Career Services Information for Families

As a family member or loved one of a St. John Fisher University student, you may have questions about how Fisher supports the success of your student.

What guidance is offered in choosing a major? How will your student choose a career? Who will provide support along the way? While Fisher students are ultimately responsible for their own success—in academics and in their career—the Career Services team is preparing your student from day one with a Career Action Plan.

We are a success partner with your student. We support your student through their career journey from exploration to pursuing their future career goals. Your student will have access to developing career readiness skills as Fisher has woven them into our campus learning outcomes.

We welcome and appreciate you connecting with career services at CCAP. Here are some suggestions for how you can reinforce our services:

Family as Partners

Here’s how you can support throughout the four main pillars:

Explore

Encourage exploration. Choosing a major, and possible career pathways related to it, is a complex and nuanced process. Be open to the process as there are many ways to reach an end goal. There isn’t a rush, and it is best not to skip this step.

Prepare

Urge early involvement with career services at CCAP. Waiting until senior year means they’ve missed out on years of career preparation and support. 

Encourage your students to seek our services. College is not high school: the stakes are higher and so are the standards. If you think something isn’t working, connect with us. Remember we are a partner in your student’s career journey. Encourage them to find answers and chart their course. 

Practice

Support strategic involvement. From career assessments to employer site visits to our career fairs, encourage your student to participate. Suggest joining one or two clubs, working a part time job, or volunteering in the community.

Cultivate pre-career learning. Career services at CCAP is constantly developing opportunities like internships, job shadowing, site visits, or mentoring programs with our partner employers and with alumni. Encourage your student to seek hands-on opportunities to further their skills.

Pursue

Model networking and career professionalism. Offer to be a career mentor to other Fisher students. If you’re in a position to recruit and hire Fisher talent, post opportunities with us.