Written by Payton Davis, Career Center Digital Marketing Internship and Public Relations Major. Picture this: A senior in college who has told herself semester after semester that she will go to the Career Center to take advantage of the free resources. A senior who waited until last month to create a proper LinkedIn account. Ironically, this senior now … [Read more...] about The career search starts with Handshake
Written by Kathryn Wright, Career Center Practicum Student, Marketing Graduate Assistant, and Student Affairs in Higher Education graduate student You’re proud to be a music major, and you should be. You get the thrilling opportunity to create, interpret, and inspire in ways that are reflective of your personality and tastes. But what if you are looking at applying for a … [Read more...] about Music major career readiness
How many of these can you check? I can articulate my strengths and skills confidently to employers. I am prepared to answer behavioral-based interview questions with short anecdotes. I demonstrate confidence during interviews and am able to overcome the stress and anxiety of interviewing for a job. I am aware of my body language during interviews. I am so sure … [Read more...] about Practice your interview skills with a mock interview
Written by Takudzwa Chawota, Graduate Assistant with the Career Center and psychology/Industrial Organizational graduate student. This past summer I completed a 12-week internship program at Express Scripts Inc., headquartered in St Louis, MO. I came across this internship position on Glassdoor in February 2018. From the time I completed the online application, the interview … [Read more...] about Internship provides opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful projects
Written by Mandy Morgan, Technical Writer at Sertifi, Inc., and Missouri State University alumna and online instructor Are you considering taking a job in a new, big city? Do you have a dream city in mind and want to know how to land a job there? Well, I’ve done it. It was tricky and required a lot of research and a little bit of luck to go from a student at MSU to … [Read more...] about Finding your first job in a new city after college