Career Education

Our Lloyd and Helen Ament Astmann ’69 Career Center is your hub to exploring interests, pinpointing opportunities, enhancing your professional profile, and launching—or revitalizing—your career. Start here if you’re a student or alumnus preparing to hit the job market, or an employer looking to hire Franklin Pierce talent.

Career Education Right for You

Start by choosing the path that fits your situation—from a student just starting to think about career goals to an employer ready to share an opportunity.

Current Students

Find online internship/job postings, prepare for your job search, review the internship process, and more.

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Pierce Alumni

Advance your career, mentor a student, post a job, or find other ways to expand or share your experience.

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Employers

Recruit interns or employees, join an on-campus job fair, request referrals from our staff, and explore other ways to connect.

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Connect & Compete

Our team can help you compete at a level you never thought you could. At Franklin Pierce, career planning starts from day one of your education. Get one-on-one coaching, assess career options, hone the skills you need, choose the direction that fits, and get to work.

Check out these essential tools for career development, internships, and jobs:

Handshake: Browse internships, part-time jobs, and other opportunities. Log in as a student or sign up as an employer.
LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning provides the university community with an online educational platform to develop career skills and enhances their academic program.
Canvas Career Center: Access online career-planning alongside your online classes in Canvas.
Micro internships: Find a short-term paid role that lets you show what you can achieve.
StandOut interview tool: Participate in practice interviews and get immediate feedback.

Take a self-paced online workshop through the Canvas Career Center and use LinkedIn Learning modules to develop your skills. Topics include:

Resume and Cover Letter Writing
Internship and Job Search
Interviewing
Crafting a LinkedIn profile
Networking and preparing your “elevator speech”
Understanding professionalism in the workplace

More Career Services & Resources

See other ways we help Franklin Pierce students imagine, chart, and realize their professional futures.

Resources for Parents & Families

Learn how you can help your student—and others—plan and launch their careers.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We’re committed to teaching ourselves, students, and partners about workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Job Outlook!

Choose from our list of programs to review current career and salary statistics associated with a given course of study.

Review career information associated with the degree programs we offer

CONTACT The Lloyd & Helen Ament Astmann'69 Career Center

(603) 899-1070
careercenter@jmswierski.com
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.