommended Ways For You To Partner With Your Student
Our Partnership With Your Student
The staff at Career Services partners with students through career exploration, making the most of summers, and the job search process. The advisors can help your student to develop:
- self-knowledge about interests, skills, and talents;
- workplace knowledge and skills through summer employment and internships;
- awareness about the connections between acadmic majors and careers;
- action plans to maximize their learning at Wheaton.
In order to effectively work with your student, we need your student to connect with our office early and often.