Alumni

The Career and Professional Development Center offers a range of services to help alumni of all life stages, majors, and industries navigate their careers. Alumni your career will go through different seasons, ups, downs, twists, and turns. We offer our alumni services to support career changes and job transitions – from networking opportunities to resume reviews to one-to-one career coaching with our Career Specialist. 

Our Rattler alumni may set up an account on the HireARattler powered by Handshake system.

If you need additional assistance, please contact the FAMU Alumni CPD Center Liasion, Marie Smallwood.

Handshake’s Guide to Attending a Virtual Fair

Published on January 20, 2021

Handshake [HireARattler] is the #1 place where students find jobs and get hired. We’ve developed a way for you to attend career fairs virtually so you can meet interesting companies looking to hire students like you.

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By Marie Smallwood
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List of Employers – Spring 2021 All Majors Career and Internship Expo

Published on January 20, 2021

The Career and Professional Development Center presents the employers recruiting at the Spring 2021 All Majors Career and Internship Expo. 

The Employer Booklet includes a breakdown of the employers recruiting for each FAMU College and School as well as an …

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COVID-19 FAQs for CPD Center

Published on October 13, 2020

Due to the rapidly evolving situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) the Career and Professional Development Center would like to share updates with you regarding the availability of CPDC services during this time. We understand the impact of COVID-19 may cause some …

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VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS ONLY for the Fall 2020 semester!

Published on October 13, 2020

The CPD Center will offer VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS ONLY for the Fall 2020 semester.
Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm

Appointment options include document reviews (i.e. resumes, cover letters, personal statements), mock interviews, LinkedIn profile reviews, and much more.
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Marie Smallwood Assistant Director
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Transferable Skills: The Key to Landing Your Dream Job

Published on October 9, 2020

For many people, making a career switch might feel like you’re starting over from scratch. But that’s not true: You have transferable skills. “Most job seekers think the skills they use for their current job only translate for that particular …

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Contact & Location

Phone
(850) 599-3700
Email
cpdcenter@famu.edu
Website
http://cpdcenter.famu.edu
Address

Center for Access and Student Success (CASS), Suite 309
1735 Wahnish Way
Tallahassee, FL 32307

Service Hours

Monday 8am-5pm
Tuesday 8am-5pm
Wednesday 8am-5pm
Thursday 8am-5pm
Friday 8am-5pm