Career Partnerships Program
The Career Partnerships Program provides concrete experiences that help O’Dowd students focus on college and career, find purpose, and add relevance to their education. These experiences occur in a context of preparation and follow-up activities designed to help students make the most of these opportunities.
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Shadowing introduces students to career partners -- professionals doing important and interesting work. Students enter a professional workplace, watch the career partner at work, and talk about issues -- college, career, life choices, the role of professionals in the community, their ability to work for the greater good, and the impact of economic and social factors related to that profession, including gender and ethnicity.
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Group events, where students meet different types of professionals, expand the
student’s sense of possibility and offer insight into a variety of fields.
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College visits are a window into the student’s own future. Students meet professors, interact with college students, and explore what they want in a college.
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Before meeting professionals, students will have thought about what they want to accomplish with this experience and prepared questions they want to ask. We also coach students in the culture, etiquette and norms of the professional environment.
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Students learn communication and networking skills that will serve them in school and
throughout their lives. Guided reflection helps students get the most from their experiences.
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CPP students receive individual attention to help them identify their interests, develop their skills, and meet professionals who will help them pursue their dreams.