The Career Center "can help students and alumni in all stages of the career planning and decision-making process – it is never too early to start a relationship with our office! You are on a "career journey", whether you are a first-semester freshman, seeking to continue your education, or thinking about a career change."
Internships can provide great experiences from learning more about a profession to developing social and professional networking skills. To learn about the value of internships, check the links below. If you are interested in an internship, contact your campus Career Center or your advisor.
Portfolios are a collection of your work. Portfolios can give you an opportunity to illustrate your professional growth and knowledge as you learn more about your discipline and develop skills and accomplishments that employers look for in employees.
Colleges and universities give you the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in the area of your discipline. Illustrating those skills and knowledge to your employers is critical in landing the position you want after graduation. The boxes on this page, from the ISU Career Center to developing an excellent cover letter and resume can help you showcasie your abilities to future employers.
Cover letters serve as an introduction for your employer; the cover letter should interest the employer in reading your resume and learning more about you and your skills. Consider asking your campus Career Center to assist you in creating a cover letter.
Resumes provide information on your skills, abilities, and knowledge in a discipline. Your abilities should shine in a resume. You are competing with numerous other people for the position; make sure your resume addresses your skills and provides an excellent overview about you and your skills. Your campus Career Center is a great source of help in creating your resume.
References can discuss your professional abilities, skills, and knowledge with possible employers. It is important that your reference choices can speak about your skills for the position you applied. Make sure you have someone's permission to serve as a reference.
Think about what you post on social media and how what you post can have far reaching consequences. Employers can and do check the social media postings of job candidates. Be smart about what you post. Remember when something is posted to the internet , it is there forever!!
Interviews can perform two duties; they can illustrate how you and your abilities will fit into the company and give you the opportunity to meet current employees and management to determine the company climate and culture for yourself.
A thank you letter is appropriate after a telephone or in person interview. Take a few minutes to send a thank you to the search committee.
