Center for Career & Leadership Development

 

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Our mission is to provide innovative, student-centered services, programs, and connection opportunities that prepare and empower students to identify, build, and articulate career and leadership competencies needed to enhance their local and global communities as professionals, leaders, and lifelong learners.

During your journey at MGA, the Center for Career & Leadership Development (CCLD) is here to help you reach your professional career goals. Overview of Services (PDF)

Knights@Work Career Ready Toolkit www.mga.edu/ccld 1. Discover Your Path: Handshake Activation, Career Assessments, Career Research 2. Communicate Your Brand: Resumes, Handshake and LinkedIn Profiles, Mock Interviews, Professional Headshots & Work Attire 3. Build Connections: Career Fairs, Student Leadership Conference, Alumni on LinkedIn, Mentors in Your Field 4. Develop Leadership Skills: Leadership & Character Programs & Classes, Knights LEAD, Emerging Leaders, iLEAD, Student Leadership Conference 5. Gain Experience: Internships, Community Service, On and Off Campus Work, Academic Research and Class Projects 6. Launch Your Career: Job and Grad School Search, Reflect and Prepare Application Documents, Apply, Interview, and Decide, First Destination Survey (FDS)

Career Ready Toolkit (PDF)

We have designed the Career Ready Toolkit to provide benchmarks that increase your employability as you go from discovering your career path to launching your career by gaining internship experience and developing leadership skills. Our experienced staff will help you communicate your brand so that you can build connections that lead to a meaningful career.

Handshake

Schedule career appointments, get our calendar of events and career fairs, access online resources, search jobs and internships, and prepare for career fairs via Handshake.  For a printable version of the current program calendar, click here.


 

Visit Us

To schedule appointments, go to the Career Center section of Handshake.

Locations
  • Macon: Student Life Center 261
  • Cochran: Sanford 112
  • Eastman: Room 1129