Some Career Develoment Handouts

Choosing A Major & Planning Your Career

Major Decisions

Composing A Resume

Scannable Resumes

Action Verbs For Resumes

Graduate School Timeline

EMPLOYER INFORMATION
We keep a record of all the information about different kinds of employers who from previous correspondence have expressed interest in recruiting students from WJU. Students are encouraged to use this resource to learn more about the different kinds of employers who have been looking for YOU to hire.

INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Students who are looking for professional internship opportunities can find them right here in our office. Internship opportunities range from local to national to international. Some of our popular ones are the Disney College Program, Washington Center and so forth. Our internship resources can help you find the right internship for YOU.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
We also have volunteer information if students wish to be gain some experience in volunteer work. We currently have information and application forms for various volunteer organizations such as Americorp, Jesuit Volunteer Corps and Peace Corp.

JOB POSTINGS
Job postings are now entered into our new online system - College Central Network. However, we also keep these job postings in a binder in our office. Students are welcomed to come to our office to view these job postings in print.

BOOKS
We have a small library of useful books on career-related and graduate school-related issues in our office and also at the Bishop Hodges Library. Students are more than welcomed to use these resources.

MAGAZINES & NEWSLETTERS
We also subscribe to a number of different magazines and newsletter about various graduate school-related and career-related issues. If you wish to learn more about the current job market, starting salaries for different professions, useful career related articles or graduate school related articles, students can come to our office to use these resources. Some magazines/newsletters are given away to students for free.

GRADUATE SCHOOL CATALOGS
We have a section for current graduate school catalogs from all over the nation with different graduate programs. The graduate programs range from MBA, Biomedical Science, International Economics and Finance, Theology, Psychology, Education and so forth. Look forward to a list of these on the web soon!  Note however that many schools are not publishing physical catalogs but are putting them on the web for viewing; check with the schools you are interested in to see which format they are using.

GRADUATE SCHOOL ENTRY EXAMS
We have catalogues on the different exams such as GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, NCLEX etc. in our office. These catalogues contain information on test dates, testing centers, test-taking tips and so forth.