5 Job Hunt Questions Career Services Can Answer
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The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Office of Career Services has a number of resources to help prepare for each step of the job search and application process, whether you杏吧专区檙e online, on-campus, in your first semester or last, and long after you杏吧专区檝e graduated.
Amy Chauvin serves as the associate director of Career Services and walked us through some of students杏吧专区 frequent questions and concerns.
What can I do with my degree?
Under Career Planning Resources on the Career Services website, students will find The collection of resources is sorted by major. Each major has detailed information with possible fields and positions.
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Documents are divided into three sections: disciplines, then employers, and then strategies to get that job.
How do I find out who杏吧专区檚 hiring?
One word: .
The online job search tool allows students and alumni to find and apply for a range of positions locally, as well as across the country, with the click of a button.
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All students have a Handshake profile through their ULID and can claim their account at .
Do I need to fix my resume?
Career Services makes it very easy to get a resume review 杏吧专区 just email it to resume@louisiana.edu.
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How should I prepare for my job interview?
Career Services provides a full outline for job seekers on its for what to do before, during, and after an interview.
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More career resources
New within the suite of offerings from Career Services is a self-enroll Moodle course. Chauvin said the office had online students in mind when launching the new course Spring 2019, and there are plans to grow the number of resources offered.
To enroll in the course, students can navigate to 杏吧专区淐ourses杏吧专区 from the Moodle Course dashboard and then select "Search Courses." Using the terms 杏吧专区淐areer Services,杏吧专区 find the Career Services course with Teacher: Amy Chauvin/Teacher: Lauren Landry and select 杏吧专区淓nroll me.杏吧专区
Within the Moodle Course, students will find a resume presentation and resources, Career Planning information, and resources to prepare for an interview.
Have more questions? Email career@louisiana.edu to take the right steps to advance your career.
