Career Center jmu.edu/career
The University Career Center team prepares and empowers every JMU student in every aspect of their career development. In other words, we help all students find what their dream jobs are and how to pursue those career paths. We are most well-known for hosting career fairs at JMU, offering resume workshops, reviewing students’ resumes, conducting interview practices and assisting students with career exploration or any career- related needs via career advising appointments. Career Fairs at JMU: Career fairs are large JMU events that provide unique opportunities for students to connect with recruiters and representatives of 100+ companies who come to JMU campus to hire JMU students for jobs and internships. Juniors tend to find great internship opportunities at career fairs; seniors can conveniently get interview invitations for full-time jobs at career fairs; and first-year as well as second-year students are highly encouraged to attend career fairs to practice introducing yourself or networking in professional settings. Fall 2022 career fairs’ dates: • Meet the Firms (for College of Business students): Sept. 7 • Nurse Recruitment Day (for nursing students): Date TBD • CISE Career and Internship Fair (for students interested in science and engineering careers): Sept. 14 • Campus-Wide Career Fair (for all JMU students across all majors): Sept. 28 and 29 • Hart School Career and Internship Fair (for students interested in hospitality management and sports and recreation management careers): Nov. 9 • SMAD Day (for students interested in media, arts and design careers): Date TBD Handshake (jmu.joinhandshake.com) is: • The #1 way college students find jobs and internships • Where 2,000+ new jobs and internships are posted every week for JMU students • Where students can register for career fairs, find out upcoming workshops and events • Also, where students can make an appointment with a JMU Career Advisor • Available for free for every single JMU student, starting from your very first day at JMU and up to 2 years after you graduate Five Action Steps to Become #CareerReady: 1. Activate your Handshake account and keep updating your Handshake account on a regular basis 2. Meet a JMU Career Advisor at least once every academic year: jmu.joinhandshake.com/appointments 3. Connect your classes with potential career paths that you might be interested in 4. Attend career fairs every semester 5. Have at least one internship during your time at JMU Don’t miss out on important career workshops, resources and news by following us on Instagram: instagram.com/jmucareer
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