Value proposition

Award winning services for ODU students and alumni to enhance leadership skills and career readiness.

We provide Old Dominion University students, alumni and their families with exceptional academically and professionally related employment and leadership services.

The Center for Career & Leadership Development offers the Career Advantage Program to students, the Alumni Advantage Program for graduates and alumni and Recruiting Advantage Partnerships to employers. Additionally, we provide experiential learning and leadership development skills to students through Leadership Programs, Living-Learning Communities, and Service Learning Programs.

Our career development programs consist of:

* Career Exploration
* Resume Writing
* Cover Letter Writing
* Job Search Strategies
* Networking
* Interviewing
* Evaluating a Job Offer

Leadership Development opportunities include, but are not limited to:

*First-Year Summer Institute (FSI)
*Emerging Monarchs
*First-Year Living Learning Communities (LLC)
*Monarch Volunteer Program (MVP)
*Monarch Pantry
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Old Dominion University is Virginia's forward-focused, public doctoral research university for high-performing students from around the world who want a rigorous academic experience in a fast-paced and profoundly multi-cultural community.

With an enrollment of more than 23,000 students, the university offers 70 bachelor's, 60 master's and 36 doctoral degree programs and 2 educational specialists degrees. ODU's eminent scholarship and innovative and engaging teaching foster nationally recognized programs. A determined entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving drives cutting-edge research and strategic partnerships with government, business, industry, organizations, and the arts.

In addition to its 185-acre main campus in Norfolk, Old Dominion operates higher education centers in Hampton, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth and a thriving distance learning network.

Career Exploration, Resume Writing, Cover Letter Writing, Job Search Strategies, Networking, Interviewing, Job Search Skills, Job Offer Evaluations, Leadership Development, Volunteer, and Career Development