Career Planning at Trinity
Career planning at Trinity is woven throughout the student experience. Through coursework, campus involvement, mentorship, internships, and more, students build the skills, awareness, and confidence needed to pursue meaningful opportunities after graduation. Trinity’s career readiness approach connects students with a network of faculty, staff, alumni, and peers who help them explore interests, gain experience, make informed decisions, and adapt as their goals evolve. Rather than treating career preparation as a separate process, Trinity helps students integrate career learning into every stage of their journey.
Map Your Path
Trinity University's Career Learning Outcomes provide a shared, campus-wide framework to ensure that every student develops the skills, awareness, and confidence needed for life after graduation. These career readiness outcomes are designed to integrate seamlessly into students’ existing experiences, including academic coursework, co-curricular involvement, and campus engagement. They support students in learning career readiness as part of their Trinity journey, rather than as a separate experience.
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Discover what excites you and what’s possible. Use this stage to learn about majors, careers, and experiences that connect with your interests and values.
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Make thoughtful, flexible decisions as your goals and interests evolve. This outcome encourages students to shape a path that can grow and change with them.
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Learn how to talk about your strengths, skills, and experiences with confidence. Through resumes, interviews, and conversations, students can begin telling their story clearly and professionally.
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Build relationships with alumni, employers, faculty, staff, peers, and mentors. These connections can provide guidance, insight, and support as students explore what’s next.
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Try out ideas through internships, research, volunteering, projects, and part-time work. These experiences help students learn what fits, develop skills, and gain confidence in their direction.
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Reflect on what you have learned and take your next step with purpose. Whether pursuing a job, graduate school, or gap year, students can move forward with greater clarity and readiness.
Get Support – Meet with Career Adviser
Career advisers can partner with you through the process of exploring possibilities, testing, ideas, and shaping a path that aligns with your career goals.
Students can also work with school-specific career advisers who offer personalized guidance, helping clarify needs, gather insights, and connect interests to industries, opportunities, and career paths.
Gain Hands-on Experience
Career planning is strengthened through experience. As you explore your goals, you’ll have opportunities to apply your learning and test your interests.
Community Engagement
Apply your skills through service and community-based federal work study opportunities.
Explore Global Opportunities
Learn how to identify global career paths, build relevant skills and experiences, and explore international internships and roles. Start by exploring opportunities in Handshake and meeting with CELCS.