Handbooks & Guides

Handbooks and Guides

The guides and manuals below are maintained by the staff of the Career Services Center to serve as a preparation tool for Ashland students and alumni. However, no guide can replace personal attention to your needs. For individual assistance with your career needs, please contact us.

• Cover Letter Guide 
  Writing a cover letter? This guide explains the structure and format of a successful cover letter and includes several examples. For more help, see the Resumes and Cover Letters page.
• Graduate School Guide
  The Graduate School Guide provides guidance for researching, selecting, and applying for graduate schools. For links and additional information, see the Graduate School page.
• Interviewing Guide
  Including sample commonly-asked interview questions and suggestions for how to prepare for and behave at an interview, this guide covers all things about interviews.
• Job Search Manual (All Majors)
  The Job Search Manual provides strategies for finding job opportunities, applying for jobs, and successfully navigating your job search. For more assistance, see the Job Search page.
• Job Search Manual for Educators
  This Job Search Manual is designed to assist aspiring educators on their job searches. It includes information specific to educators on resumes, cover letters, interviews, and more.
• Job Search Manual for Nursing
  This version of the Job Search Manual is designed to address particular needs and strategies for a job search in the nursing field.
• Resume Guide
  This guide will provide assistance to students preparing or revising a resume, including sample resumes and suggestions for formatting and organizing a resume. For more help, see the Resumes and Cover Letters page.

Handouts

• Ashland University Career Connect Student Guide
  This guide will assist job seekers with using Ashland University Career Connect, the private job board for Ashland University.
• Career Services 4-Year Guide
  Plan your four years at Ashland University to help you develop a solid resume and great experience  by the graduation.
• Eagle Exploration - Student Guide
  This guide will help you get started with an account on Eagle Exploration, a resource that assists with major and career exploration.
• Graduate School Exploration Worksheet
  This worksheet can help future graduate students in the graduate school research and selection process.
• Graduate School Requirements and Exploration Checklist
  This checklist can help to organize and track graduate school requirements.
• Job Search Checklist - Education Majors
  This checklist can help future educators in organizing the step-by-step process of the job search.
• Job Search Checklist (All Majors)
  Step-by-step advice through the job search process.
• Teaching Portfolios
  A professional portfolio can be a valuable asset in a teacher's job search.
• Telephone Interview Guidelines
  Telephone interviews can be intimidating, but this guide can help candidates prepare.