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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.
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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.