Career Services offers a variety of assistance to Northwest students, employers and faculty and staff. Click on each topic below to learn more.
Wisedoc is an AI-powered resume development service available at no cost to all current university students, staff, and faculty. Wisedoc guides you from start to finish with simple tips and effective tools to guide you in writing an impressive resume and cover letter.
A resume is a very important tool for your job search. This information will help you understand different types of resumes and help you decide what to include in your resume. There are also sample resume headings and key action verbs for your use.
Searching for a job or internship can be very difficult. Students often have so many choices and places to look they struggle with where to start. Here are some resources to help you begin the search process.
Research shows that as many as 90% of open positions are filled as a result of networking. The contacts you make, if cultivated and used wisely, can lead to future employment. Everyone has a network; it’s just a matter of thinking broadly and creatively about who is in it.
The interview is one of the most important parts of your job/internship search. It will usually be the employer’s first chance to have a conversation with you. Likewise, it is your opportunity to convince the employer that you are the right person for the job/internship.
Career Services has developed paid on-campus profession-based internships in an effort to development new opportunities for Northwest students to engage in profession-based learning internships on-campus.
Career Services offers a variety of events to allow students, alumni, guests and employers to connect with one another at Northwest.
Take a professional-looking headshot for your LinkedIn profile and social media accounts
This powerful resource connects majors with potential careers. Each major offers a list of common career areas, typical employer types, and strategies to maximize career opportunities in that discipline. At the bottom of each major page, view a variety of links to find websites with more information about related careers.
Career Services surveys the previous academic year graduates and organizes the data to provide a view of “first destination” employment and continuing education statistics.
Employers visit the Northwest Missouri State University campus each semester to recruit quality candidates. These activities provide students with the opportunity to meet recruiters and network within their industry without leaving campus!
Need help with your resume, job search, or something else? Career Services staff can help Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 4 PM.
Hire A Bearcat is a social media account ran by Northwest Missouri State University's Career Services office to help students find jobs and internships. You can find it on Facebook and Twitter.
Need a presentation for your class or organization? Career Services is glad to help and offers a variety of topics to choose from.
Students who master the resume, cover letter and interview can find great success. They may even be offered more than one job or internship. So how do they decide which one to accept?
