Career Connection is a professional resource for ALL students. Parents & Families – please encourage your students to schedule appointments on Handshake or come to Slocum Hall, room 207, for drop-ins Monday-Thursday, from 12-4:30 pm.
Coming up is our Career & Grad School Fair on September 13 from 11-2 pm with 91 employers/graduate programs! This is a great event for students of all years, especially Junior/Senior students looking for opportunities post-graduation. Something you won’t want your student to miss!
What are Career Communities?
Did you know that Career Connection has 8 Career Communities? Each of these communities offers specialty newsletters and resources that are most relevant to students’ career interests.
- Careers with Social Impact
- Economics/Business
- Education/Communication
- Entrepreneurship
- Humanities & The Arts
- Pre-Health
- STEM
- Exploratory
Career Communities are a great way to discover various career paths within each industry, network with employers and alumni, and learn about relevant events, courses, and job opportunities! We encourage students to explore multiple communities!
What career resources are available to students?
Some highlighted resources for parents & families to know about are:
- Alumni Partners Program: OWU’s extensive list of Alumni Partners who are eager to help students with their career and professional goals. Please feel free to contact these Alumni directly or email careers@owu.edu for assistance.
- OWU Strengths Assessment: An internationally recognized assessment for students to gain awareness of their top 5 Strengths! OWU offers this assessment FREE for all students!
- Career Guides: See our robust guides on creating a resume/cover letter, preparing for Graduate/Professional school, interview techniques, job/internship strategies, and more!
- Handshake: Encourage your student to use our main platform for finding jobs & internships. This is also the platform used to schedule career advising appointments, register for events, and apply for on-campus jobs.
- Candid Career: Access the video library of 6,000 clips that feature “get hired” videos and day-in-the-life experiences of numerous occupations.
- Interstride: For international students, this is our job platform that allows students to search for companies who hire with H1B Visas!
- Career Community Day took place September 6 from 11:30-1:30 pm, helping students learn more about specific programs and resources relevant to them!
We look forward to engaging with your student this year! Learn more about us here. Please reach out to careers@owu.edu with any questions or thoughts, and let us know how we can help!
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Career Connection
Contact: Leigh Mascolino at lemascolin@owu.edu