Career Services Center

Developing careers after college

Our mission is to contribute to the university’s goal of offering high quality undergraduate and graduate education and student and alumni development by providing centralized, comprehensive and coordinated career development, experiential learning and employer relations programs and services.

Explore
We offer a wide variety of resources and opportunities to learn more about specific career paths and the job search process to our students, such as:

• Career and Major Decision
• Career Development 4-Year Plan
• Major In Sheets
• Profiles of Recent Graduates
• Resource Room
• SOAR, a networking and mentorship program

Experience
Investigate careers more thoroughly and improve your marketability by gaining experience in your area of interest.  Our programs to improve marketability include:

• Extreme Career Makeover
• Etiquette Dinner
• Intern of the Month
• Internship Search Resources
• Informational Interviews through SOAR

Excel
Prepare for your next steps after graduation by utilizing our graduate school or job search resources. Our job search resources include:

• Ashland University Career Connect, an employment database listing internship, full-time, part-time, and on-campus student employment opportunities [note: Career Connect is available for current students and alumni only]
• CareerShift, a job hunting and career management resource [note: an Ashland University e-mail address is required to register]
• Career Fairs
• Graduate School
• Handbooks
• Job Searching
• On Campus Interviews
• Reference USA
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other research resources