Hart Career Center | Illinois Wesleyan

Be Career Ready

The Illinois Wesleyan University Hart Career Center encourages students to engage early and often to transition from college to career. Our team of career advisors are here to help you with career exploration/guidance, internship/job search, and graduate/professional school preparation.

Access the Hart Career Center remotely

Handshake

The Hart Career Center utilizes Handshake as our career services platform. This includes our employer network, internship/job posting database, on-campus interviews, professional development events, virtual career fairs, appointment scheduling with career advisors, a resource library, and more! Activate your Handshake account to access these free tools available to all IWU students and alumni.

Schedule an Appointment

Meet with a career advisor to ask all of your career-related questions! Schedule through Handshake, email ccenter@iwu.edu, or call (309) 556-3071.

Events

We offer events throughout the year for professional career development including presentations, workshops, alumni speakers, panel discussions, and more!

Career Fairs

Connect with recruiters from employers and graduate/professional schools that have opportunities to share with IWU students!

Internships

Gain practical experience within your major or career path!

Career Immersion Excursion

Made possible with generous contributions from the Carswell family and kind support from participating alumni and employers, IWU students visit a U.S. city during spring break to be immersed in a career exploration excursion!

Prepped for Success

We’re passionate about helping you through every step of your career journey! During this difficult time of social injustice in addition to the ongoing pandemic, our goal is to offer you assistance in order to relieve any stress or anxieties related to your career goals. Applying to graduate schools, searching for jobs, looking for internships, updating your resume, writing a cover letter, and deciding your major/career path are all difficult tasks to accomplish alone. You aren't alone - we are here to help!

97.3%employed or in grad school

79.6%of IWU students do at least one internship

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