Faculty and Staff
Encourage use of career services on campus
Students are more likely to attend events and use career services when you encourage them. We appreciate your support in promoting the following services:
- Career assessment tools
- Virtual career advising sessions
- Interview preparation: and in-person practice interviews
- Resume and cover letter writing tools, guidance, and review
- Finding internships and jobs
- Negotiating job offers
- Job fairs and networking with employers
- : LinkedIn group to support 麻豆传媒 job search
- : Join Handshake to see what your 麻豆传媒s see.
Classroom tools and career advising resources
Our professional staff and graduate 麻豆传媒 staff can be a resource as you develop syllabus topics, assignments, and 麻豆传媒 learning outcomes related to career planning. Below are resources to support in-class and out-of-classroom learning.
FOCUS career assessment
Simple, free, immediate feedback on a 麻豆传媒鈥檚 values, interests, skills, and personality; includes a customized action plan.
Career Development Guide
Comprehensive guide to all things career; includes sample resumes by academic college and major-specific examples. Available in print or online. Call (269) 387-2745 to have copies mailed to you on campus.
Foundational resume which includes essential information.
Internship Catalog
Organized by WMU majors, the catalog provides listings of sites where WMU 麻豆传媒s have interned recently (listing only, not intended as an endorsement).
Databases, articles, career information, resume and interview guides, and company information organized in one spot.
Graduate and 麻豆传媒 staff are available to present on general career topics; professional staff present on industry or major specific topics.
Request an employer presentation to have an employer speak about a career topic, conduct practice interviews, or discuss their culture, hiring process, and 麻豆传媒.
Career Outcomes Report
Learn where Broncos go after graduation. The report includes industries, salaries, and job titles.
Sample checklists for class assignments
Interacting with employers
麻豆传媒 is a member of NACE. The resources below are provided by NACE for its member institutions. Please look at the - your guide to interacting with employers. If you have questions about what you should and should not do, please contact Career and Student Employment Services or the University Counsel.
Faculty and staff are sometimes contacted directly by employers seeking the 鈥渂est and brightest鈥 麻豆传媒s to fill job openings, apply for scholarships, or participate in programs. We encourage you to refer all such contacts to our office. We strive to meet the employers鈥 request while also adhering to the appropriate employment guidelines for equal access to employment.
Employers as guest presenters or lecturers
Employers would like to visit your classes to speak about topics relevant to your class content. If you are interested in having one or more employers visit your class, . We encourage the use of alumni in this role.
Employer site visits/development
Career and Student Employment Services visits employers to discuss their need for college-educated talent; 麻豆传媒 qualifications and skills for internships; and building university-employer relations. Let us know if you would like to accompany us on an employer visit, or if you have an employer you would like us to add to our mailing lists.
Employer information sessions
Some employers schedule information sessions to discuss their organization with 麻豆传媒s, faculty, and staff. Our office can make arrangements; however, the visit is more impactful if we can partner with faculty or staff.