WGU CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Where Can You Find Us?

We offer many self-serve resources that answer common career questions:

Our Resource Library offers tips, guides, and tutorials on every stage of the career exploration and development process.
Our YouTube channel houses all of our recorded advisor- and employer-led workshops. Topics include resume and cover letter development, networking, interviewing, the job search, salary negotiation and much more. New content added almost daily.
The CPD blog offers posts on common career questions and is updated daily.

Resume Support

Please click the link below and follow the steps and tutorials to help you build a strong and competitive resume. Note: We offer detailed resume reviews by email. Please follow the steps outlined on the page below to request a written review.

Please note: Occasionally our review emails get routed to students' spam folders. If you do not receive your review within 4 business days, please check your spam folder.

Résumé Development Process

Quick Questions & FAQs

If you have a quick question that doesn’t require a full appointment, please feel free to email us at careers@wgu.edu or call us 877-214-7008 and leave us a voicemail. An advisor will respond within 1 business day.

Many common questions are answered in our FAQs. Click the button below to find general questions and answers about our center and service offerings.

Vendors: If you're interested in sharing your product with us, please fill out our Vendor Form and we will get back to you as soon as we can if we believe it's a good fit.

Career Services FAQs

1:1 Advisor Appointments

Please use callbacks if you are unable to find an open appointment that works with your schedule.

Due to the large number of learners that we serve, we are only able to serve active students and alumni and can offer 1 appointment per week (except for full mock interviews). If interested in discussing multiple topics, please select the topic that you most would like to address during your appointment.

We are not able to conduct appointments with learners who are driving. If we call for a scheduled appointment and you are driving, we will work with you to reschedule.

Schedule an Appointment

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Employers

WGU graduates are ready to work. WGU degree programs are designed with employer input to ensure that students master the skills employers are looking for— and in order to graduate, they must prove it through competency-based education.

WGU Career & Professional Development would like to support you in finding the right WGU students and alumni for your roles and organizations. Please click the button below for more information.

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