The Career Center at Mount St. Mary’s University has resources available to help in each step of the career development process.
After you have identified your strengths and areas of interest, the task of finding an occupation to meet not only your personal needs but also your professional goals begins. A job search can look very different from one person to the next as well as from one industry to the next. This can involve networking with peers, alumni, attending job fairs, and subscribing to and posting a resume on job search websites. Whatever your path is, we would like to help by sharing some resources that have helped other students find the career that best suits them.
The following links provide and abundance of information about careers for students:
For an Internet novice the hardest part of finding a job online is knowing where to get started. Job Search Engines like MountHired, careerbuilder.com and Jobs.com can offer a variety of services. Job seekers can search for jobs by location, industry, pay, etc. A personal account can be opened that will provide ways to post your resume for recruiters to review and allow them to contact you by email for an interview.
An internship is a good way to test out a job that you're interested in so you can see what life is like in that field or role. Check out some of these resources for searching out internships.
There are many great resources for graduate school research– check out these categories:
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