Career Prep
Career management starts long before you graduate from the University of South Carolina. As a student, it’s easy to get started on a more successful future.
One of your biggest goals other than earning your diploma? Starting a career path that’ll benefit you for years to come. While you’re a student, we’re already working to help you be as successful as possible once you leave our gates.
Start working with the university's Career Center to give your future a valuable head start. Visit for one-on-one conversations about your interests and goals or connect with career-building internships that can add skills and value to you resume. At South Carolina, we're committed to helping our students and graduates get connected and stay connected.
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Plan Your Career
Get expert help understanding your capabilities, interests and strengths, choosing a career, or preparing for a job or graduate school search.
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Gain Experience
Explore a career through an introductory internship, co-op or part-time job to gather real-world insight about a potential field of interest.
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Find a Job
Use Handshake to streamline your job search, apply for open positions and find out about job fairs and events, and to network with employers.
South Carolina has more than 310,000 living alumni so you can often connect with fellow Gamecocks who are leaders in your chosen profession or working at your targeted employer.
