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Career Development and Graduate School Preparation

"The goal of career development is to uncover one's gifts and passions, and to link them to the practical needs of the world."

- by Kahlil Gibran

In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh's Career Services the Panther Game Plan provides career and graduate school services to student-athletes. Various programs committed to preparing student-athletes in career development are offered. Programs such as:

  • Career Consultants/ Counselors
  • Resume/ Cover Letter Writing
  • Personal Statements
  • Graduate School Search
  • Job Search Strategies
  • Mock Interviews
  • Public Speaking
  • First Impressions
  • Business Dress
  • Social Websites and their Effect on Your Career
  • Annually, the Panther Game Plan hosts a career event for student-athletes. The event consists of networkers from various fields; such as marketing, medicine, law enforcement, social work, education, along with representatives from Pitt graduate schools. Participating networkers are selected based on the career interests of the student-athletes.

    Career and Graduate School Resources

    The following are links for Pitt student-athletes related to Career Development and Graduate School Participation:

  • University of Pittsburgh Career Services
    www.careers.pitt.edu

  • FutureLinks
    http://pitt.v2.ecampusrecruiter.com/

  • Optimal Resume
    https://pitt.optimalresume.com/

  • Pitt Career Network
    www.alumni.pitt.edu/networking/

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