About Us

Career Development Services is dedicated to career exploration and fulfillment. We are here to help you succeed.

The CDS team is located in Malone 201 and ready to help you.

CAREER EXPLORATION

Career Counselors assist undergraduate, graduate students and alumni (in person or over the phone) over the course of the career development process with a variety of services and resources including major/career decision making, job searching strategies, interview skills, resume development, career/personality assessments, graduate school advising and much more.

Contemplate your future from the LMU bluff.

JOBS

Find the perfect work-study postition, get work on or off campus, or learn more about on-campus recruiting.

Many LMU students participate in on-campus recruitment fairs.

INTERNSHIPS (Discover, Explore and Succeed)

Discover, Explore and Succeed is the model used to ensure that LMU students DISCOVER what career planning resources are available to develop and implement a personal career plan. EXPLORE through internships their potential careers before graduating. Finally, SUCCEED in putting into practice the theoretical knowledge learned in the classroom and apply their academic training to solving real-world problems.

20th Century Fox and Sony are just some of the places where LMU students intern.

RESOURCES

CDS has listed a variety of resources to assist you in your career development. Let us help you get started on your journey.

CDS offers online and in-person resources to help you reach your goals.

LIONS FOR OTHERS

Lions for Learning is an off-campus program provided by Career Development Services aiming to increase the quality of learning for young minds. The program employs LMU student tutors to assist with in-class and after school programs at a variety of elementary and middle schools in and around the Westchester area.

An LMU student works with children from a local elementary school.

Support CDS

Student, Alumni and Community support of CDS is an investment which will always have a positive return. Your support directly impacts our opportunity to provide innovative programming internships in social justice; and enhancement to our physical and technological resources.

Every Gift Counts, No Matter The Size

To make a gift to CDS, click here, select Other from the drop down menu and type CDS into the instructions box.
To support CDS, through the Senior Class Gift, please visit http://give.lmu.edu/seniors.
In addition, the Office of Annual Giving offers several Leadership Levels that begin at $100 for Young Presidential Associates and $1,000 for Presidential Donors. Annual leadership level donors receive special opportunities to network with other LMU alumni, parents and friends. Become a Presidential Donor to CDS today!
To check if your company offers matching gifts please visit our Matching Gifts database.
If you have questions about giving or any other opportunities, please contact Mike Karg, Director of Development for Student Affairs at mrkarg@lmu.edu or 310.338.5975.