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Career Counseling
The Career Center offers individual career counseling and career assessments for all students, free of charge. Working with a career counselor can help you:
- Decide on a major
- Investigate ways to use your major in the "real world" of work
- Discuss your ideas and concerns about career-related issues
- Make effective career decisions
- Learn how to conduct a professional job search
- Create an targeted resume
- Develop effective interviewing techniques
Meet with a Career Counselor
A student can meet with a career counselor and ask a quick question during Drop-In Hours (listed at right), or schedule a one-on-one career counseling appointment to discuss issues more in-depth. Students wishing to schedule an appointment should contact the career counselor directly. Evening hours are at the discretion of each counselor.
In your message or email, please indicate your:
- Full Name
- Class level
- Major
- Phone and Email
- Days and Times you can meet
- Reason for appointment, such as:
- Resume help
- Interviewing skills
- Job search assistance
- Choosing a major
Career Assessments
The Career Center offers a wide range of career assessments to help you determine your:
- Existing skills versus skills you may want to develop
- Interests and how they relate to the work world
- Personal values and how to incorporate them into the world of work
- Individual personality characteristics and how they match the types of work you may enjoy
Career assessments are given at the discretion of the career counselors, and include True Colors, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest Inventory, Skill Scan and assessments on the Eureka.org web site. Contact a career counselor by email or phone to make an appointment to take an assessment.
Students with Disabilities
Alan Fisk, Career Counselor, has extensive experience working with students with disabilities concerning their career development needs. To arrange an appointment, email afisk@sfsu.edu or call (415) 338-6420 (V/TDD).
Students of Other CSUs:
Currently enrolled students from CSUs other than SF State are eligible for Career Center services, and do not need to purchase a Membership. Such students must present both of the following:
- Letter of reciprocity from their institution's career center
- Valid (current) student ID
Students of Other Schools:
As a SF State student service, Career Center services are not available to the non-CSU community. Students of non-CSU educational institutions, student from the College of Extended Learning and American Language Institute, as well as member of the community are not eligible to access SF State Career Center Services.
