{"id":4842,"date":"2025-10-03T12:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/parents\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:54:10","slug":"a-message-from-emily-long-assistant-director-of-career-advising-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/parents\/2025\/10\/a-message-from-emily-long-assistant-director-of-career-advising-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from Emily Long, Assistant Director of Career Advising"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Parents,<\/p>\n

You are our partners and play a vital role in your student\u2019s college journey. You know their strengths and characteristics better than anyone. Encourage your student to take full advantage of the Office of Career and Professional Development throughout their entire time at HPU. We are committed to helping your student grow and convey their strengths to employers and graduate schools.<\/p>\n

Internships and relevant work or industry experience are essential in your student landing a career after graduation. We tell students to visit our office early and often to get the most out of their professional development at HPU.<\/p>\n

Our office offers a\u00a0five-phase professional development program<\/a>\u00a0that guarantees an internship for every student who completes it. The program covers Career Exploration, Professional Branding, Networking, Research, and Interviewing. Our strategic approach to helping students land internships is one of the many reasons that 99% of HPU graduates are employed or continuing their education within 180 days of graduation, which is 14 points higher than the national average.<\/p>\n

Also, our website is designed to inform and inspire students and parents.\u00a0We invite you to take a look at\u00a0www.highpoint.edu\/careerinternships<\/a>. We have added resources like\u00a0Big Interview<\/a>\u00a0to prepare students for an increasingly digital hiring process, and we have our career services platform Handshake<\/a>. Within this platform, students will be notified about Career & Professional Development events as well as have opportunities to apply for internships and full-time employment. Please encourage your student to sign up and create a profile at\u00a0Handshake,\u00a0which is the number one way college students find jobs and internships.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your continued advocacy and support. We look forward to partnering with you and your student in the upcoming year. Please visit us in Cottrell Hall when you are on campus!<\/p>\n

Emily Long<\/p>\n

Assistant Director of Career Advising<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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