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Career Starts First Year

A conversation with

the Career Center

Today’s conversation is

brought to you by last year’s

Parents & Supporters!

Here are the 4 questions they had about careers

1. Which career paths will guarantee a job upon graduation?

2. What is the relationship between majors and careers?

3. Should my student get a campus job? How does that work?Are all students required to complete an internship?

4.

SAME FLOWER: Bird’s Eye View VS. Worm’s Eye View

Great Questions! Today, we will share the bird’s eye view on these career-related topics

So you can leave with a worm’s eye view of simple steps and campus resources related to your student’s individual career path

Question #1: Which career paths will

guarantee a job upon graduation?

Question #2: What is the relationship

between majors and careers?

Question #3: Should my student get a

campus job? How does that work?

Benefit of being one of the 4,500+ student staff members:• Great way to earn extra money

• Quickly connect to the campus community• Build professional skills that will be used in any career path

Some of the largest campus employers include Campus Dining, Campus Recreation, Housing, GV Police Department, and the Library

Campus Dining

Campus Recreation

Career Center

Question #4: Are all students required to do internships?

3 specific things your student

can do (THIS YEAR) @ GVSU

to increase employability

1) Create a Handshake Account, complete their profile, and become familiar with the features within the platform.

2) Get to know their Career Adviser. (Everyone has one!)

3) Develop a career action plan: Don’t overthink this! We’re not figuring out their entire life—just the small steps for THIS YEAR that will help them determine their first stop after GV.

Let’s Figure it Out Together!

Let’s Figure it Out Together!

Connect Early, Connect Often: 22% of student appointments, drop-ins at CareerLab, and event attendees were first- and second- year students!

GVSU Career Center: CareerLab

Questions?

For general career-related questions, or to reach one of the presenters—Troy Farley, Meghan Veltri, Lisa Knapp, or Rachel Becklin—contact the Career Center by phone,

616-331-3311, or email, [email protected], M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn more about Career Center, and find helpful resources: https://www.gvsu.edu/careers

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