Career Planning

Staff members in the Office of the Career Center advise students throughout their four years of college and help steer them toward appropriate and satisfying careers. The staff of the Career Center offers a 4-year career planning program, Colby Connect, which provides students with career exploration and job search skills that are useful at all stages of their Colby career:  developing a career plan, writing a resume, looking for internships, seeking summer or after-Colby employment, or planning for graduate studies.  

Graduate Studies Advising
Cate Talbot Ashton, associate director of the career center, works closely with students considering graduate studies after Colby.  In particular, she is chair of the Health Professions Preparation Committee which assists students with the complex process of preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and other health care professions.  Ashton also acts as the pre-law advisor and can discuss the application process for graduate studies in all fields that Colby students pursue. Mark Tappan, associate professor of education (Lovejoy 350, ext. 4426), helps advise students on careers in education.