Welcome to your Mercer Career Development Hub!

We prepare Mercer students and alumni to succeed in work and life by providing customized, innovative, and comprehensive career resources. A wide range of services and tools are offered to help Mercerians with career direction, resume, curriculum vitae, and letter writing, job and internship searching, interview preparation, networking, and more. Our team is available to provide career consultations to Mercerians each weekday in one-on-one appointments.

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EXPLORE CAREER PATHWAYS

The Center for Career and Professional Development has designed “Career Pathways” as resources for Mercerians to explore the world of work. Mercerians are encouraged to explore all career pathways that are of interest to them.

Launch your job and internship Search with Handshake, Mercer’s premier career development platform for currently enrolled students and alumni. Use Handshake to connect with employers, find opportunities, and schedule an appointment.

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Two students selected for Martin Luther King Jr. Center internships

MACON, Ga. — Mercer University’s Grayson Bolinaga, CLAS ’29, and Kristopher Hammond, CLAS ’29, have been selected for internships with The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta.

Bolinaga and Hammond are two of 10 students …

By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams

Mercer named 2026-27 College of Distinction

Six Programs Recognized – Including Career Development

MACON, Ga. — Mercer University has been named a College of Distinction for the 2026-27 academic year, a prestigious designation awarded to schools whose commitment to engaged, experiential education sets them apart.

Mercer was …

By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams

Intern at the State Capitol with the Georgia Legislative Internship Program

For over 40 years, Georgia colleges and universities have been providing the General Assembly with outstanding interns each session. During this internship, approximately 50 interns will receive firsthand experience of the legislative process.

Interns are assigned to offices in the …

By Dr. Stefanie Swanger