Career Connection’s vision is that 100% of OWU students are impacted by Career Connection and, because of this impact, are ready to succeed in life after Ohio Wesleyan. This vision is now becoming a reality! New this year, ALL graduating students (students submitting their graduation applications this year) are asked to submit their resume for “approval” by Career Connection once their graduation application has been received.
Please see the Resume Ready News Article that shares further information about the process and its importance.
A poorly constructed resume can hurt a recent graduate’s career or academic prospects, and often the student who does not come to Career Connection needs support the most. With this new process, Career Connection is able to catch students who have a resume that needs revisions who might not otherwise visit the office.
Once a student’s resume has been reviewed, students will receive a Career Connection rating of “approved,” “approved with modifications,” or “not approved.” This is done via the Softdocs system, which means students will continue to get reminders until they upload their document. Once received, each resume is assigned to a career catalyst, peer career coach, or alumni-in-residence volunteer for review. Students may request a specific person review their resume based on past connections or individual expertise.
When responding, the Career Connection reviewer will leave detailed comments and feedback. If a resume is “not approved” and needs considerable work, the reviewer will ask the student to meet in person with a Career Connection representative, make revisions, and then resubmit the resume for a second review.
Career Connection is excited to provide this new service with the goal of 100% impact. Please help encourage your student to submit their resume via Softdocs if they get a request to do so. Questions? Please reach out to Director of Career Connection, Leigh Mascolino, at lemascolin@owu.edu.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Ohio Wesleyan University
Contact: Leigh Mascolino at lemascolin@owu.edu