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Student Career Resources

Connect with a Career Advisor

Pomona College students are encouraged to use the CDO as a resource for anything and everything career related. From considering graduate school, to making your next big career step, our advisors are here to help.

Join us for Drop-Ins

Have a quick question regarding an upcoming application or need a quick resume overview? Our Peer Advisors and Advisors are here to help! Drop-in hours are Monday through Friday 10:30-11:30am and 3-4:30pm. No appointment required.

Explore Funding Opportunities

Pomona College students have a multitude of resources at their fingertips. Let the CDO help you find your next step. Through the Pomona College Internship Program and fellowship advising, your next big opportunity is just one application away!

Find Positions on Handshake

Find Job and Internship Opportunities, Career Fairs, Apply to On-Campus Jobs, and More! Sign on using Single Sign On, no need to create a new account.

Stay on Track

Wondering where to start in your career journey? View detailed lists of what you could be doing to gain experience while you are here at Pomona!

Affinity and Identity Group Resources

These resources are available to all Pomona College students, faculty, and staff, regardless of race, color, national origin, or sex, and are consistent with all current federal and state nondiscrimination laws.

Borrow a Blazer!

In collaboration with ASPC, we have black blazers available to borrow for interviews or career fairs. Women’s XXS Petite to Unisex XXL. Stop by the CDO for more details or email us.

Reserve an Interview Room

The CDO, located in Alexander Hall, has two private interview rooms to reserve for your upcoming virtual or phone interview. The two rooms are available Monday – Friday, 8:15am – 4:45pm and closed 12pm -1pm daily. Reserve by emailing us.

Student Acknowledgement

By utilizing the resources and services of the CDO, students agree to our student acknowledgement and responsibility guidelines.

Featured Articles

Career and Job Outlook for the Artistic Personality Type

Careers associated with the Artistic Holland personality type are some of the hardest to pursue – and the most rewarding.
You won’t find any purely Artistic careers on any fast growing occupations lists. Competition is high and money-making opportunities slim.

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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WorkingNation shines a spotlight on working with autism. #workingnation #DisabilityAwareness

For more information, watch the full video at https://workingnation.com/disability-awareness-working-with-autism/

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Discovering Your Path to Success

Discovering Your Path to Success – Presented by Robinhood
Fairygodboss Inspiration Summit | April 13, 2022

We all have a unique path to discover and follow in order to find our passion and achieve success. Angela will share the steps she is …

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How To Get Your Resume Past an Algorithm | WorkingNation

Have you ever applied for a job and never heard back? Here are three tips to beat the system.

Connect with WorkingNation Online:

Visit the WorkingNation Website: https://workingnation.com/

Follow @workingnation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingnation

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Campus Resources for International Students

International student services are abundant at U.S. colleges – here’s how to tap into those resources.

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Skill Building Classes

LinkedIn Learning courses are available to all current students.  For Alumni Access please visit LinkedIn Learning to start an account.

Creative Inspirations: Doyald Young, Logotype Designer

Taught by Doyald Young
From humble beginnings in a small Texas town eight decades ago comes legendary typographer, logotype designer, author, and teacher Doyald…

Cybersecurity Policy and Governance for Business Success

Taught by Starweaver
Today’s executives and project managers must unify security standards with legal requirements and client expectations, to create a cohesive program,…

Working On Camera: Video Makeup Techniques

Taught by Rick Allen Lippert
This second installment in On Camera, a series designed to help anyone create a positive impression on-screen, concentrates on enhancing…

iBooks Author Essential Training

Taught by Chris Mattia
Even writers without extensive design or publishing experience find they can publish their own digital books with iBooks Author—and the…

Enhancing Your Productivity

Taught by Dave Crenshaw
Join author and business coach Dave Crenshaw as he shows you the key to enhancing your productivity—focusing on your most…

Infographics: Visualizing Relationships

Taught by Shane Snow
In this course, author Shane Snow shows how to depict complex relationships in an easy-to-understand infographic, or graphic representation of…

Infographics: Planning and Wireframing

Taught by Shane Snow
Join Shane Snow as he reviews the first steps in creating infographics, graphic representations of data—organizing sample data and preparing…

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

Taught by Ed Emberley
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley is truly a national treasure, having drawn nearly 100 books. The warmth…

Creative Inspirations: Marian Bantjes, Graphic Artist

Taught by Marian Bantjes
Graphic designer Marian Bantjes has collaborated with numerous design legends, including Debbie Millman from Sterling Brands, Michael Bierut and Paula…

InDesign Secrets

Taught by David Blatner
In this series, David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción, cohosts of the web’s top resource for InDesign tips and tricks, InDesignSecrets.com,…

Creative Inspirations: Stefan G. Bucher, Designer, Illustrator, and Writer

Taught by Stefan G. Bucher
Meet a truly monster graphic designer, Stefan G. Bucher. Stefan’s projects range from his Daily Monsters, to the Daily Letter…

Creative Inspirations: Big Spaceship, Digital Creative Agency

Taught by Big Spaceship
Take a ride in the Big Spaceship with this intimate look at the inner workings of one of the web’s…

Creative Inspirations: Natalie Fobes, Photographer

Taught by Natalie Fobes
This installment in the lynda.com Creative Inspirations documentary series introduces the diverse talents of one of the world’s great award-winning…

Creative Inspirations: Ze Frank, Comedic Digital Savant

Taught by Ze Frank
Ze Frank is one of the most creative and enigmatic people working in digital media. He’s also just plain funny.…

Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs, Graphic Designer

Taught by Kit Hinrichs
Kit Hinrichs is one of the most accomplished and respected graphic designers and illustrators of the last fifty years. A…

CSS Positioning Best Practices

Taught by Bill Weinman
Web designers and coders will be introduced to techniques to improve their results in CSS Positioning Best Practices. Beginning with…

Creative Inspirations: Dale Herigstad & Schematic, Interactive Design Agency

Taught by Dale Herigstad
Welcome to the future of media experience. Meet Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at Schematic—the company behind some of the…

Troika’s ABC Brand Campaign: Start to Finish

Taught by Troika Design Group
Get an inside view behind the making of ABC TV’s fall promotional and brand image campaign, and watch a 60-second…

Creative Inspirations: Troika Design Group, Design and Branding Agency

Taught by Troika Design Group
Ever wonder who’s behind those cool identity graphics on broadcast and cable TV networks? Come take a peek behind the…

Margo Chase’s Hand-Lettered Poster: Start to Finish

Taught by Margo Chase
Acclaimed graphic designer Margo Chase shows how she created a beautifully hand-lettered poster for a special appearance at the Santa…

Sagehen Connect

Shelsy Zárate Chávez, MPH

Alumni, General Graduate or Professional School Advice
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Program Coordinator Minds Matter Southern California
Meet Shelsy

Sawyer Bock

Alumni, General Career Advice, Give a Presentation/Serve on a Panel, Resume Review
  • Washington, District of Columbia
  • Paralegal / Research Associate Constitutional Accountability Center
Meet Sawyer

Abdullah Shahid

Alumni, General Career Advice, General Graduate or Professional School Advice, Give a Presentation/Serve on a Panel
Meet Abdullah

Sebastian Kinzie

Alumni, General Graduate or Professional School Advice
  • Cambridge, England
Meet Sebastian

Vincent Tenorio

Alumni, General Career Advice, General Graduate or Professional School Advice, Give a Presentation/Serve on a Panel
  • New York, New York
  • Guggenheim Partners
Meet Vincent

Linda Phan

Alumni, General Career Advice, Give a Presentation/Serve on a Panel, Practice Interviews, Recruit Sagehens for Jobs/Internships, Resume Review
  • Educational Strategist Zenith Prep Academy
Meet Linda

David DiTullio

Alumni, General Career Advice, General Graduate or Professional School Advice, Give a Presentation/Serve on a Panel, Practice Interviews, Resume Review
  • New York, New York
  • Infectious Diseases Fellow Weill Cornell Medicine
Meet David

R.J. Maki

Alumni, General Career Advice, General Graduate or Professional School Advice, Give a Presentation/Serve on a Panel, Practice Interviews, Recruit Sagehens for Jobs/Internships, Resume Review, Shadow a Sagehen
  • San Diego, California
  • President, Debt Solutions One Life Advisors
Meet R.J.

Career Resources

International student services are abundant at U.S. colleges – here’s how to tap into those resources.

First-generation college students face additional stress that is often overlooked.

First-generation college students often deal with financial stress and the pressure of family expectations.

Learn more about a congressional internship program in D.C. 

 Compilation of links to the leading Hispanic and Latino professional associations, many with career and job sites of their own, …

Featured Classes

Contact & Location

Phone
(909) 621-8144
Address

Alexander Hall
550 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:00-5:00PM
Tuesday 8:00-5:00PM
Wednesday 8:00-5:00PM
Thursday 8:00-5:00PM
Friday 8:00-5:00PM

The CDO is located on the east side of Alexander Hall. Please bring your ID to get access.

The CDO is closed from 12-1pm daily.