Career Services

Every year, a new class of Lakers arrives on Oswego's beautiful lakeside campus, while another class watches one final spectacular sunset and prepares to launch into the world. In addition to their academic degrees, they carry with them the Oswego...

As the Career Services team was brainstorming about the spring 2026 Career Fair in the Swetman Gymnasium, a question emerged. How could the team better equip student attendees with the knowledge and confidence they needed to approach employers?“That was really...

Earlier this month, the SUNY Career Development Organization (SUNY CDO) celebrated its 50th conference, with Oswego professionals proving pivotal in successfully navigating the organization to this milestone.

A spring semester event showed how SUNY Oswego’s fraternity and sorority experiences shape careers, strengthen networks and prepare students for long-term professional success, according to some Laker Greek alumni.

A surge of student interest turned last month's “Adulting Your Wallet” into one of the semester’s most in-demand career readiness events, and highlighted the impact that alumni can make on students’ development.

SUNY Oswego’s Dream Big Career, Internship and Exploration Fair –- from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 in Swetman Gym –- aims to be bigger and better, including a new feature that can connect students with businesses even...

SUNY Oswego’s Career Services and SHOP (Students Helping Oz Peers) have joined together to open up a pop-up boutique to provide students with free professional clothing.

Grace Maxon-Clarke of the Dean of Students Office and Jacqueline (Jackie) Wallace of Career Services recently earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service for their long-running dedication to supporting SUNY Oswego students.

Career Services brings many events to support students during the spanning semester, spanning returning favorites like the Dream Big Career and Internship Fair to new events including the Get Hired! Comedy Show.

Two career development professional organizations recognized three SUNY Oswego Career Services staff members for their outstanding leadership, innovation and accomplishments during the 2023-24 academic year.

Before a standing-room-only crowd of 150-plus students, a panel of distinguished women kicked off the university's inaugural Women’s Empowerment Summit on March 26 and discussed their professional paths as well as how they overcame obstacles on their way to success.

Imagine 2023, the third year of this signature university program for students and recent alumni, will kick off with a New York City Career Connections event, followed by other professional development activities through early February.

SUNY Oswego will hold two career networking events to help students find possible career and internship opportunities for on Oct. 12 and 19.

Four SUNY Oswego staff members recently earned awards from statewide organizations for succeeding in a number of ways on behalf of students, the campus, professional organizations and beyond.

The college’s Imagine 2021 professional development series that connected current students with alumni and resources for success recently racked up four awards recognizing the innovative nature and collaborative spirit of the program.

Three SUNY Oswego students swept the top awards in anelevator-pitch contest for Central New York college students.

For students, having to go into isolation (for a positive COVID-19 test) or quarantine (for potential infection) is not part of their college plans. But SUNY Oswego’s Quarantine and Isolation Buddy program, aimed at facilitating caring interactions with students who...

Those looking to network with potential employers can find plenty of opportunities through Career Services' Spring Career and Internship Fair, running 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.

The college’s new Imagine 2021 career development program, which began early this month and runs through mid-February, has helped students and recent graduates find solid footing toward their futures.

What traditionally has been a once per semester in-person career and internship fair has expanded into five focused virtual offerings coordinated by the Office of Career Services and starting later this month.

The Office of Career Services got creative in reminding SUNY Oswego students they are thinking of how to help them every day, with a song adaptation titled "Our Help Is Here To Stay."

The Office of Career Services is open virtually and ready to support students -- whether exploring majors, searching for internships or applying for jobs.

On Oct. 24 and 25, eight SUNY Oswego business students networked, learned more about a variety of fields and got behind-the-scenes tours through the annual Phi Beta Lambda Career Connections Conference in New York City.

Career Services is partnering with JCPenney’s Destiny USA outlet in Syracuse for this year's Suit Up event, which helps students attain professional attire at deep discounts, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6.

Ongoing efforts to support students throughout their college years earned Jacqueline Wallace of the college’s Career Services Office the SUNY Oswego President’s Award for Excellence in Professional Staff Service.

SUNY Oswego’s Career Services and the JCPenney store at Destiny USA provided an estimated 400 students with an opportunity to purchase professional apparel at a steep discount.