Career Resources

SUNY Empire State College offers several useful career resources for students.

Career Resources

• maintained by the library and located at subjectguides.esc.edu/careers
• provides reliable information on the entire career process including writing a resume, taking assessments and looking into graduate school
• offers tips on preparing for a job interview or negotiating a salary and more.

Optimal Resume

• located at esc.optimalresume.com and free for Empire State College students and alumni
• features thousands of resumes and cover letters as models
• creates and save resumes and cover letters in an online portfolio
• simulates interactive interview sessions, which you can watch or listen to afterwards to critique yourself.

Smarthinking

• Smarthinking professionals review and comment on students’ resumes and cover letters
• students can obtain a user name and password at www.esc.edu/smarthinking
• students who already have a Smarthinking user name and password can directly access this service from www.esc.edu/smarthinking
• NOTE: Empire State College has a contract for tutoring services so students will never need to enter their credit card.