The Center for Career and Professional Advising (CCPA) empowers students and alumni to learn about and prepare for meaningful work, as they translate their Haverford liberal arts education into a rewarding life. In short, we are here to help students explore, identify, and realize their career and professional goals.
The CCPA wants 100% of the Class of 2022 to have a reviewed resume by the end of their Sophomore year, and we are launching the Sophomore Resume Initiative to get it done!
“HPED definitely has taught me a lot of things during these past several weeks and I will take this passion and dedication to helping communities with me as I continue forward in my career path.” – Margaret Chen. Read more here!
Potential Classics major, David Ly, spent his summer as a Development Intern at the National Museum of American Jewish History. Hear from him about the highlights of this experience in this blog post!
“The total immersion in another country and culture is remarkable, and I have enjoyed every aspect of this experience… This internship has allowed me to appreciate the vast opportunities available in the practice of medicine and have a better sense of a doctor’s work behind the scenes.” – Read more from Anna-Sophia Capizzi’s summer at the University Clinic of Navarra in Spain.
“Hello from Philadelphia(ish)! This summer I am spending 9 weeks commuting from Haverford to Philly, where I’m working as an Environmental Analyst Intern at Magnolia, an environmental startup that provides ecological offsets through the sale of compensatory mitigation credits.” Hear more About Abby Singer’s summer so far HERE!
“Working at WEST has been a very rewarding experience, and in the rest of the summer, I hope to continue learning new things and meeting new people!” – Silvia Lang ’21
“Hello everyone! My name is Keishla Sanchez ’22. This summer I will be interning at Weisman Medical Daycare and Outpatient Care in my hometown—Pennsauken, New Jersey!”
“ESI has also made it a priority to expose their interns to a number of different data sources and analytical tools… This is an incredibly valuable experience as the vast majority of what we have been taught has been helpful on a day to day basis at ESI and will surely be helpful in my future job search.” – Peter Baroff ’20. Read more about his summer experience so far here!
“Thought experiment: can you name even one local elected official that represents you and the town you are from? For most people reading this post, I would bet the answer to that question to be a regretful no.” – Johnluca Fenton ’21. Read more here!
Read about the experience Tilemachos Matkaris ’21 has had so far interning with MAXSA Innovations, a small startup business led by a Haverford Alum!
The possibilities Arya found in his own life help him show his inner-city students how to aim high.
Cho works in the media & entertainment business in a dual position.
Schwarz works on creating enterprise level safety, compliance, and training software for research institutions, including pharmaceutical companies, biotech organizations, and universities.
Horn stumbled into the museum field through a summer internship that eventually led to a post-graduation editorial assistant position.
The English major works as a senior editor at Beacon Press, a publisher based in Boston.
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We are here to help students explore, identify, and realize their career and professional goals.
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