Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CCPP uses targeted emails based on students’ academic disciplines and career interests as well as collaborating with other departments to engage KCA-U’s academically diverse community.
Through student feedback, we endeavor to improve Moreover, we partner with the alumni to engage our students through talks, employer information sessions, and alumni- student forums. We encourage our students to connect with alumni who can offer career advice and mentor students.
The CCPP has Career Champions who are trained student workers who advise fellow students primarily on their resumes, cover letters, initial job/internship search process, and can provide a general overview of the resources offered by Career Services.
Career advisors also do all of the aforementioned, but most importantly, they provide one-on-one counseling for all topics career-related. Our counselors are also available for mock interviews for various types of opportunities.
Yes, this is recommended as we can help you in understanding all the facets of the offer before you accept or reject any offer of employment.
With lots of resources out there, we encourage our students to maximise on their job search strategies and apply. In case of any questions or concerns we are readily available to help
We encourage our students to write their own resumes since the information needed can be best captured by an individual student. We nevertheless give a guide on how you can present your resume and also feedback you on how your resume
Sure, we are more than ready to help you on this. Book an appointment for this and let us connect.
CCPP understands the value of close relationships the faculty have with their students. We work together to help students’ access resources that are useful to them. Furthermore, we also work with faculty to educate students about the world of work and career opportunities through collaborating on programming, inviting speakers, and hosting workshops. Academic departments also send us job openings to be posted in our database, help us to market our career events, and refer students to us for career counseling.
Absolutely! Alumni help students in a variety of ways throughout their career development. Our Alumni Student Networking Programs are key ways our alumni can offer workplace advice and networking opportunities with students. Alumni often provide mentoring for current KCAU students. Additionally, alumni advocate for KCA U students within their organizations and are often the driving force for getting employers to participate in our recruiting events both on and off-campus. Each semester we reach out to alumni to share job and internship postings with us, and we welcome those opportunities at any time.
Furthermore, CCPP provides career counseling to our recent grads and experienced alumni as they navigate career transitions.