Welcome to the Career Services & Professional Development section of the Carolina MPA intranet. These resources are intended to help you evaluate your skills and experience, develop networking skills, and help with your job search.

The sections included on this page:

• Professional Development Co-Curricular Experience 
  • Professional Development Plan
• Networking
• Job Searching
• Professional Correspondence
• Interviewing
• Webinar Recordings
• Veterans Career Services
• Alumni Information

The MPA Career Team:

Allison Binkley Leads strategy development, relationship building, and high-level decision-making in career, alumni, and employer engagement. Career Strategy Defines the overall career education strategy for MPA students. Facilitate ongoing discussions to refine approaches for student career engagement. Shape the Professional Development Plan strategy and oversee career programming development.

Shauna Hines-Farmer Focuses on execution, operational support, and student-centered career and employer engagement. Career Services Provide direct career support to students. Facilitate Professional Development Plan meetings, proposing updates and improvements. Execute career-related programming and events. Student Organizations Serve as the primary program lead for student organizations. Oversee event planning and programming, keeping relevant teams informed.

Shauna and Allison each work with Career, Alumni, and Employer Engagement, and while our specific roles will focus on different aspects, you can make appointments with either of us. As referenced above, feel free to use either of our booking links to make appointments:

• Shauna: book a meeting
• Allison: book a meeting with me
• Or use the shared Career Services link to find time on either of our calendars.

Also, sharing a shared email address – if you are unsure of who to email feel free to send things to both of us using the SOG_mpa_career email address.

We’re excited to continue to support your career growth and professional development!

Please contact Allison Binkley, Director of Career, Alumni and Employer Engagement and/or Shauna Hines-Farmer, Assistant Director of Career, Alumni and Employer Engagement, with any questions regarding your career planning and development on the above topics or anything else related to your career.