Career Services for Faculty, Staff and Academic Advisors
ASU Career Services partners with faculty, staff and academic advisors to encourage student success during college and after graduation. Our Career Advisors receive ongoing training in methods and concepts based on established career development theory and research.
Partner with Us
By partnering with us, our career advisors can help you assist your students in accomplishing the following tasks in their career development process.
- Assess their personality, skill sets and values.
- Translate academic experience into resumes and professional letters.
- Learn how to network and create an array of professional contacts.
- Explore career options for their chosen major.
- Develop successful job search strategies.
- Prepare for internship and job interviews.
- And more!
Classroom Services
Career Services offers a variety of resources to benefit your students. We offer presentations and workshops on several topics related to career development. If you would like to schedule a guest speaker, or if you are planning to miss a day of class, we can cover for you! We can also work with you to arrange an employer or ASU alumnus to speak to your class. You might even consider adding a Career Services activity as a class assignment.
Schedule a Guest Speaker
You may request a career advisor to visit your classroom for presentations on a range of topics including: building a resume, incorporating effective networking strategies, maximizing career event experiences, and refining interviewing skills.
Don't Cancel Class Program
If you are planning to be absent at any time during the academic year, why not invite a career advisor to give a presentation to your class or host a workshop? We will visit your classroom, or you can send your students to our office. You won't have to cancel class after all.
Bring An Employer to Class
Call Career Services to schedule an employer or ASU alumnus to give a presentation to your class. This is a valuable opportunity for your students to learn directly from professionals who are working in their chosen field.
Attend a Job Fair or Event
Encourage (or require) your students to attend a Career Services event this semester. We sponsor many helpful workshops, career fairs and more to help your students be successful in their job search. Your students should check our career event calendar regularly.
Jobs and Internships
Career Services collaborates with faculty and academic departments to develop experiential education opportunities for students and help them explore career options for their chosen major.
Internships provide valuable training experience for students while they are still in school. We will work with you and your students to help find internships that are relevant to their degree and provide positive learning experiences.
Request a class presentation about finding internships, what to expect from an internship, and how to best package that experience into a resume to help students develop their careers.
Forward a Job Posting
Are you aware of an employment opportunity for students? Let us know or ask the employer to log in directly to Sun Devil CareerLink and post the position.
Connecting Your Students to Us
If you want to be a bridge for your students and Career Services, here are some simple things you can do to make us more accessible to your students.
- Copy and paste Career Services information into your syllabus.
- Add a link to Career Services to your course Blackboard site (asu.edu/career).
- Bring your class to the Career Services office on your campus for an orientation.
- Request a presentation or workshop and invite a Career Advisor to visit your class as a guest speaker.
- Encourage students to attend our career events and workshops as well as visit our calendar regularly.
Where Are ASU Alumni Working?
Curious about where your students find work after they graduate? We have been collecting data for years that is available for you to search. Contact Career Services for information.
Resources
Below are a few resources that Career Services provides to faculty and staff. For additional resources, view our Helpful Links page.
STEPS Career Guide (PDF)
Your students can use the STEPS Career Guide to evaluate career options, learn about internships and launch their career. The Guide includes detailed information about cover letters and resumes, interviewing, business etiquette, portfolios, graduate school admissions processes, effective job and internship search strategies, and more. Visit the Career Services office on your campus to obtain a desk copy.
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