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Dukes LEAD career development program is committed to educating and helping our student-athletes grow professionally and utilizing the resources we have to offer to help them succeed in their journey to getting a career after graduating JMU.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- Career Coaching: Career Coaching Sessions are one-on-one meetings with your certified Career Readiness Facilitator to prepare for life after college. Meeting topics include, but are not limited to: major exploration, resume review, cover letter review, LinkedIn account set-up/review, Handshake account set-up, career counseling, internship preparation, and/or interview preparation.
- Dukes Mentor Dukes: Mentorship program cultivating strong professional relationships between professionals and JMU student-athletes.
- Planned Events: Networking, internship and career placement skills are employed through various events that include career fairs and alumni socials.
- Career Treks: Two (2) career treks are hosted per year in the form of corporate partner tours, shadowing opportunities and more.
INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Our department educates student-athletes on career opportunities and assists them in obtaining jobs, internships and graduate assistantships prior to graduation.
We would love to hear how your organization is interested in partnering with us. Please contact dukeslead@jmu.edu.
