Finding a Job/Getting Experience

The PSU Career Center has many resources to help students and alumni with the job search process. These include:

• PSU CareerConnect — a web-based system for accessing:
• • Full-time career-related positions for upcoming graduates and alumni.
  • On-campus interviews with employers who are recruiting seniors and recent graduates.
    
  • Part-time, off campus jobs for students.
    
  • On-campus work-study and regular-wage jobs for students.
    
  • Federal work study community service jobs (including America Reads and America Counts) for students.
  • Paid and unpaid internships for students.
  
  
• First-time user, click here to register with PSU CareerConnect.
• Already registered (have been assigned a username and password by the PSU Career Center), go directly to PSU CareerConnect.

• Help developing and implementing effective job search strategies.
• • Career counselors are able to meet with you to discuss your individual job search.
  • Attend a workshop on networking.
    

• Help writing resumes and cover letters.
• • Resume and cover letter critiques with Career Center staff.
  • Resume and cover letter writing workshops.
  • Article on resume writing with samples; article on cover letters with samples

• Help learning how to interview effectively.
• • Introduction to Interviewing and Effective Interviewing workshops.
  • Individual appointments with career counselors.
  • Mock interviews.

• Job search resources for educators.

• Career Fairs.

• Links to job search sites.

• View Career Center workshops/events calendar.