Start Where You Are
Build clarity, career-ready skills, confidence, and a path forward with Career and Leadership Development (CLD).
Follow Your Career Roadmap
Your career journey is flexible. Start at any step and revisit others as you grow.
1. DISCOVER What Matters to You
Discover your interests, strengths, values, and goals to better understand yourself and what matters to you.
Start Here: What Can I Do With This Major?
2. EXPLORE What’s Possible
Explore careers, industries, and opportunities that connect with your interests, skills, and academic goals.
Start Here: Explore Careers | O*NET OnLine | CareerExplorer
3. BUILD Skills and Get Experience
Build career-ready skills through internships, campus jobs, leadership, research, volunteering, and other hands-on experiences.
Start Here: On-Campus Jobs | Jobs and Internships | Leadership Programs
4. CONNECT and Share Your Story
Connect with professionals, alumni, and peers while showcasing your skills and experiences through resumes, LinkedIn, interviews and professional conversations.
Start Here: Networking | Resume, Cover Letter and LinkedIn | Interviewing
5. PLAN for Life After Graduation
Plan for life after SF State by preparing for your job search, graduate school, service programs, or other opportunities.
Start Here: Plan Your Next Steps
At any point along your journey, schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor for personalized guidance and support.
Career Tools and Resources
Access tools to explore careers, build your skills and prepare for opportunities.
Handshake
Find on-campus jobs and off-campus jobs, internships, career fairs, workshops and employer events.
Select your student status to get started:
Current Students Incoming Students Alumni
Hiration
Build your resume, improve your LinkedIn profile, and practice interviewing.
Select your student status to get started:
Current Students Incoming Students Alumni
What Can I Do With This Major?
Discover career paths, industries and opportunities connected to your major and interests.
Iris Photo Booth
Get a free professional headshot for your LinkedIn profile and other professional materials.
Drop-in hours: Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–noon; Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Appointments are also available.
Explore More with CLD
Career Events, Fairs and Workshops
Connect with employers, explore opportunities, and build career-ready skills through career fairs, workshops, and networking events.
Career Support for Every Gator
Find resources and support for your experiences, identities, and communities.
Leadership Programs
Build confidence, strengthen leadership skills, gain experience, and make connections.
Connect with Fellow Gators
Grow your network with SF State students, alumni, and professionals on LinkedIn.
For Faculty and Staff
Partner with CLD to connect students with career resources, classroom presentations, experiential learning opportunities, and career-ready skill development.
For Employers
Connect with SFSU students and alumni through career fairs, employer tabling, Handshake, recruiting opportunities, workshops and career conversations.