Frequently Asked Questions
For Students
What services are offered by the University Career Center (UCC)? The UCC offers free career counseling and job search assistance. Student services are available for one year following graduation.
- Counseling and advising
- Job Search Skills
- Resume development and resume critiques
- Cover letter development and critiques
- Curriculum vitae development and critiques
- Interview preparation
- Networking strategies
- Job Search Tools
- RamsRecruiting (free account on web-based job board)
- InterviewStream (free web-based interview rehearsal program)
- Career fairs in the fall and spring semester
- Employer information sessions
- Career development seminars and workshops
- On-campus interviewing
- Special events
- Assessments
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, MBTI, (Fee $12)
- Strong Interest Inventory (Fee $15)
- Self-Directed Search (Fee $5)
Do you offer any kind of testing to help me determine my career choices? Yes. Career assessments are available to students. We offer the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (Fee $12), Self-Directed Search (Fee $5) and Strong Interest Inventory (Fee $15).
Can the Career Center help with my job search? Yes. Current degree-seeking students and recent alumni (up to one year after graduation) may make an appointment with a career consultant to work on resume development, cover letter writing, interview preparation, job search and networking strategies, and more. We assist students with finding experiential learning opportunities, volunteer work, part-time work, and full-time employment.
Does the Career Center offer academic advising? No. Students must contact their academic department each semester for help with course planning, long-term academic planning and transfer information.
I’m thinking about a career change. Do you have someone who can help me? Yes. Currently enrolled degree-seeking students and recent alumni at VCU (up to one year after graduation) can make an appointment with a career consultant.
What are the Career Center hours? Do you offer evening appointments?
The University Career Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Currently, there is not a high demand for evening appointments. Evening programs are offered each semester.
Do you bring employers to campus? Yes. The University Career Center schedules on-campus information sessions and interviews throughout the school year. We also sponsor a large Career Fair in October and February and a Mock Interview Program in March.
What companies hire VCU students? VCU students are hired by small and large employers throughout Richmond, The Commonwealth of Virginia, and throughout the United States. Students are also hired by Fortune 500 companies, federal, state, and local governmental agencies, private industries, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
Federal Work-Study FAQs
For answers on the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program go to: Federal Work-Study Program at VCU
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Hours and Location
Office
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Walk-in (for general career advising; subject to change)
Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Contact us at (804) 828-1645.
Location
The Career Center is located on the Monroe Park Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Our offices are in the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave., Room 143. Located just inside the Commons entrance at the corner of Main and Cherry Streets. (The main Commons entrance is on Floyd Avenue).
