Career Services provides career advising and testing to students. Career advising is a one-on-one process that emphasizes assessment of self, exploration of options through internships and other experiences, and job-search skills. Career Services believes that selecting a major/career path based on one's skills, interests, and values is the foundation for both an effective job search and building a successful career throughout one's life. Topics of discussion range from:

• Career testing to clarify major/career options
• Exploration and evaluation of options
• Resume/cover letter critique
• Interview skills
• Graduate school selection
• Job/Internship search strategies

Appointments with Career Services staff are advisable and may be easily arranged by completing an online form. Appointments are scheduled in either 200 Hoyt Hall or in one of our offices within each School/College.

Career Services provides drop-in peer advising, available at our Career Resource Center in 205 Hoyt Hall. Career Assistants (undergraduate students trained in career development) are available to provide a variety of services without an appointment including:

• Assistance with Career Resource Center materials
• Advising related to career/major-related questions
• Referrals to additional Career Services resources and services

While no appointment is necessary, students may call and set up a time to meet with a Career Assistant at (513) 529-4645.

Career Services provides a series of booklets to assist students with their job search or graduate school plans. Known as the Miami University Career Development Series, these comprehensive instructional guides are available free of charge, and include the following:

• Resume Preparation
• Cover Letters & Other Job-Search Correspondence
• Interviewing
• Job-Search Strategies
• Careers in Nonprofit Organizations
• The Graduate School Option
• A Career Guide for Liberal Arts Students
• Employment Guide for Teacher Candidates
• A Job-Search Guide for International Students

On-line Social Networking
Gaining a Competitive Edge
Job Offer Precautions
Pre-Night Presentations
Salary Negotiations*
Some Ethical Considerations to Guide Your Job Search
Straight Talk from Miami Recruiters
Networking

In providing comprehensive career information to Miami students, Career Services maintains an extensive Career Resource Center in 205 Hoyt Hall. This library contains information on a wide variety of career fields and literally hundreds of employers. Among the resources available are books concerning:

• various occupational options
• industrial outlooks
• job-search strategies

For students with an interest in attending graduate or professional school, the Career Resource Center contains directories on virtually all schools in the United States. A variety of reference guides and files containing information on internships and summer jobs are also available.

In addition to these printed materials, digital recordings are maintained for student viewing. Some of these recordings are instructional in nature and address such topics as:

• resume preparation
• interviewing
• job-search strategies
• profiles of employers that recruit at Miami

A listing of Career Resource Center materials can be accessed through Career Services website. Students are strongly encouraged to use Career Resource Center materials as they conduct their job or internship searches or plan for graduate school.

As a means of assisting students in organizing and conducting a successful job search, Career Services sponsors a series of workshops pertaining to various aspects of the job-search process. These workshops are repeated at a variety of times throughout the academic year and focus on such topics as:

• job-search strategies
• resume preparation
• interviewing techniques

Attendance at these programs is strongly recommended, but students are also encouraged to arrange individual appointments with members of the Career Services staff for personalized assistance with their job-search concerns. Students who need accommodations (e.g., sign language interpreter, materials in alternative format, etc.) for any of the workshops or functions sponsored by Career Services should contact the Office of Disability Resources at 529-1541 (V/TTY) at least 48 hours prior to the event.

Focus is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool for use by college students. It will enable you to self-assess your career-relevant personal qualities and explore the right college major and career areas that are most compatible with your personal interests, values, skills, personality, and aspirations. Students who use Focus make better decisions about their goals and plans and learn how to self-manage their careers.

Use Focus to help you:

• choose/change your major and also to verify your preferences or early choice of a career field
• compare occupations you may be considering so that you make a more informed occupational choice

New Users

Create a new account using the Miami University access code: redhawks

Return Users

Login to the account you already created.

The best way to understand and work with your results is to meet with a career advisor in Career Services. They can assist you with interpreting the information you've learned about yourself, potential majors and careers. Call 513-529-3831 to make an appointment.

Career Services offers two levels of career development courses: EDL 100 – Career Development and the College Student and EDL 302 – Career Entry Skills/Post-College Planning.

• EDL 100 is a two-credit sprint (eight-week) course. It takes students through the exploration process of learning about one’s self (through testing and assignments), learning about majors and careers, and learning how to find the best “fit” between themselves and potential career paths. It is open to first-year students and sophomores.
• EDL 302 is a two-credit semester-long course. It is designed to assist students in making the transition from college to the world-of-work. Resume building, cover letters, job-search strategies, and interviewing skills are a few of the learning outcomes. It is open to juniors and seniors.

While students are discouraged from restricting their job-search activities to on-campus interviewing, this remains one of the most well-known and popular services administered by Career Services. Each year approximately 250-300 employers visit campus to interview registered graduating students for entry-level positions with their organizations. Some employers also use on-campus recruiting to identify intern candidates. On-campus interviewing is an inexpensive and convenient means of establishing initial contact with prospective employers.

When students register and upload their resume(s) on Career Services’ Miami CAREERlink, employers have access to their resume in the Master Student Resume Book. Many employers use the Master Student Resume Book to identify candidates and invite them to interview on-campus. Students also gain access to job and internship listings of employers who may not come to campus to recruit. In addition, Career Services notifies registered students of upcoming programs, career fairs, and information useful to their job/internship search. It is important for students to routinely (at least once a semester) update their account and resume(s).

Both intern candidates and graduating students should register on Miami CAREERlink. It is in your best interest to register as early as possible.

As an extension of its on-campus recruiting services, Career Services sponsors three career fairs each year:

• The Fall Career Fair is held every September and is one of the country's largest collegiate career fairs. The event gives students the opportunity to obtain career advice and explore career options with more than 150 employers. Many employers use this event as a prelude to their other recruiting activities at Career Services each year.
• The Fall Career Fair is complemented by the Spring Internship & Career Expo (Spring ICE), which is held in February. This event provides students with the opportunity to discuss full-time and internship positions with selected employers.
• In addition, Career Services hosts a special job fair for teacher candidates in late March. The Teacher Job Fair provides an excellent opportunity for aspiring teachers to meet with several school districts all in one day and to interview with those in which there is mutual interest.

Each of these career fairs is held in Millett Hall and all interested students are encouraged to attend.

Career Services Mock Interview Program provides students with real-world interviewing experience by engaging seasoned professionals and trained volunteer interviewers.

A variety of services are available for students wishing to pursue internship opportunities. These services include:

• individualized career advising to discuss the internship-search process
• on-campus interviewing for selected internship opportunities
• various workshops on internship-related topics

Students wishing to research employers and internship opportunities should visit the Career Resource Center in 205 Hoyt Hall. Numerous resources, including employer literature, internship files, and directories are available.

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