Career & Life Success

In close partnership with College Counseling, Notre Dame’s Career & Life Success Program prepares students for college and beyond by empowering them to identify and nurture their individual gifts and talents as they explore opportunities for future career and life success. The three pillars of the program are: self-awareness, skill-development and career exploration.

SELF-AWARENESS

Self-awareness includes having a clear perception of one’s own personality, including unique talents, strengths, sense of purpose, core values, beliefs, goals and desires. Students build self-awareness in 9th and 10th grade through exploratory workshops and social emotional learning.

SKILL-DEVELOPMENT

Strengths and skills are great predictors of career trajectory. In 9th grade, students take a skills assessment, followed by a career assessment in 10th grade. These assessments help students better articulate skills, strengths, talents and interests. Additionally, students develop skills in: resume and professional email writing, interviewing and networking with peers, community partners and alum. Further, the Career and Life Success program pairs students with internships, both on and off campus.

Career Exploration

Career development and networking opportunities allow students to learn about companies, industries and careers in a personal setting. Students visit local companies and engage with industry professionals, building their network while exploring career options. Students participate in job shadowing and guest speakers in a variety of professions visit campus. The Notre Dame Career Corner is an online hub where internships, jobs and enrichment opportunities are posted. The Career Corner also includes information about pre-college programs on college campuses.

The Career and Life Success Program empowers students to forge their own success stories by offering opportunities that blend passion and dedication. Engaging in the financial literacy workshop exposed me to valuable life skills and sparked my interest in finance. Through interactive activities, I connected with peers who share similar interests and deepened my understanding of making wise financial decisions.

DID YOU KNOW?

Notre Dame has an on-campus internship program through which there are 40+ opportunities for students to develop professional skills alongside faculty and staff.

130 Career Corner off-campus opportunities last school year.

of students have opportunities to meet alums through: 100% COLLEGE PANELS CAREER GUEST SPEAKERS NETWORKING EVENTS