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10 ways students can build a professional LinkedIn profile

April 15, 2021 by Valerie Turner

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Written by Alyssa Potempa, Career Center Graduate Student LinkedIn is a popular career-oriented social networking platform that is used widely across various industries by employers and job seekers. Not only do companies and organizations make job opportunities available through this site, but the platform also allows users to network professionally with people in numerous … [Read more...] about 10 ways students can build a professional LinkedIn profile

Filed Under: career readiness, Networking, Professionalism Tagged With: branding, LinkedIn, networking, Professionalism

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Part of a team: An interview with Willie Drake, Merchandise Data Analyst Intern with O’Reilly Auto Parts

October 28, 2019 by Valerie Turner

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“As soon as you feel like you have enough knowledge from school, try to do an internship, because it’s best to have that foot in the door.” ~Willie Drake With a focus on information technology and psychology, Willie plans to graduate with his Bachelor of General Studies degree in May 2020. Since beginning his internship at O’Reilly Auto Parts this past April, he has learned … [Read more...] about Part of a team: An interview with Willie Drake, Merchandise Data Analyst Intern with O’Reilly Auto Parts

Filed Under: career readiness, Internships, Professionalism, Resume Tagged With: Career Center, employer, intern, internship, interviewing, Professionalism, resume

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Arts and Letters Career Studio+Expo

August 29, 2019 by

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The Arts & Letters Career Studio + Expo is a conference-style event where students in the College of Arts & Letters can attend panel and workshop presentations; get their resumes reviewed; network with alumni and employers; gather information on career readiness; get help with setting up their Handshake profiles; and have their headshots taken for LinkedIn profile, … [Read more...] about Arts and Letters Career Studio+Expo

Filed Under: Arts, career readiness, Events, Networking, Professionalism, Resume Tagged With: Career fairs

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Internship provides opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful projects

October 3, 2018 by Valerie Turner

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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

Filed Under: Career Planning, career readiness, Internships, Professionalism Tagged With: career, Career Center, internship, research

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Helping those who are homeless find their way back into the job market

March 23, 2018 by Margie Stewart

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Written by Margie Stewart and Lindsey Bell, Career Resource Specialist and Graduate Assistant of Missouri State University Career Center Along with 6 undergraduate college students, we participated in the Missouri State University Bear Breaks Immersion Trip over Spring Break 2018. We traveled to Atlanta, GA, where we partnered with the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency … [Read more...] about Helping those who are homeless find their way back into the job market

Filed Under: Career Center staff, career readiness, Job Search, Professionalism, Resume Tagged With: #ACSS, #BearBreaksATL, Hunger and homelessness

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