Hours
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mary Hatlen, Director
Phone:
920-748-8318
Email:
[email protected]
PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE
The Center for Career and Professional Development is a high-energy, innovative workspace for Ripon students to master the skills today’s employers seek. We provide the latest professional technologies, offer internship workshops, host resume-building sessions, run interview events and more. Get ready to make an extraordinary first impression with potential employers.
Get Ready for the real world
Through specialized events and focused learning opportunities, we will help guide you through the career development process.
● Receive internship and job assistance
● Learn strategies for resumes, cover letters and interviews
● Take a career exploration class
● Receive graduate school application assistance
● Attend events like Lunch and Learns, employer spotlights, graduate school spotlights, workshops, guest speaker presentations, the WIPCCC Career Expo and more.
Rally’s Career Closet
Have an interview? Attending a networking event? Borrow professional attire from Rally’s Career Closet at no charge. An ironing board, steamer and sewing kit are also available for last-minute wardrobe fixes.
To donate your new or gently used professional clothing (no accessories or shoes, please), contact the Career Center.
Fostering Professionalism
Our staff maintains memberships with professional organizations so you can make connections, access opportunities and keep up with the latest hiring trends.
- Associated Colleges of the Midwest Career Professionals (ACM)
- Milwaukee Area College Internship Consortium (MACIC)
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- National Career Development Association (NCDA)
- Wisconsin Association of Colleges and Employers (WI-ACE)
- Wisconsin Private Colleges Career Consortium (WIPCCC)
Career Discovery Tour
Every spring break, we take 12-16 students to cities across the country to meet Ripon alumni and friends and learn first-hand about a variety of careers. Discover potential career paths and form professional connections with our extraordinary alumni network.
Career Skills and Preparedness
Through specialized events and focused learning opportunities, we will help guide you through the career development process.
- Receive internship and job assistance
- Learn strategies for resumes, cover letters and interviews
- Take a career exploration class
- Receive graduate school application assistance
- Attend events like Lunch and Learns, employer spotlights, graduate school spotlights, workshops, guest speaker presentations, the WIPCCC Career Expo and more.
Meet the team
“I have been able to perfect my resume, practice answering interview questions, and strengthen my confidence in myself as I prepare to enter the working world. Thanks to the
help of the Career Center, I was able to land a dream internship working on ocean conservation in Hawaii.”
Leheah Curtis ‘25
Sociology Major
“Going into the Self-Identity and the World of Work class as a second-semester senior, I was hoping I could find my “dream” career path. I can now identify over 20+ careers that I would enjoy doing based on my interests alone.”
Cally Stannard ‘24
Sociology and Business Management Major
“The Career Center has been a very useful tool for me in my time as a student at Ripon College. It has provided me with resume-building advice, career options and opportunities, and also is just a great location for me to study or use the studio rooms to conduct interviews.”
Nate Crenshaw ‘25
Communication and Military Leadership Major