Core Services
The Career Center at Duke University provides career services of the highest standard to undergraduates, graduate students and alumni of Trinity College, the Pratt School of Engineering and the Graduate School.
Career Counseling We offer individual counseling to assist you with your career planning and job search. You can work with a counselor to discuss career-related issues, have your resume, CV, and/or a cover letter reviewed, as well as find networking opportunities while you're in graduate school. Counselors can help you explore and evaluate career options based on your skills and interests. Counselors also conduct mock interviews to help you strengthen your interviewing and negotiation skills. Counseling appointments must be made by phone (660-1050) at least one day in advance.
Programs and Events We offer general seminars throughout the year that cover such topics as Faculty or Professional Job Search Essentials, Preparing for Campus Interviews, Interview Skills, Negotiating Faculty Job Offers and Getting Tenure, and Building a Professional Network. Some of these events require registration via the Duke eRecruiting calendar (Go to Calendar Search, choose Presentation in the Event-Type drop-down menu, and click Search).
We also offer specialized seminars and workshops. Departments and student groups can contact us with their specific career needs or issues, and we can help design and deliver a workshop that will address those needs. Past workshops have included Professional Job Search for Pharmacology Graduate Students and Resume Writing for Medical Physics Graduate Students.
Employer representatives come to campus to conduct information sessions and on-campus interviews, and to connect with students through career fairs. The North Carolina PhD and Masters Career Fair is held every mid-November in Chapel Hill, sponsored by Duke University and five other universities in North Carolina. The Fannie Mitchell Career Conference, formerly a part of Duke Career Week is a campus-wide career exploration event held in late January.
Job Search & Networking Tools
- Career Search An online search tool that lets you browse over 1.3 million jobs and career opportunities according to various search categories (e.g. industry, location, inside contacts, IT career specialties). It also provides other valuable resources like a salary estimator and a search tool for business, industry, and city information.
- Duke eRecruiting An online database for researching industries and employers, exploring career opportunities, networking with over 200 employers and other career-seekers, and searching and applying for jobs
- DukeConnect An online database that you can use to contact and network with Duke alumni in your field or sector. Alumni can give you advice and guidance on exploring career paths, optimizing your job search, and preparing for interviews.
Assessments Personality and interest assessments can help you focus your career choices. We offer Strong Interest Inventory (SII) and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®)
E-mail Updates Sign up to get regular e-mail updates about a career or industry of your choice.
Other Resources
- Resource Room Our resource room is located at 106 Page Building, and contains various print materials on graduate student life and career options. We also have industry and corporate directories that are helpful for researching potential employers.
- Podcasts Recordings of career tips and selected workshops are available through Duke iTunesU and can be easily downloaded to your computer, iPod, or mp3 player.
- Interfolio credential services This system allows you to manage your job application documents in a password protected, online location accessible from anywhere.
- Online resources Links to career resources on campus, as well as websites for general graduate student career information, fellowship and grant opportunities, and professional and industry organizations.
Office Hours
We are open Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM.