CDO is committed to igniting career interests at the start of the first year and offering dynamic career events and seminars during and beyond life at Bard. The calendar of current events is posted online at www.collegecentral.com/bard/student.cfm. Follow this link and scroll down to General Announcements and Upcoming Events and Programs. Throughout the academic year CDO hosts career events that focus on specific work environments and feature professionals from various fields to meet and speak with students. CDO believes that bringing together students and professionals to talk about aspects of particular careers is an invaluable opportunity for students to better understand a career track and the qualities employers are seeking in employees. Additionally these events enable students to make connections with professionals for leads to future jobs and internships.

Click here to view the events calendar

Deadlines for fellowships, scholarships, and internships are also listed at this web site and we encourage students to review this page on a regular basis as it is continuously updated. The following list reflects CDO sponsored events and seminars presented during the last two years:

• Arts Division Mentoring Day
• Bard 101: Leadership & Careers in Public Service
• Bard 101: Summer Job and Internship Searching
• Bard Graduate Program Open House
• Basic Networking & Interviewing Skills
• Basic Resume Writing and Job Search Skills
• Call for Action -- Organize! Community Action and Social Service
• Career Conference for Seniors
• Career Opportunities for Students of Color
• Careers Relevant to a Psychology Major
• Communicating with Employers
• COOL Idealist National Conference
• Finding your Work, Staying Close to your Values
• How to Get a Summer Job
• Internships and Careers in Public Service
• Interviewing Workshop
• Job Opportunities in Publishing
• Job Opportunities in the Arts
• Life after Bard Abroad
• Mathematics and Science Graduate School Panel Discussion
• Networking and Establishing a Community
• Preparing for the Senior Year
• Princeton Review GRE & MCAT Practice Exam
• Resume Writing and Job Search Basics
• Self-Directed Search Workshop (SDS)
• Senior Salon: Career Choices for Creative Types
• Senior Salon: Graduate Student Roundtable
• Senior Salon: How to Start Planning Your Post-Graduation Job Search
• Senior Salon: Interactive Interviewing
• Senior Salon: Landing a Job After Graduation
• Senior Salon: Networking and Interviewing
• Senior Salon: Strategies to Realize your Post-Graduate Career Goals: Jobs, Fellowships, and Paid Internships
• Senior Salon: The Art of Writing Resumes, Cover Letters, and Thank You Notes
• Senior Salon: The Basic Job Search
• Senior Salon: Thinking of Getting an MFA in Creative Writing?
• Teach for America Information Session
• Teaching English in China
• Teaching Languages and ESL Here and Abroad: A Faculty Panel Discussion
• The Big Picture of Being an Artist
• Writing Is More than an Art; It Is Also a Profession

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