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The Career Counseling and Placement Services Office (CCPS) provides comprehensive services and programs to assist School of Chemical Sciences students with their full-time or internship career search. Whether you are seeking a career in industry or higher education, or seeking to gain practical experience through a summer or semester internship, or co-op, we can help.

Among the services we provide to students registered with CCPS are:

• Access to the online job system, SCS Symplicity
  SCS Symplicity is part of the Illini NACElink Network and offers 24-hour access to summer or semester internships, co-ops, and full-time employment opportunities as well as information on company events, contacts, and workshops presented by CCPS. You can customize your profile to receive e-mails about activities aligned with your interests.
• On-campus employment interviews
  There are two on campus industrial recruiting seasons—fall and spring. The fall season, beginning in September, is the most active. B.S., M.S., Ph.D. and postdoctoral candidates seeking full-time employment should be prepared to actively interview in the fall semester prior to their graduation. Undergraduates seeking summer or semester internships or co-op employment should be prepared to actively interview in the fall and spring semesters.
• Résumé & cover letter reviews
  Make an appointment with a CCPS professional who will sit down with you to review your résumé, cover letters, educational philosophy, and/or other applications materials.
• Mock interviews
  Improve your interviewing skills by participating in a mock interview. The best way to prepare is to practice.
• Workshops & seminars
  Make sure you are prepared for your job search with workshops on each step of the recruiting process, from writing a résumé to evaluating a job offer.
• Job search assistance
  Meet with an experienced CCPS professional for personal assistance with identifying job search resources, career planning, job offer evaluation and negotiation.
  
  CareerSearch provides you with access to a powerful networking database of over 4 million companies nationwide. You may search for information on a particular company, person, industry or location using a variety of search options.
  
  Make up your own name and password. Please contact SCS Career Services at for the client referral login.
• Career fairs
  - Research-Oriented Science Fair in Spring (Biotechnology Center and CCPS)
  - Engineering Career Services Career Fair and Engineering Expo (fall and spring)
  - Research Park Career Fair in spring
• Negotiating and networking support
  Do you have a job offer? CCPS can help you in the negotiation process. You have heard the term networking, but not quite sure how to go about it? CCPS can show you how.
• Cooperative education program
  Co-ops provide students with a competitive advantage when seeking full-time career opportunities in industry. These programs not only enable students to gain up to a full year of professional work experience while paying for their education, but also offer the opportunity to gain practical experience and to explore career paths in-depth.
• Other resources
  Learn about other career services offices and available resources across campus via the Career Services Network.