Students
Career Exploration & Counseling for Students & Alumni
If you are uncertain about your major or are unclear about the types of occupations you can do with your major, you may benefit from taking assessments to explore career options or schedule an individual career counseling appointment.
FOCUS 2 Career is an online career, major and education planning system that may be accessed at any time free of charge. Students and alumni may register at www.herkimer.edu/focus by using the access code HCCC225. Students may further benefit from a career counseling appointment to review their FOCUS results with the Director of Career Services.
Current students may schedule a career counseling appointment through Starfish , by calling 315-866-0300 ext. 8457, or by stopping into the Career Services Center located in Suite 302 of the Robert McLaughlin College Center.
Check out these additional sites for career exploration:
Career Transition
Employment coaches at Herkimer College are here to help you with all aspects of transitioning into the workforce. Employment coaches will discuss job search strategies and help you develop a plan. You may receive assistance with your cover letter or have your résumé critiqued. Schedule a mock interview and practice before a job is on the line. While the Employment coaches focus on full-time career-oriented employment, they can also assist with your search for a part-time job or internship while you are in college.
Current students may schedule an appointment with an employment coach through Starfish, by calling 315-866-0300 ext. 8457, or by stopping into the Career Services Center located in Suite 302 of the Robert McLaughlin College Center.
Check out our services and events to help launch your career.
Résumé Writing Assistance
Students are encouraged to develop a résumé early on to use when applying for part-time employment, internships, preparing transfer applications or scholarship applications. A résumé will be needed when seeking your first career-oriented position. Career Services can help you craft a solid résumé and assist with any cover letters you may need to write.
Job Postings
All opportunities - part-time, full-time, internship, nationwide or on-campus—are posted to our online job career development system: HireHerkimer, powered by Purple Briefcase. Simply go to HireHerkimer and enter your MyHerkimer username and password to log into your account.
Be sure to also leverage the career development tools through the New York State Department of Labor.
Early in the fall semester, Career Services organizes a part-time job fair to allow students an opportunity to meet with local businesses that have part-time jobs available.
And in the spring semester, the college hosts local and regional businesses at the annual Career Fair. While geared toward full-time, career level employment, some employers will also discuss part-time, seasonal or internship opportunities. These fairs are excellent networking opportunities to dress for success, bring your résumé, and get a jumpstart on your career.
Research Companies
Jumpstart your job search by identifying companies that hire people from your major field of study. Use Buzzfile to identify companies, develop a list of your top 20, and start researching.
Herkimer College - Employers by Major
| Majors |
Employers |
Majors |
Employers |
Majors |
Employers |
| Accounting |
129,667 |
Drama, Theater & Visual Arts |
44,114 |
Language Studies |
17,813 |
| Anthropology |
5,534 |
Economics |
8,556 |
Legal Services |
352,914 |
| Art & Fine Arts |
48,850 |
Education |
211,714 |
Linguistics |
12,702 |
| Biochemistry |
27,108 |
English |
266,399 |
Management Information Systems |
71,660 |
| Biology |
38,232 |
Entertainment Management |
8,551 |
Marketing |
62,779 |
| Biophysics |
13,288 |
Fashion Merchandising |
195,911 |
Mathematics |
223,968 |
| Business Analytics |
55,607 |
Finance |
216,275 |
Medical Technology |
76,486 |
| Business Management |
814,648 |
Health Science |
1,107,033 |
Music |
28,627 |
| Cinematography |
32,569 |
Healthcare Management |
13,262 |
Photography |
99,418 |
| Classical Studies |
30,199 |
History |
232,905 |
Physical Therapy |
27,500 |
| Communications & Media Studies |
166,345 |
Hotel Management |
36,529 |
Physics |
15,014 |
| Comparative Literature |
49,636 |
Human Development & Family Studies |
158,356 |
Political Science |
76,839 |
| Computer Science |
138,101 |
Human Resource Management |
26,880 |
Psychology |
51,735 |
| Criminal Justice |
67,535 |
International Affairs |
4,280 |
Public Relations |
8,814 |
| Cyber Security |
1,848 |
Journalism |
68,704 |
Restaurant Management |
132,346 |
| Dance |
20,894 |
Labor Relations |
41,587 |
Social Work |
370,697 |
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Herkimer College - Employers by Major
| Majors |
Employers |
| Accounting |
129,667 |
| Anthropology |
5,534 |
| Art & Fine Arts |
48,850 |
| Biochemistry |
27,108 |
| Biology |
38,232 |
| Biophysics |
13,288 |
| Business Analytics |
55,607 |
| Business Management |
814,648 |
| Cinematography |
32,569 |
| Classical Studies |
30,199 |
| Communications & Media Studies |
166,345 |
| Comparative Literature |
49,636 |
| Computer Science |
138,101 |
| Criminal Justice |
67,535 |
| Cyber Security |
1,848 |
| Dance |
20,894 |
| Drama, Theater & Visual Arts |
44,114 |
| Economics |
8,556 |
| Education |
211,714 |
| English |
266,399 |
| Entertainment Management |
8,551 |
| Fashion Merchandising |
195,911 |
| Finance |
216,275 |
| Health Science |
1,107,033 |
| Healthcare Management |
13,262 |
| History |
232,905 |
| Hotel Management |
36,529 |
| Human Development & Family Studies |
158,356 |
| Human Resource Management |
26,880 |
| International Affairs |
4,280 |
| Journalism |
68,704 |
| Labor Relations |
41,587 |
| Language Studies |
17,813 |
| Legal Services |
352,914 |
| Linguistics |
12,702 |
| Management Information Systems |
71,660 |
| Marketing |
62,779 |
| Mathematics |
223,968 |
| Medical Technology |
76,486 |
| Music |
28,627 |
| Photography |
99,418 |
| Physical Therapy |
27,500 |
| Physics |
15,014 |
| Political Science |
76,839 |
| Psychology |
51,735 |
| Public Relations |
8,814 |
| Restaurant Management |
132,346 |
| Social Work |
370,697 |
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Herkimer College - Employers in New York by Major
| Majors |
Employers |
Majors |
Employers |
Majors |
Employers |
| Accounting |
8,922 |
Drama, Theater & Visual Arts |
3,978 |
Language Studies |
1,541 |
| Anthropology |
342 |
Economics |
490 |
Legal Services |
27,942 |
| Art & Fine Arts |
4,206 |
Education |
11,890 |
Linguistics |
1,294 |
| Biochemistry |
1,621 |
English |
16,163 |
Management Information Systems |
4,137 |
| Biology |
2,239 |
Entertainment Management |
1,128 |
Marketing |
4,232 |
| Biophysics |
597 |
Fashion Merchandising |
17,426 |
Mathematics |
12,291 |
| Business Analytics |
4,428 |
Finance |
14,015 |
Medical Technology |
4,924 |
| Business Management |
46,085 |
Health Science |
76,090 |
Music |
2,809 |
| Cinematography |
3,293 |
Healthcare Management |
671 |
Photography |
5,812 |
| Classical Studies |
2,527 |
History |
13,567 |
Physical Therapy |
2,754 |
| Communications & Media Studies |
11,291 |
Hotel Management |
1,453 |
Physics |
692 |
| Comparative Literature |
4,092 |
Human Development & Family Studies |
9,681 |
Political Science |
4,242 |
| Computer Science |
8,479 |
Human Resource Management |
1,339 |
Psychology |
4,058 |
| Criminal Justice |
3,341 |
International Affairs |
706 |
Public Relations |
1,003 |
| Cyber Security |
72 |
Journalism |
5,143 |
Restaurant Management |
5,641 |
| Dance |
1,642 |
Labor Relations |
2,785 |
Social Work |
21,961 |
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Herkimer College - Employers in New York by Major
| Majors |
Employers |
| Accounting |
8,922 |
| Anthropology |
342 |
| Art & Fine Arts |
4,206 |
| Biochemistry |
1,621 |
| Biology |
2,239 |
| Biophysics |
597 |
| Business Analytics |
4,428 |
| Business Management |
46,085 |
| Cinematography |
3,293 |
| Classical Studies |
2,527 |
| Communications & Media Studies |
11,291 |
| Comparative Literature |
4,092 |
| Computer Science |
8,479 |
| Criminal Justice |
3,341 |
| Cyber Security |
72 |
| Dance |
1,642 |
| Drama, Theater & Visual Arts |
3,978 |
| Economics |
490 |
| Education |
11,890 |
| English |
16,163 |
| Entertainment Management |
1,128 |
| Fashion Merchandising |
17,426 |
| Finance |
14,015 |
| Health Science |
76,090 |
| Healthcare Management |
671 |
| History |
13,567 |
| Hotel Management |
1,453 |
| Human Development & Family Studies |
9,681 |
| Human Resource Management |
1,339 |
| International Affairs |
706 |
| Journalism |
5,143 |
| Labor Relations |
2,785 |
| Language Studies |
1,541 |
| Legal Services |
27,942 |
| Linguistics |
1,294 |
| Management Information Systems |
4,137 |
| Marketing |
4,232 |
| Mathematics |
12,291 |
| Medical Technology |
4,924 |
| Music |
2,809 |
| Photography |
5,812 |
| Physical Therapy |
2,754 |
| Physics |
692 |
| Political Science |
4,242 |
| Psychology |
4,058 |
| Public Relations |
1,003 |
| Restaurant Management |
5,641 |
| Social Work |
21,961 |
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Applied Learning
Participation in applied learning activities can gain you real world experience outside of the classroom, build your résumé, and build your connections in the workforce. Applied learning covers a broad range of activities such as Internships, Practicum Placements, Fieldwork, Clinical Rotations, and Volunteerism. If your academic program requires an applied learning experience then your faculty advisor or professor can assist you with identifying a placement.
Herkimer students who do not have an applied learning requirement as part of their academic program may obtain assistance with locating opportunities from an Employment Coach located in the Career Services office in RMCC302. Students may also utilize the following resources to locate and apply for opportunities:
