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Interested in Volunteering?

Send us an email at CareerServices@pitzer.edu and let us know how you would like to help us.

Career Services needs your help! During the career planning process, �������� students benefit greatly from interactions with �������� alumni, families, employers, or other friends of the College. These interactions can help students:

• Learn about and understand a variety of career paths
• Find out what it takes to be successful in a specific profession
• Practice networking and relationship-building skills
• Become more polished and professional
• Develop a post-graduation career plan

Volunteer Opportunities

There are several ways to volunteer with the �������� Career Services office. These include: 

�������� Winter Break Shadowing Program Host

• Open to �������� alumni and families
• Host one or more �������� students at your workplace for 1 to 4 days (“take a student to work”) during Winter Break (early January each year)
• Allow students to shadow you and/or your colleagues to get an in-depth look at what it takes to be successful in a specific profession
• Students may attend meetings with you, meet with staff from around your organization, complete a brief assigned exercise or project (for learning purposes only), present a summary of what they learned to you and/or your colleagues, work with you on improving their resume writing or interviewing skills
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Career Trek Host 

• Open to anyone willing to host �������� students
• Host a group of �������� students (usually between 6 and 15 students) at your organization on a day of the week that works for you and our students (usually between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., although times can be flexible)
• Enable students to learn about various aspects of working at your organization or in your profession (this may include presentations from staff in different departments, Q&A sessions with staff, a managed case study, a site tour or a “behind the scenes” tour)
• Possibly provide a working lunch or space for students to eat a “brown bag” lunch

�������� Alumni Speaker or Panelist

• Open to �������� alumni
• Talk about your profession, field questions from �������� students in an interactive setting, and share how your �������� experience has influenced your career path
• Usually a 1-hour commitment, often during an evening
• Speaker events may happen on campus or via Zoom
• Be prepared to answer probing questions and be honest about the good things, and not-so-good things about your profession

If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities, please contact Director of Career Services, Brad Tharpe, at brad_tharpe@pitzer.edu. Thank you!