Connect With a Career Coach

We encourage the first point of contact with our office to be through Quick Chats. These are first-come, first served, in person appointments held in the Career Design Center, Erwin Hall 116. If you are unable to meet during quick chat times, please call, email, or stop into our office to set up an appointment with a career coach.

Types of Career Coaching

  • Major and career exploration
  • Designing career plans
  • Strategies to gain experience while in college
  • Learning about career readiness skills
  • Seeking potential internship and job opportunities
  • Job search assistance - resumes, cover letters, and interviewing skill prep
  • Making connections with alumni and potential employers in their field
  • Selecting and applying to graduate school

Quick Chats

Quick Chats will be held weekdays from 12 - 2 P.M. between Tuesday, September 2 and Monday, December 8 for the Fall 2025 semester.

Quick chats are open drop in times, so students can drop in to Erwin 116 whenever works best for them during 12 and 2 P.M. Quick chat conversations are usually about 15 minutes long.

While we are noting some specialty areas below, all of our staff are able to meet with all students to get them started with their career-related questions during Quick Chats.

Quick Chat Day Name Specialty Area(s)
Monday
12 - 2 P.M.
Heather Morens (she/her)

Students exploring majors/careers

School of Education students

Tuesday
12 - 2 P.M.
Brendan Fuhr Students interested in part-time employment on or off campus
Wednesday
12 - 2 P.M.
Hope Martin (she/her)

Students interested in internships 

Integrative and Applied learning

Public service and the nonprofit sector

Thursday
12 - 2 P.M.
MaryBeth Carswell (she/her) Students interested in business, accounting, finance marketing, the startup industry, technology, data analytics etc. 

School of Business students
Friday
12 - 2 P.M.
Cori Quinn (she/her/hers) School of Arts and Sciences students

Appointments

If you are unable to meet during Quick Chat times, please call the Career Design Center at (585)245-5721, email at careers@geneseo.edu, or stop in to Erwin 116 to set up a virtual or in person appointment with a career coach.