Student success is the mutual goal of Career Development & Alumni Relations and School of Public Health-Bloomington faculty. Faculty and staff have a powerful impact on the career paths, plans, and goals of their students. We recognize and appreciate the unique relationship faculty and staff have developed with their students and welcome the opportunity to work collaboratively to help students achieve their career goals. Our services are designed to assist undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni in the following areas:
For faculty and staff – bring careers into the classroom
- Career Exploration and Self-Assessment
- Internship and Job Search Strategies
- Identifying Graduate/Professional Schools and Navigating the Admissions Process
- Developing and Critiquing Resumes, Curricula Vitae, and Cover Letters
- Developing and Critiquing Personal Statements and Statements of Purpose
- Interview Preparation
- Job Offer Evaluation and Negotiation
- Networking and Professionalism
Refer students
Build career competency beyond the classroom. Refer students to our office.
- Career coaching
- Online career resources
- Career fairs and events
- Handshake for job and internship postings
- Have additional questions about career education? Email: phcareer@iu.edu
Refer employers
Faculty and staff hear about employment opportunities from community partners and professional connections.
- Let us vet, publicize and build upon those relationships
- Forward jobs and internship postings to: hiresph@iu.edu
Integrate career development into curriculum
The Office of Career Services can assist faculty and instructors in the creation of career-related assignments, extra credit opportunities, or classroom activities that will assist students to define their career goals, articulate skills, and develop their job search materials. Please e-mail us at phcareer@iu.edu to discuss ways to incorporate these topics into an upcoming class.
Request a workshop or presentation
The Office of Career Services is always happy to present on a career related topic in the classroom. Presentations could be a simple 15-minute introduction to Career Services offerings for students or a full presentation or workshop on a specific topic. We will work closely with the faculty and instructors to meet the needs of their classroom.
Common presentation and workshop topics include but are not limited to:
- Professional Application Materials that Get Results (Resume or CV, Cover Letter, and References)
- I Have an Interview – Now What?
- Preparing for and Navigating Career Fairs Group Interpretation of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- Graduate/Professional School – Is it Right for Me? How to Get In.
- Transitioning from Student to Professional
- Your Online Image – Navigating Social Media in the Job Search
- The Importance of Networking
Syllabus language
Integrate a culture of ongoing career development into your course syllabus. Consider adding one or all the following paragraphs to direct students to the right Indiana University career resources.
Handshake is Indiana University's college-to-career resource—your one-stop shop for building your career. Use Handshake to discover opportunities, connect to employers, submit applications, schedule with career coaches and advisors, and register to attend career fairs and other career-focused events. This service is for all Indiana University students – both undergraduate and graduate. Your student profile is pre-loaded and ready for you to complete. Log in at Handshake at https://iubloomington.joinhandshake.com to get started.
Employers and graduate programs seek recent graduates who are career ready and demonstrate critical competencies. Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace (National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2024). Many competencies have been integrated into the course.
The key competencies for career readiness include:
- Career & Self-Development: Proactively developing oneself and one’s career through continuous learning, self-awareness, goal setting, and networking.
- Communication: Clearly and effectively exchanging information, ideas, and perspectives with others inside and outside of an organization.
- Critical Thinking: Identifying and responding to needs based on situational context and logical analysis of relevant information.
- Equity & Inclusion: Demonstrating the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills required to equitably engage and include people from different local and global cultures.
- Leadership: Recognizing and capitalizing on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
- Professionalism: Knowing work environments differ greatly, understanding and demonstrating effective work habits, and acting in the interest of the larger community and workplace.
- Teamwork: Building and maintaining collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities.
- Technology: Understanding and leveraging technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.
Beyond this course, students are encouraged to utilize the Office of Career Services to assist with their career planning.
For more information, visit the NACE Career Readiness Competencies page