The Hegi Family Career Development Center equips students and alumni to cultivate meaningful lives through career development, continuous learning, and professional growth. We provide relevant experiential learning opportunities for students to gain tangible skills that position them for professional success. Through these experiences, we empower students and alumni to find their passion and to navigate careers for a lifetime.
Our Pillars are derived directly from our Hegi Family Career Development Center Mission Statement. These Pillars represent our purpose and guiding values for our Center and work in career development. Each of these dimensions create targets for the manner in which our Center will operate in order to achieve and maintain long-term success in the SMU and Dallas Communities.
Prepare students to navigate careers for a lifetime.
Teach skills that position students for professional success.
Provide relevant experimental learning opportunities.
Cultivate meaningful lives through professional connections.
Empower all students to find their passion and purpose.
Handshake was created to ensure that all college students have equal access to meaningful careers. Handshake is the number one way to find jobs and internships as well as professional development and employer engagement events on campus.
Counseling appointments are sessions designed to assist you in navigating your career journey. Students can schedule an appointment with peer mentors or career counselors virtually about career exploration, resume and cover letters, and more.
| Career Center | Contact | Student Population | |
| Cox Career Management Center | General Inquiries | coxcareers@smu.edu |
Cox School of Business students only |
| Hart Center for Engineering Leadership |
Linda Parker Director of Career |
lcparker@smu.edu |
Lyle School of Engineering students only |
| SMU Guildhall Career Services |
Lindsey McGonigle Assistant Director of Career Services |
lmcgonigle@smu.edu |
Guildhall students only |
| Moody School of Graduate & Advanced Studies |
Dr. Rob Pearson Director of Graduate Career Development and Postdoctoral Affairs |
pearsonr@smu.edu |
Graduate and Post Doc students only |
| Dedman School of Law |
Mary Beth Nielsen Director for Judicial Opportunities, Recruiting and Events |
mnielsen@smu.edu |
Dedman Law students only |