Seminars & Events
The Newhouse Career Development Center is ready to teach you how to find a great internship, conduct a proactive job search, and write a strong cover letter and résumé.
Scroll down for a list the seminars and events we offer on a regular basis. Register on Handshake to sign up for the session that fits your schedule.
NO SHOW POLICY
Effective August 1, 2026
The Newhouse Career Development Center (CDC) strives to provide an exceptional experience for all students. The CDC’s No Show Policy is designed to reduce the number of students who do not show up for CDC career advising appointments, career seminars and employer events.
CDC Appointments, Career Seminars and Employer Events
Students are expected to arrive on time or cancel the appointment or registration in Handshake at least two (2) hours before the start time. If a student does not check-in for the appointment, seminar or event, the student will be marked as a “NO SHOW.”
PENALTY FOR NO SHOWS
Blocked Handshake Account
Warnings: Each time a student is marked as a “NO SHOW,” the CDC will notify the student directly via email. This warning will outline the no show policy and remind the student of the consequences of accumulating three (3) no shows within an academic year (August-May).
Blocked Handshake Account: The Career Center will BLOCK the Handshake account for any student who receives three (3) NO SHOWS during a semester &/or academic year for any combination of CDC career advising appointments, career development events, and employer recruiting events. The student’s Handshake account will remain blocked for the entire semester.
When a Handshake account is blocked, the student cannot apply to jobs and/or internships on Handshake, register to attend events, or schedule appointments to meet with a career counselor.
Regaining Access to Handshake: A blocked Handshake account will be reactivated only after the student takes one or both of the following steps:
Submit a written statement to the CDC explaining why they continued to no show despite receiving warnings, and/or
Schedule and attend a meeting with a CDC staff member to discuss the pattern of no shows and their commitment to honoring future appointments and registrations.
Once the CDC has reviewed the written statement and/or conducted the meeting, access will be reinstated at the CDC’s discretion.
Fall 2026 SEMINARS
Get Ready to Get Ahead: Finding an Internship
There are a lot of internships out there! In the Finding an Internship seminar, the Newhouse CDC lays out the steps to conducting a successful internship search, explains the internship resources that exist at Newhouse and on campus, and demonstrates how to use a unique networking tool (CareerShift) to augment any internship search. After attending, students will have the tools needed to create a focused and targeted search, and understand where to find leads, when to apply, and how to keep track of your many applications and networking contacts.
- More to come Fall 2026
Job Hunt Marathon
There is a reason why Newhouse leads in graduates landing a job after graduation and it is because of the skills learned in this seminar. In the Job Hunt Marathon, the Newhouse CDC will teach you how to organize a self-directed search, learn the strategies to plan a specific path to success, and networking best practices that are vital to being able to establish and maintain professional relationships in the communications industry.
Résumé & Cover Letter Writing Workshop
Over the years, the Newhouse CDC has received many compliments from employers about its method of résumé and letter writing. In this seminar, the CDC shows how to write an effective, one-page résumé and a strong cover letter that are suited to the communications industry and will make students’ applications stand out in a crowd of applicants.
EVENTS
Career Advising Drop-in’s
These quick appointments with a CDC counselor will answer questions about résumés, cover letters, interviewing, internship/job search, networking or anything career-related! These are 10 -minute appointments. If you have a longer question, we want to make sure to give you quality time and encourage you to schedule a regular appointment through Handshake.
Every WEDNESDAY of the month 11:30-1:00 p.m. 313 N3 (IN PERSON)
