Recruitment Assistance from the Career Services Office
At Penn State Harrisburg, the professional staff of the Career Services Office wants to assist in matching your personnel needs with the goals and talents of our graduates, and we offer prompt and personalized attention. Services to employers include:
On-Campus Recruiting Facilities
Employers are offered the opportunity to interview seniors and graduate students in a comfortable, private interview room. On-campus recruiting is scheduled during both the fall and spring semesters (October through April). Our size allows us to be flexible, but we find that campus interviews work best if we have a minimum of four weeks to publicize your visit and follow sign-up procedures. Students in the majors you specify will submit interview requests; employers may choose to prescreen the resumes and select students to interview. We will arrange full days, half-days, multiple schedules, group meetings, company information presentations, or other schedules at your request. To participate in the on-campus interview programs go to: the Nittany Lion Career Network and request an account.
Advertising Career Opportunities
We will advertise employment opportunities on the Nittany Lion Career Network, our web-based system shared by all Penn State Career Services offices. The system may be utilized to post internships, co-ops, and part-time or full-time opportunities. Employers are required to create/request an account -- go to: the Niitany Lion Career Network and request your account. Once approved by the Career Services NLCN administrator, you can post jobs and internship/co-op opportunities exclusively to our students and alumni at all Penn State campuses and locations (24). You may instruct candidates to contact you directly; or if you prefer, we will collect and forward resumes. In addition, upon request, the Career Services staff can create a "resume book" based on the position requirements and send it to you electronically. Job postings include a brief description of the opening(s), the requirements, and the contact information.
Meetings with Faculty
The Career Services office will arrange meetings with faculty members for employers interested in discussing their organization’s career opportunities and our degree programs. Contact Colleen Monismith at 717-948-6260 or email <cmg11@psu.edu>.
A Career Library
Employers are invited to provide the Career Services office with DVD's or videos for inclusion in our Career Library. Information about your products, services, culture and career opportunities is of interest to students and alumni. In addition, upon request we will add a link to your company’s homepage on our “Researching Employers” pages. Email your request to the Career Services office and include the address for the link.
Prompt, Personal Attention
At Penn State Harrisburg, the professional staff of the Career Services Office wants to assist in matching your personnel needs with the goals and talents of our graduates. We are large enough to offer many services, but small enough to give you our personal attention.
Penn State Harrisburg and Its Students
Penn State Harrisburg is an undergraduate college and graduate school of The Pennsylvania State University, one of the largest and most widely recognized institutions in the nation. The Harrisburg campus enrolls 3,900 students and offers two associate, 33 baccalaureate, 22 master's, and three doctoral programs as well as certificate and certification programs.
Penn State Harrisburg is located on a suburban campus in Middletown, Pa., eight miles east of Harrisburg. The campus is easily accessible via major interstate routes and the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Exit 247. Harrisburg International Airport is within one mile of the campus, public transportation serves the college, and rail service affords convenient access from locations throughout the nation.
Penn State Harrisburg offers the first two years of study leading to more than 160 baccalaureate majors offered throughout the Penn State system, including 32 of its own programs.
At the transfer level, Penn State Harrisburg serves students from all campuses of The Pennsylvania State University and students from community colleges and other accredited colleges and universities. Students of The Pennsylvania State University are encouraged to choose the Penn State Harrisburg Common Year Major as their curriculum prior to transferring to Penn State Harrisburg.
View the Campus Fact Sheet here (PDF).
Penn State Harrisburg has an extensive selection of graduate programs. Applications are welcomed from students who have completed a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or from international students. The graduate programs are designed for the part-time student who can participate in an evening program.
In the past several years, major construction projects on campus have been undertaken to accommodate new and existing programs. Beginning with the expansion of the Science and Technology Building to complement study in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Pollution Control, the college has added a state-of-the-art, 115,000-square-foot library, new apartment-style housing for 330 students, an expanded food court and Town Square for student activities and an indoor aquatics center. View the Penn State Harrisburg campus map here.
Penn State Harrisburg also operates the Eastgate Center in downtown Harrisburg.