Advising for students by Career and Professional Development
Advising appointments
Offered fall, spring, and summer.
Scheduled for 30 or 60 minutes.
Offered both virtually and in person.
For a wide array of career-related topics.
Mini-appointments
Offered fall and spring.
Scheduled for 15 minutes.
Offered both virtually and in person.
For resume reviews, class assignments.
Advising is for:
- Career and Professional Development (CPD) provides career-related advising to Virginia Tech undergraduate and graduate students.
- Is advising open to alumni? Go to information for alumni.
Multiple modes and safety
- Advising will be offered both virtually and in person starting fall 2021.
- Do not come to Smith Career Center if you have any cold symptoms or are not feeling well. If you have scheduled an in-person appointment and are not feeling well or have cold symptoms, please call us and change your appointment to virtual, or reschedule.
- The Virginia Tech Ready site provides information about health and safety for the university community, including mask requirments.
Not sure if you need advising?
If you have a brief question and are not sure if you need advising, call or email us and we'll guide you.
Quick help
Career Q&A Today are quick videos by our CPD advisors that might answer a question you have.
More resources
CPD general career topics
For student populations
Advising by majors & colleges
- In colleges and majors: Career & internship advisors who work in and for colleges and majors
- In CPD: When you schedule an advising appointment with CPD, you usually speak with an advisor who works with students in your college.
Pre-professional advising
- Considering graduate and professional school
- Health Professions Advising (HPA) for pre-medical, pre-dental, other health professions.
- Pre-law advising
- School of Education provides pre-education advising for teaching and school counseling.
- Pre-veterinary advising at Virginia Tech available through:
Health Professions Advising (HPA) in CPD, and
Virginia-Maryland Coll. of Veterinary Medicine
What CPD can't do
CPD is not authorized to advise on academic course requirements. Please take advantage of university resources provided for your academic advising needs:
- Your academic advisor in the department that offers your major.
- Transitional Advising for students in transition out of a major, or not accepted into a desired major.
