The Career Center
Announcements
Special Hours: July-August
The Career Center is currently open regular hours for all services! Please check back here for any upcoming special hours.
July 28-August 1: 715 S. Wright St. building closed due to required maintenance. All services will be remote/virtual or suspended during this time. The Career Center will be available via phone during regular business hours at 217-333-0820, and by email at careercenter@illinois.edu.
Appointment scheduling is changing!
If you need an appointment at The Career Center for July 1st or later, use the Handshake Appointment Scheduler to make a new Career Coaching or Prehealth Advising Appointment.
Current or recently enrolled students (Spring 2025) can log in with their netID and password, you already have an account!
Alumni who can no longer log in with a netID should call 217-333-0820 for scheduling help.
Lost or Found Something?
If you lost or found something in our office or a university classroom during one of our events, please contact us at: careercenter@illinois.edu or 217-333-0820. For any of our events held at campus venues like the Illini Union, ARC, or a cultural house, please contact them directly.
SERVICE LOCATION
All services are at 715 S. Wright St. unless noted. Check Announcements for holiday closures or special events. Reduced hours and limited services may apply when classes are not in session.
During the summer the Career Resource Center will be open from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (3 p.m. on Fridays). If you have an in-person appointment scheduled outside of these hours, please take a seat in the hall and someone will come and greet you.
Services by Appointment
IMPORTANT: The Career Resource Center will be CLOSED from July 28- August 1 due to maintenance. Please see individual services for any effect on offerings during this time.
1:1 Appointments
In-person or virtual (Virtual only July 28-August 1)
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
Mock Interviews
On hiatus. Resumes on August 25, 2025.
Drop In and Online Services
IMPORTANT: All in-person drop-in services are temporarily suspended from July 28-August 1 due to building closure.
Career Drop-in Advising
On hiatus. Resumes on August 25, 2025.
Pre-Health Drop-in
On hiatus. Resumes fall semester 2025.
Drop-in Resume/Cover Letter Reviews
Starting on May 27. Suspended July 28-August 1.
1- 3 p.m., Mon. -Thurs. No reviews on Fri.
For LinkedIn profile reviews and CV (curriculum vitae) reviews, please come to Career Drop-In Advising or make a career coaching appointment
Personal Statements: Reviewed online
Please submit online via the Canvas link. See the Personal Statement page for instructions.
Professional Portrait Lab
On hiatus. Resumes fall semester 2025.
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Career Job Search Work Group
Recent grads, join us for the Career Job Search Work Group, a casual drop-in work group providing job search support during the summer. It's designed for recent grads to stop by and ask questions, build community with peers, share challenges, connect with career staff, and get support with your job search process. Whether you want to learn about finding job leads, prepare for interviews, curate your personal narrative or navigate offer negotiations, we’re here to help. No appointment needed—just drop in!
Online: Tuesdays, 3-4 p.m. Click to join us online.
In-Person: Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m., The Career Center, 715 S. Wright St., Champaign
Prefer to meet individually with a career coach in person or virtually? Visit our website at careercenter.illinois.edu to make an appointment.
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