Faculty Engagement with Career Success
Faculty play an integral role in career readiness.
Our goal at the Center for Career and Professional Success is to share resources and partner with you in designing and integrating career preparation experiences that support students’ professional growth.
Curricular Integration (for classroom engagement)
Does your syllabus highlight skills sought by employers? Incorporate NACE Readiness Competencies that align with your course on your syllabus. Also, introduce students to the Center for Career and Professional Success. Beyond resumes, we connect ASC students with resources to achieve professional goals. This includes refining application materials, improving job search strategies, and expanding professional networks. Start by asking students if they have activated their Handshake account. Students can use their Handshake account for access to career events, internships, jobs, and 1:1 coaching. To learn more about Career Success, visit the in-person Career Studio or contact asccareer@osu.edu.
All faculty and staff can access career development modules in Carmen, featuring assignments and activities for syllabus or Carmen course inclusion. These tasks connect students with exploratory resources, listed below. Many assignments promote attending Career Success events or staff meetings. Please submit this form to notify us of your due dates, helping us manage space and staffing.
Explore our video archive on our YouTube channel for an array of Career Success resources and resume-writing tips from our staff. These brief videos can be seamlessly integrated into a Carmen course or presented in your classroom, requiring no prior scheduling. Survey course instructors are encouraged to utilize content from the Carmen modules. (LINK TO SURVEY MODULES?).
Our Peer Career Coaches are ready to deliver career-related content to your students, in the classroom or in a Career Studio visit. For tailored presentations by a professional Career Coach, we ask for 6-8 weeks' notice and expect strong attendance. Due to staff limitations and timing, we might not fulfill every request. Use our request form here. (LINK TBA).
Promote High-Impact Experiences
On-campus employment can be a great opportunity for growth and learning! The Student Employment Experience Program (SEE) offers four routes students can take to begin their search for student employment at Ohio State.
Internships provide students with valuable real-world experience. To learn about how students can obtain credit for internships, click here.
For undergraduate or graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences, this fund is a gateway to pursuing unpaid or minimally paid internships and other pivotal career-building experiences without financial worry. With awards up to $5,000, the Career Accelerator Fund is designed to open doors to invaluable professional opportunities, empowering growth and enhancing students' career trajectories.
The ASC Match Mentor Program is a college-wide initiative that matches alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences, one-to-one, with current Arts and Sciences majors. This program is a collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences Center for Career and Professional Success, the College of Arts and Sciences Office of Advancement, and the Arts and Sciences Alumni Society Board.
Career Immersions provide ASC students the opportunity to gain insights into career options by visiting industry-leading companies and organizations. Career Immersions consist of site tours, as well as panels, presentations, and networking opportunities with recruiters and hiring managers, many of whom are Ohio State alumni. Local and regional trips are planned, as well as visits to a select group of top U.S. destinations.
The intent of Career Success programming is to offer all ASC students the opportunity to create connections with industry professionals. Be on the lookout for announcements about these programs throughout the year. Please use Handshake to register for events that look interesting to you so you can stay up to date on any information that changes.
Career Readiness Resources
Handshake is a career-networking platform for Ohio State students and recent graduates. Students can use Handshake to register for programs and events, find internships and employment, and much more. Employers use Handshake when recruiting the high caliber and diverse talent Arts and Sciences students at Ohio State offer.
Big Interview is an online system that combines training AND practice to help improve interview technique and build confidence.
Among the many tools for exploring interests, skills, values, and personality is FOCUS 2 Career. This resource is free for all Ohio State students to use and offers a variety of sself-assessments that can help determine academic and professional potential.
All ASC students have access to GoinGlobal, a platform which contains a wealth of information for students looking to obtain internships and/or jobs around the country and around the world.
Students from all majors can execute professional assignments to build and demonstrate skills while exploring a variety of career paths. The Parker Dewey platform allows you to search for and apply to paid micro-internships to build your professional portfolio and network.
Whether exploring majors or looking for more information about a chosen field, “What Can I Do With This Major?” is designed to help connect major and interests to career paths. This resource details the typical industries, career areas, and employers associated with each major and covers strategies aimed at making you a more marketable candidate after graduation. This is a free, virtual resource available to all Ohio State students.
For students who need a little help with their DIY internship or career preparation, Career Success has guides, tip sheets and even some templates to help prepare them for their lifetime of opportunity!