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Preparing Students for Career Success

Thomas College prepares students for success, and Career Services plays an essential role in doing just that. From the beginning of your time at Thomas until graduation and beyond, we’ll work with you one-on-one to discover your interests and talents. Career Services are a lifelong benefit for Thomas College Graduates.

Professional & Career Development staff can guide you through career choices no matter where you are in your journey—whether you’re just starting to imagine career goals, planning how you’ll get there, or preparing for an interview. We’re here to help you define your goals, develop a plan, gain career-related experience, learn professional and job-search skills, and secure full-time employment. On a daily basis we assist students and alumni with:
  • Refining résumés
  • Crafting cover letters
  • Conducting mock interviews
  • Researching companies
  • Showcasing skills through digital badging
  • Enhancing LinkedIn profiles
  • Navigating job benefits
  • Learning negotiating tactics
Career Fair at Thomas College

Career Fairs

If you’ve been looking to connect with employers for internships or post-graduate employment, now is the time! Come join us in the Summit Room! More details available soon.

Below are some of the companies that attend our career fairs and make themselves available to our students:

  • Alfond Youth & Community Center – Athletic Dept
  • Assistance Plus
  • Augusta Police Department
  • Bangor Savings Bank
  • Camden National Bank
  • Capital Area New Mainers Project
  • CED (Consolidated Electrical Distributors)
  • Cross Insurance
  • Enterprise Mobility
  • Good Will-Hinkley
  • Hannaford Supermarkets
  • Innovate for Maine Fellows Program
  • Johnny’s Selected Seeds
  • Kennebec Behavioral Health
  • Kennebec Savings Bank
  • Kennebec Sheriff’s Office
  • Maine Equal Justice
  • MaineGeneral Health
  • Martins Point Health Care
  • Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter & Services
  • NFI North
  • Peace Corps
  • PFG
  • Portland Police department
  • Southern Maine Temps
  • Spurwink Services
  • Stone Coast Fund Services
  • Systems Engineering
  • Thomas College – Graduate & Professional Studies
  • Three Rivers
  • United Insurance
  • Versant Power
  • Waterville Creates
Career Readiness Week

Connect with Potential Employers!

Career Readiness Week features a variety of workshops on career preparation, exploration, and networking opportunities to help students connect with potential employers for jobs and internships.

We encourage you to leverage this opportunity to jumpstart your career prospects. Come participate!

 

Thomas College Uses Handshake

Handshake is the only place that connects you, your school, and employers together. All of the jobs on Handshake are meant for students—in fact, Handshake has the most opportunities for students and new college grads of any job platform. It’s also the only place where employers are recruiting specifically at your school.

Handshake is for Students, Employers, and Alumni. Log in to explore opportunities!

Employers

Enhance Your Organization by Hiring Thomas College Students & Alumni

Alumni

Enjoy Valuable Thomas College Career Assistance for Life

Professional & Career Development Team

Nate Pelsma, Executive Director of Business Innovation and Corporate Campus

Nate Pelsma

Exec. Director of Business Innovation & Corporate Campus
Suheir Alaskari, Director of Professional and Career Development

Suheir Alaskari

Director of Professional & Career Development
Kiara Goggin, Associate Director of Professional & Career Development. Kiara can assist with securing internships.

Kiara Goggin

Assoc. Director of Professional & Career Development
[email protected]
207-859-1106

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