Support your Lion in achieving their career plans

Whether its conducting mock interviews, crafting resumes in the age of AI or connecting your student to your professional network, parents and families play a critical role in helping their students gain skills and experiences. 

We welcome your engagement in a multitude of ways including as an employer. Whether joining our Partner Alliance Program or participating in the Lion Link Series, your involvement makes a difference in your student’s career readiness and post-graduate outcomes for LMU. 

We invite you to follow Career and Professional Development on LinkedIn and tag us in your posts on opportunities for students and alumni. 

Supporting your Lion at LMU

Read advice from LMU parent and Director of Employer Relations, Kim Rhodes, J.D. on ways to support your student on their career journey at LMU.

Engage as an Employer

Recruit LMU talent, host a Career Trek visit, speak with students in a specific class or post a job, internship or micro-internship through Handshake and Parker-Dewey.

We invite parents to engage as employers to share their expertise and opportunities. Schedule a conversation at CPDEmployerRelations@lmu.edu or complete the form below.

Browse LMU’s Outcomes Website

From NASA to PwC to NBCUniversal. From graduate school to post-graduate service, see where LMU alumni are leaving their mark in our world and workforce.

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Stepping into the Industry: Highlights from the 2025 LA Career Trek

Written by Esther Ouyang ’26

On Friday, November 14th, at 8a.m., a group of LMU students gathered on campus to begin the LA Career Trek, a Career and Professional Development (CPD) program that connects Lions with leading entertainment, media, and …

By Giuliana Berman, B.A
Giuliana Berman, B.A Events and Promotions Coordinator
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The Journey after the Destination

Written by Esther Fernández ’27

Many of us believe that once we reach our destination, the journey is over. But sometimes, the real adventure begins after we think we have arrived.

Three years ago, I made one of the hardest …

By Giuliana Berman, B.A
Giuliana Berman, B.A Events and Promotions Coordinator
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Learn from experience: Seven pieces of advice our coaches wish they had early in their careers

Written by Jessica Skinner ’26

Not everything will go according to plan.
CPD career coaches know this firsthand from their journeys.

“I didn’t have an idea of what I wanted to do until senior year of college. Then, when I …

By Giuliana Berman, B.A
Giuliana Berman, B.A Events and Promotions Coordinator
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Contact & Location

Phone
310.338.2871
Address

Career and Professional Development
Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive
Von der Ahe, Suite 135
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Hours of Operation

Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm