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Career Development Centre (CDC)
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Building Careers!
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Welcome to CDC
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The Career Development Centre (CDC)
provides programs and services to students and Alumni in exploring and making effective
career choices. The programmes and services provide opportunities for NUST students
and Alumni to foster professional networks with employers and also assist employers
in meeting their recruitment needs. The office opens various avenues that encourage
personal and professional development as well as provide support in achieving career
and life goals.
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The Career Development Centre (CDC) offers our Students, Alumni and Employers following services:-
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• Career Advisory Group
• Resume and Cover Letter Assistance
• Interviewing Skills
• Internship Program
• Job Search
• Counselling
• Letter of Recommendation
• Career Library
• Career/ Job Fairs
• Career - Development Workshops
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Students
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1. Career Advisory Group (CAG)
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As a NUST student or Alumni, you have access
to Career Advisory Group (CAG) at Career Services. Some of the areas that can be
addressed in career advise include:
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• Exploring
your interest, skills and values
• Investigating Careers and Employers
• Gaining relevant experience through Internship,
Jobs, or Volunteer work
• Preparation for employment through resume’ and
cover letter critiques and Mock Interviews
• Job Search
• Counselling
• Letter of Recommendation
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2. Resume and Cover Letter Assistance
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Resume is one of the basic key for stepping into the job market. Resume is generally
a piece of paper (or it can also be an electronic document as per requirement),
that serves the purpose to give, a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the
company or people who will eventually hire a person based on skills, qualification.
In order to write a resume, a person should have ample information about himself
and should thoroughly assess his personality, accomplishments, and the skills that
he has acquired. These make a set of components that makes a good resume, if you feel like reading more about the components, click
here.
Over the passage of time the act of composing and submitting a resume requires a
person to vigilantly consider the company or individual who will hire the employee
therefore there are certain tips that should be followed and some points to be avoided
to make a well tailored professional resume,
interested to know more about do’s and don’ts of resume, click here.
Writing a resume is just one step in what can be a daunting job search process,
but it is an important element in the chain of events that will lead you to your
new position.
Cover letter is also an essential tool for stepping into the job market, if you want to read more about cover letter, click here.
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3. Interviewing Skills
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies
within us
A job interview is a course of action in which a potential employee is evaluated
by an employer for future employment. During this process, the employer hopes to
determine whether or not the applicant is suitable for the job. A job interview
is different from a social conversation, a networking occasion and an information
gathering meeting. All of them focus on an exchange of ideas and information, usually
between two individuals, all involve verbal communication therefore an individual
needs to be thoroughly equipped he must do pre-interview preparation. To get information about what pre-interview preparations are needed,
just click. Interview has one major characteristic that sets it apart from
the other kinds of career conversation; there is a job at stake. Interviewing involves
a whole procedure and an interview varies from situation to situation it can be
one-one interview or may be a panel interview.
To find out more about the types and stages of an interview, just give click.
In typical interview situations, it’s normal to feel like you are at a disadvantage.
After all, your interviewer has something that you want “a job”. Therefore some
strategies must be followed, to get information
about what strategies should be followed, tips and how to evaluate yourself, just
click. Most people experience the interview as an all or nothing contest:
if you are successful, you land into the job, and if not you go away empty handed.
There’s no middle ground. So even before the event begins, you are likely to feel
pressure to be persuasive and convincing enough to win what you‘ve come for.
Interviews are judgmental, as an individual is being scrutinized not only for his
experience and job qualifications, but for manner, hospitality, appearance, confidence,
and a host of other qualities that are never addressed but are inevitably noticed.
Use the interview situation to form a vision of what your working life might look
and feel like for a long time to come.
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4. Internship Program
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An internship is a work-related learning experience for individuals who wish to
develop hands on work experience in a certain occupational field.
In today’s fast paced world, education needs its practical application; it has to
be more than just book study. Career prospects need to hit the ground running and
be well acclimatized to their chosen career path. Therefore internship is necessary
to gain practical knowledge and is resourceful in different ways:
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- Internships help individuals to combine theory with practical work experience.
- Internships helps in developing professional work habits.
- Internship provides an understanding of corporate cultures.
- Gives an opportunity to analyze international business settings.
- It offers platforms to compare differences in work styles.
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Internships are of short span with the main focus on getting practical knowledge
to secure a job and taking what’s learned in the classroom and applying it to the
real world.
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Internship Criteria
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Final year students are eligible for internships.
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5. Job Search
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Job Search is process of seeking job or employment, that involves chain of processes
.In order to compete in today’s job market a person needs to have ample information
about the job market and whether the job is according to a person’s interest or
not . Therefore it requires thorough information about yourself and the latest job
market. If you are interested to find out what
points are to be considered about yourself and the job market, you need to click
here.
To find a job, you need to have a comprehensive and well devised plan, which involves
thorough research and networking. If you want
to find out how to make a plan and how to network to get a job, click here.
Once you are done with making a comprehensive plan you will get your desired job,
in case if the plan did not work you need to work on your strategies and consider
the points that caused failure. Interested in
learning about what mistakes should be avoided, what rules to be followed, give
a click.
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6. Counselling
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Choosing the right career can be difficult, but having a defined career direction
will help you with getting a job. But with hard work you can accomplish that goal.
Here are some tips that can help you.
Know what your skills are.
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- Know your skills
If you're not sure what career you want, so try and brainstorm and write a list
of your qualities as you can. Think about factors like whether you will prefer working
alone or with others, and how these attributes can help you in doing your job efficiently.
- Discuss with your family and friends
Talk to your family and friends what they think you're good at, because you may
have skills that you are not even aware of. Also talk to a career adviser. They
will help you in assessing your skills and personality and help you in developing
ideas about career options.
- Know Your Priorities
Take your time decide what your priorities are.
- Think about factors like your salary
- The distance you want to travel
- Whether a job offers security or not
Decide whether you want to aspire for a goal which may be risky to attain, or choose
some safe option that offers more security.
- And remember
that there may be many related jobs in your area of interest. If you're passionate
about it you will definitely get a job as you have desired.
- Look for job opportunities.
Look for a job that suits you. Once you have an idea of what line of work you want
to be in, it's important to do lots of research. Find out how active the jobs market
is in that industry, and how the recruitment process usually works. Research local
organizations to see if they have any opportunities for you to do the type of work
you've decided on.
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7. Letter Of Recommendation (LOR)
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A letter of recommendation is a letter from a supervisor, instructor, or similar
authority figure which recommends a particular candidate for a position.
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- You may also hear a letter of recommendation called a reference letter.
- Such letters are commonly required for acquiring internships.
- A well-written letter of recommendation is uniquely customized to the person and
the type of position the person is applying for.
- It is also possible to see general letters of recommendation which can be used again.
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8. Career Library
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More than 200 books are available in Career Services to assist NUST students in
their career journey. Major-related information, Job Search, Resume Writing, Negotiation,
Communication skills, Salary Negotiation and Industry Information books are available.
Students can use these books as reference material in their Career Development Process.
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If you want to become members, please click the button below "download form" and send us on careerdevelopment@nust.edu.pk
(only for NUST students) Download Form 
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Employers
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Career Development Centre (CDC) provides
a valuable means to help employers select professional Human Resource to fill their
job slots. The office helps to connect students with their potential employers through
Job Fairs and Employer Sessions thus acting as a mediating office for both Employers
and Graduates.
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1. Career/Job Fairs
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In order to network with employer giants
like Microsoft, Nestle’, Unilever and many more, Career Development Centre (CDC) conducts Annual Job Fairs where by “Graduate Profile Books” accompanied by
students final projects are displayed for employers benefit. Graduates are interviewed
and recruited on campus. This offers excellent opportunities to explain careers,
talk to professionals in their field, network and practice their Professional skills.
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2. Career - Development Workshops
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In order to build better Careers, training
modules are organized at various Colleges and Schools to help graduates and students
learn managerial skills, interviewing techniques, Resume’ editing and confidence
building. Our office conducts workshops to enhance student career development and
aid in achieving career targets.
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Alumni
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NUST Alumni Association Coming Soon!
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Contact Us
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For Student Counseling
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Mrs. Atiya Zulfiqar
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Deputy Director (CDC)
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Tel: 051-90851211
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Ms. Sana Anwar
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Assistant Manager (CDC)
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Tel: 051-90851217
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Email:
careerdevelopment@nust.edu.pk
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For Employers/Industrial
Collaboration
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Mr. Sikander Hazir
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Manager Industrial Relations
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Tel: 051-90851215
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Email:
communications@nust.edu.pk
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Location
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Career Development Centre (CDC) Office,
Concordia-1, Student Centre H-12 Sector, Islamabad
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Visiting Hours
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Monday – Friday (0900 hrs to 1700 hrs)
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